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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...

Robot Rolls With the Rules of Pedestrian Conduct
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Robot Rolls With the Rules of Pedestrian Conduct

Engineers at MIT have designed an autonomous robot with "socially aware navigation," that can keep pace with foot traffic while observing the general codes of pedestrian...

Scientists Move Graphene Closer to Transistor Applications
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Scientists Move Graphene Closer to Transistor Applications

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have successfully manipulated the electronic structure of graphene, which may enable the fabrication...

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...

How the Nsa Identified Satoshi nakamoto
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How the Nsa Identified Satoshi nakamoto

The 'creator' of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, gave NSA investigators the only tool they needed to find him — his own words. 

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...

Deep Learning Tackles Science's Big Data Problem
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Deep Learning Tackles Science's Big Data Problem

Researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been awarded nearly $2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to explore the potential of machine learning...

3-D Printed High-Performance Polymer Could Be ­sed in Space
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3-D Printed High-Performance Polymer Could Be ­sed in Space

A team of Virginia Tech College of Engineering and College of Science researchers have 3-D printed a polymeric material that could find heavy use in space in any...

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...

Drones Relay Rfid Signals For Inventory Control
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Drones Relay Rfid Signals For Inventory Control

MIT researchers have developed a system that enables small aerial drones to read RFID tags from tens of meters away, potentially saving retailers billions lost...

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...

Wanted: Weaponized Exploits that Hack Phones. Will Pay Top Dollar
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Wanted: Weaponized Exploits that Hack Phones. Will Pay Top Dollar

In a sign of the soaring demand for zeroday attacks that target software that's becoming increasingly secure, a market-leading broker is offering serious cash for...

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...

Monitoring Network Traffic More Efficiently
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Monitoring Network Traffic More Efficiently

Researchers have come up with a performance query language that provides network monitoring and a compiler that targets a P4-programmable software switch and a...
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