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Taiwan Chip Industry Powers the Tech World, but Struggles For Status
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Taiwan Chip Industry Powers the Tech World, but Struggles For Status

Tien Wu, chief operating officer of Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, has a problem: the brightest young people in Taiwan do not want to work in the island’s...

As Demand For Big Data Analysts Grows, Schools Rush to Graduate Students with Necessary Skills
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As Demand For Big Data Analysts Grows, Schools Rush to Graduate Students with Necessary Skills

Two or three of the students recently completed undergraduate degrees in finance or economics. Others hail from backgrounds in information technology or marketing...

The Boy Genius of ­lan Bator
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The Boy Genius of ­lan Bator

Days before I was to meet Battushig Myanganbayar at his home in Mongolia, he sent me an e-mail with a modest request: Would I bring him a pair of tiny XBee wireless...

In Silicon Valley Start-Up World, Pedigree Counts
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In Silicon Valley Start-Up World, Pedigree Counts

When asked to name the most notable rags-to-riches entrepreneur that his firm has funded, venture capitalist Ben Horowitz doesn't hesitate: Christian Gheorghe,...

The Message Voyager 1 Carries For Alien Civilizations
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The Message Voyager 1 Carries For Alien Civilizations

The year was 1977.

Crowdgrader Brings Crowdsourcing to the Task of Grading Homework
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Crowdgrader Brings Crowdsourcing to the Task of Grading Homework

CrowdGrader, a new crowdsourcing tool developed by UC Santa Cruz computer scientists, allows students to submit their homework online and then distributes it anonymously...

Google and Edx Create a Mooc Site For the Rest of US
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Google and Edx Create a Mooc Site For the Rest of US

Google and edX, a nonprofit joint venture founded by Harvard and MIT, are collaborating to create MOOC.org, a spinoff website in which users can sign up for a massive...

STEM Education Policy Fellowship Announced
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STEM Education Policy Fellowship Announced

The American Physical Society and the American Institute of Physics, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education, will send science advisors to Washington...

The Nsa Sponsors 'cyber Operations' Training at ­niversities. Here's What Students Learn.
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The Nsa Sponsors 'cyber Operations' Training at ­niversities. Here's What Students Learn.

Last week, Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh became one of the latest—and most prestigious—schools to partner with the National Security Agency on a program...

Nsa Announces Four New Schools For Cyber Initiative
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Nsa Announces Four New Schools For Cyber Initiative

Four new schools have been selected for the National Security Agency's National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations Program, which was designed to...

Artificial-Intelligence Research Revives Its Old Ambitions
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Artificial-Intelligence Research Revives Its Old Ambitions

The birth of artificial-intelligence research as an autonomous discipline is generally thought to have been the monthlong Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial...

The New Era of Toy Robotics
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The New Era of Toy Robotics

In olden times, the most an ambitious young tinkerer could hope for in a toy was to be able to stick one funny-shaped piece onto another. Kids built airplanes with...

MOOC Spells New Skills for Job Seekers, Can Fill Gaps
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MOOC Spells New Skills for Job Seekers, Can Fill Gaps

Companies struggling to fill high-tech jobs are considering expanding their applicant pool by tapping people trained in massive open online courses (MOOCs).

Should Students ­se a Laptop in Class?
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Should Students ­se a Laptop in Class?

There's a widely shared image on the Internet of a teacher's note that says: "Dear students, I know when you're texting in class. Seriously, no one just looks down...

Terramechanics Research Aims to Keep Mars Rovers Rolling
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Terramechanics Research Aims to Keep Mars Rovers Rolling

In May 2009, the Mars rover Spirit cracked through a crusty layer of Martian topsoil, sinking into softer underlying sand.

Masculine Open Online Courses
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Masculine Open Online Courses

Men appear to outnumber women by a significant margin as teachers of massive open online courses (MOOCs), although the gap might be closing.

Mystery of the Missing Women in Science
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Mystery of the Missing Women in Science

Although test scores prove that girls have science and math aptitude equal to that of boys, many girls choose not to pursue these fields.

Bigshot Camera Aims High
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Bigshot Camera Aims High

Columbia University Computer Science Professor Shree Nayar has launched Bigshot, a kit that features a build-it-yourself digital camera designed to serve as both...

Gaming Improves Multitasking Skills
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Gaming Improves Multitasking Skills

Sixty-five-year-old Ann Linsey was starting to worry about how easily she got distracted from whatever she was doing.

Jonathon Fletcher: Forgotten Father of the Search Engine
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Jonathon Fletcher: Forgotten Father of the Search Engine

As Google celebrates its 15th birthday, the Web giant has become a byword for information retrieval.
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