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Experimental Mathematics: Computing Power Leads to Insights
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Experimental Mathematics: Computing Power Leads to Insights

Modern computer technology has vastly expanded our ability to discover new mathematical results.

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7 Key Skills New It Grads Are Lacking

Greg Taffet is scouting for talent. Taffet, the CIO of U.S. Gas & Electric Inc. in North Miami Beach, Fla., brought on four new staffers in the past six months...

High-Tech and Traditional Techniques ­sed to Study Dinosaur Tracks
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High-Tech and Traditional Techniques ­sed to Study Dinosaur Tracks

The discovery of a large field of dinosaur tracks in Arkansas has researchers busy using cutting-edge technology and traditional techniques to learn all that they...

Prepare to Fill One of 1.5 Million Data-Savvy Manager Jobs
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Prepare to Fill One of 1.5 Million Data-Savvy Manager Jobs

By 2018 the United States faces a shortage of 140,000 to 190,000 people with deep analytical skills as well as 1.5 million managers and analysts to analyze big...

So Many U.S. Manufacturing Jobs, So Few Skilled Workers
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So Many U.S. Manufacturing Jobs, So Few Skilled Workers

U.S. manufacturers are failing to fill thousands of vacant jobs, surprising when 14 million people are searching for work. Companies report difficulty finding...

'thinking Machines' Will Guide Future Power Grids
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'thinking Machines' Will Guide Future Power Grids

Plans to develop the "smart" grid cannot succeed without the creation of new "thinking machines" that can learn and adapt to new situations, says Ganesh Kumar Venayagamoorthy...

Researchers ­se Text, Computers to Spot ­nique Language of Psychopathic Killers
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Researchers ­se Text, Computers to Spot ­nique Language of Psychopathic Killers

Using computerized text analysis, Cornell University Computing and Information Science Professor Jeff Hancock found that psychopathic murderers make identifiable...

Countdown: America's No. 1 Solar Car Ready to Race the World
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Countdown: America's No. 1 Solar Car Ready to Race the World

With a cutting-edge solar car, an advanced strategy and an intrepid 16-student race crew, the University of Michigan's national champion solar car team is ready...

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Stanford Teams With City College (think Engineering School)

In the chess match to determine which university will get a chance to build a graduate school of applied sciences on public land in New York City, Stanford is...

Women and Technology an Untapped Part of Economy
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Women and Technology an Untapped Part of Economy

More than 150 years after Ada Lovelace paved the way for the world's first computer program, Patrice Braun is working on the international stage to close the gap...

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Patent Lawyer Demand Rises Following ­.s. Legislative Overhaul

 Patent attorneys, who typically have degrees in fields such as engineering as well as law, are in such demand that their specialty may account for more than 15...

New Data-Mining Effort Launched to Study Mental Disorders
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New Data-Mining Effort Launched to Study Mental Disorders

Chicago will be home to a new $13.75 million project that will apply data mining methods to better understand the genetic and environmental factors behind neuropsychiatric...

­c Santa Cruz Grads Turn Senior Project Into Game Design Company
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­c Santa Cruz Grads Turn Senior Project Into Game Design Company

A new iPad game called Syz: EG, now available from Apple's App Store, showcases the professional quality of the work done by UC Santa Cruz students in the school's...

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How Many Security Clearances Have Been Issued?

More than 4.2 million people have security clearances for access to classified information, a number that vastly outstrips previous estimates and nearly rivals...

Non-Compete Agreements Create 'career Detours'
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Non-Compete Agreements Create 'career Detours'

A new study by an MIT professor shows that non-compete agreements come with a high cost for employees: When those workers shift jobs, roughly one-third end up...

From Doom to Rage: 20 Years of Id Development
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From Doom to Rage: 20 Years of Id Development

Both Tim Willits and Matt Hooper got their start in game design as fans, creating maps for id Software games like Doom and Quake. Now, as the studio celebrates...

End of Fermilab's Tevatron Evokes Memories, Pride
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End of Fermilab's Tevatron Evokes Memories, Pride

The Tevatron particle accelerator which generated high-energy collisions at Fermilab for 28 years was shut down for the last time on Sept. 30.

WPI's Robotics Engineering Program Receives Accreditation
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WPI's Robotics Engineering Program Receives Accreditation

Four years after the launching a robotics engineering program, Worcester Polytechnic Institute is the only university in the United States with bachelor's, master's...

The Next Generation of Technology
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The Next Generation of Technology

Selecting Technology Review's yearly list of 35 innovators under the age of 35 is a difficult but rewarding process. We search for candidates around the world...

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IT Inferno: The Nine Circles of IT Hell

Spend enough time in the tech industry, and you'll eventually find yourself in IT hell—one not unlike the underworld described by Dante in his "Divine Comedy."...
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