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These Robots Are ­sing Static Electricity to Make Nikes
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These Robots Are ­sing Static Electricity to Make Nikes

The most labor intensive part of putting together a pair of Nikes is assembling the "upper"—the flexible part of the shoe that sits on top of your foot.

Nasa Working with Partners to Provide Harvey Response
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Nasa Working with Partners to Provide Harvey Response

NASA is using its assets and expertise from across the agency to help respond to Hurricane Harvey—now Tropical Storm Harvey—which has been a disaster of unprecedented...

Coders In Wealthy and Developing Countries Lean on Different Programming Languages
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Coders In Wealthy and Developing Countries Lean on Different Programming Languages

Stack Overflow published an analysis this week that identified a small but meaningful divide between the programming technologies used in wealthy countries and...

Hackers Are the Real Obstacle For Self-Driving Vehicles
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Hackers Are the Real Obstacle For Self-Driving Vehicles

Before autonomous trucks and taxis hit the road, manufacturers will need to solve problems far more complex than collision avoidance and navigation (see "10 Breakthrough...

What I Learned at Gerrymandering Summer Camp
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What I Learned at Gerrymandering Summer Camp

At 6'5", Aaron Dennis towers over the whiteboard beside him.

One-Time Allies Sour on Joining Trump's Tech Team
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One-Time Allies Sour on Joining Trump's Tech Team

Prsident Trump's victory caught Garrett Johnson—and the rest of humanity—by surprise.

Floating Treasure: Space Law Needs to Catch ­p with Asteroid Mining
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Floating Treasure: Space Law Needs to Catch ­p with Asteroid Mining

The Outer Space Treaty (OST) turns 50 in October. The foundational 1967 pact establishes space as "the province of all mankind" and forbids the nearly 100 states...

Lost Turing Letters Give Unique Insight Into His Academic Life Prior to Death
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Lost Turing Letters Give Unique Insight Into His Academic Life Prior to Death

A lost and unique collection of letters and correspondence from the late Alan Turing has been found in an old filing cabinet in a storeroom at the University of...

In Silicon Valley, the Right Sounds a Surprising Battle Cry: Regulate Tech Giants
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In Silicon Valley, the Right Sounds a Surprising Battle Cry: Regulate Tech Giants

A year ago, Andrew Torba would have balked at the idea of regulating the Internet.

The Myth of the Skills Gap
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The Myth of the Skills Gap

The contention that America's workers lack the skills employers demand is an article of faith among analysts, politicians, and pundits of every stripe, from conservative...

As Coding Boot Camps Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check
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As Coding Boot Camps Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check

In the last five years, dozens of schools have popped up offering an unusual promise: Even humanities graduates can learn how to code in a few months and join the...

How the Voyager Golden Record Was Made
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How the Voyager Golden Record Was Made

We inhabit a small planet orbiting a medium-sized star about two-thirds of the way out from the center of the Milky Way galaxy—around where Track 2 on an LP record...

With the Uss mccain Collision, Even Navy Tech Can't Overcome Human Shortcomings
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With the Uss mccain Collision, Even Navy Tech Can't Overcome Human Shortcomings

In the darkness of early morning on August 21, the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with a tanker in the Strait of Malacca off Singapore.

Purdue Enrollment in Computer Science Doubles in Five Years
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Purdue Enrollment in Computer Science Doubles in Five Years

Applications to Purdue's computer science undergraduate program have increased so much that the admission rate has declined even as the quality of applicants improves...

Widening Horizons For High Schoolers With Code
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Widening Horizons For High Schoolers With Code

Argonne National Laboratory hosted a five-day Coding Camp last month for more than two dozen high school students, teaching new programming skills and exploring...

Inside Waymo's Secret World For Training Self-Driving Cars
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Inside Waymo's Secret World For Training Self-Driving Cars

In a corner of Alphabet's campus, there is a team working on a piece of software that may be the key to self-driving cars.

Studies: Automated Safety Systems Are Preventing Car Crashes
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Studies: Automated Safety Systems Are Preventing Car Crashes

Safety systems to prevent cars from drifting into another lane or that warn drivers of vehicles in their blind spots are beginning to live up to their potential...

The Tech Industry Is Hiring Israeli Engineers as Fast as the Army Can Produce Them
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The Tech Industry Is Hiring Israeli Engineers as Fast as the Army Can Produce Them

United Airlines started a three-flights-per-week service from San Francisco to Tel Aviv last year.

The Enduring Legacy of Zork
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The Enduring Legacy of Zork

In 1977, four recent MIT graduates who'd met at MIT's Laboratory for Computer Science used the lab's PDP-10 mainframe to develop a computer game that captivated...

Women Make ­p Just 29% of All Israeli Computer Science Students
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Women Make ­p Just 29% of All Israeli Computer Science Students

Although women account for 58% of all students pursing a bachelor's degree at Israel's universities and colleges, the rate among students of computer science was...
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