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Face-to-Face Networking Still Trumps Social Networking
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Face-to-Face Networking Still Trumps Social Networking

A new report found that 39% of Americans now spend more time socializing online than they do in person. But placing too much focus on social networking and not...

Why Engineering, Science Gender Gap Persists
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Why Engineering, Science Gender Gap Persists

As evidence continues to suggest that women are underrepresented in the computer science field, educators are attempting to address the reasons for the lack of...

'Smart Machine' Enhances Navy Pilot Training
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'Smart Machine' Enhances Navy Pilot Training

Navy pilots and other flight specialists soon will have a new "smart machine" installed in flight training simulators that learns from expert instructors to more...

Whirr, Click, Hum: Robots Compete in Design Class Finale
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Whirr, Click, Hum: Robots Compete in Design Class Finale

A robotics competition at the conclusion of MIT's mechanical design class, "Design and Manufacturing 1," unleashed a variety of spinning, pumping, and striking...

Asu to Digitize Vast Arthropod Collection
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Asu to Digitize Vast Arthropod Collection

Arizona State University's insect collection is going high-tech and will soon be available for viewing as a virtual museum.

The Education of Mark Zuckerberg
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The Education of Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg is ready for his close-up.

Intel Futurist on Why We Should Not Fear the Future
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Intel Futurist on Why We Should Not Fear the Future

Much of Intel's success as a microprocessor manufacturer over the past four decades has come from the company's ability to understand and anticipate the future...

Researcher Develops Personalized Search Engines
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Researcher Develops Personalized Search Engines

With little more than basic information about a Web user's daily clicks and content viewing habits, Susan Gauch can build a personalized search engine.

ITA Names Ian Foster as Technologist of the Year
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ITA Names Ian Foster as Technologist of the Year

The Illinois Technology Association has named grid and cloud computing pioneer Ian Foster its CityLIGHTS Technologist of the Year for 2012.

Coolest Jobs in Tech: From the Pits of Le Mans to the Dugouts of Fenway Park
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Coolest Jobs in Tech: From the Pits of Le Mans to the Dugouts of Fenway Park

When race cars whiz around a track at 200 miles per hour, driving ability isn't the only factor that determines who wins the race.

Abi Banquet Lauds Women of Vision Award Winners
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Abi Banquet Lauds Women of Vision Award Winners

The Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards Banquet honored American Express as the Top Company for Technical Women, and three Women of Vision Award winners...

Angel No More: Why One of Silicon Valley's Savviest Investors Has Shut His Wallet
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Angel No More: Why One of Silicon Valley's Savviest Investors Has Shut His Wallet

Kevin Hartz is sitting this one out.

Self-Adapting Computer Network Defends Itself Against Hackers
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Self-Adapting Computer Network Defends Itself Against Hackers

Kansas State University cybersecurity experts are researching the feasibility of building a computer network that could protect itself against online attackers...

Older Entrepreneurs Start Companies Too
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Older Entrepreneurs Start Companies Too

As the Baby Boomer generation continues to age, older Americans are getting into the entrepreneurial mix. The share of new businesses formed by 55-to-64 year olds...

Bringing the Electric Grid Into the 21st Century
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Bringing the Electric Grid Into the 21st Century

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are working on a project that would modernize the United States' electricity grid by using automated control...

Putting the Tech in Metrotech
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Putting the Tech in Metrotech

MakerBot Industries' 3-D printers can create everything from jewelry to bottle openers seemingly out of thin air. Now developers are hoping the hip tech company...

Researchers Discover New Class of Battery Materials
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Researchers Discover New Class of Battery Materials

Researchers have discovered a new class of battery electrode materials that will be essential to attaining safe and efficient lithium and sodium rechargeable...

Why Do Women Resist STEM Fields?
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Why Do Women Resist STEM Fields?

More young girls will recognize the career opportunities open to them in STEM fields only when women become more prevalent in STEM careers. 

Why Do Our Best and Brightest End ­p in Silicon Valley and Not D.c.?
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Why Do Our Best and Brightest End ­p in Silicon Valley and Not D.c.?

Recently I visited one of the primary ventricles of Silicon Valley's investment culture, Google Ventures.

When It Comes to Robotics, Silicon Valley Is a Follower, Not a Leader
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When It Comes to Robotics, Silicon Valley Is a Follower, Not a Leader

Attention, Silicon Valley: We are losing the robot war! Not the apocalyptic one where robots rise up and enslave humans or wipe us out or turn us into cute pets...
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