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Flush Times For Hackers in Booming Cyber Security Job Market
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Flush Times For Hackers in Booming Cyber Security Job Market

The surge in far-flung and destructive cyber attacks is not good for national security, but for an increasing number of hackers and researchers, it is great for...

Snopes Faces an ­gly Legal Battle
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Snopes Faces an ­gly Legal Battle

On Monday, the editorial staff of Snopes.com wrote a short plea for help.

Nsf Research Traineeship Program Supports Preparation of Future STEM Workforce 
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Nsf Research Traineeship Program Supports Preparation of Future STEM Workforce 

The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded 17 projects a total of $51 million to develop and implement potentially transformative models for graduate education...

Robots, Start Your Engines!
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Robots, Start Your Engines!

There's nothing like a throw-down to push new technologies out to the masses.

Patterning Process Promises Easier Nanoscale Manufacturing
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Patterning Process Promises Easier Nanoscale Manufacturing

Scientists at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a way to precisely pattern nanomaterials which could open a new path for...

The College Course Where the Military Assigns the Homework
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The College Course Where the Military Assigns the Homework

This spring, as part of their coursework, four Stanford University students found themselves in Coronado, California, doing pushups on the beach and charging into...

Are Libraries the Key to Teaching Computer Science?
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Are Libraries the Key to Teaching Computer Science?

An initiative by the American Library Association and Google looks to enhance school and public libraries with resources for STEM innovation.

Living Computers: Rna Circuits Transform Cells Into Nanodevices
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Living Computers: Rna Circuits Transform Cells Into Nanodevices

In new research, Arizona State University Professor Alex Green demonstrates how living cells can be induced to carry out computations in the manner of tiny robots...

Having a Woman on Your Team Ruins Your Chances For Vc Funding
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Having a Woman on Your Team Ruins Your Chances For Vc Funding

A new study suggests that having even one woman on a company's team makes them far less likely to get venture funding than an entirely male one.

Scientists Build Dna from Scratch to Alter Life's Blueprint
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Scientists Build Dna from Scratch to Alter Life's Blueprint

At Jef Boeke's lab, you can whiff an odor that seems out of place, as if they were baking bread here.

What Happened to Trump's War on Data?
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What Happened to Trump's War on Data?

On May 16, three months' worth of data vanished quietly from the website of the U.S. Census Bureau.

China's Quest to Become a Space Science Superpower
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China's Quest to Become a Space Science Superpower

Time seems to move faster at the National Space Science Center on the outskirts of Beijing.

Hiring In the Age of Dispersed Technology Spending
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Hiring In the Age of Dispersed Technology Spending

The tech hiring landscape is shifting now that line-of-business units command their share of technology spending. The result? A rise in hybrid business-IT positions...

Five Reasons Why Developers Should Work For a Startup
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Five Reasons Why Developers Should Work For a Startup

There are five good reasons why developers, engineers, or product managers should consider working at a startup rather than a larger, more established company. ...

This Image Is Why Self-Driving Cars Come Loaded with Many Types of Sensors
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This Image Is Why Self-Driving Cars Come Loaded with Many Types of Sensors

Autonomous cars often proudly claim to be fitted with a long list of sensors—cameras, ultrasound, radar, lidar, you name it. But if you've ever wondered why so...

Metrology Is Key to Reproducing Results
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Metrology Is Key to Reproducing Results

Imagine you are a policymaker who needs to know how much carbon is stored in the South American forest.

The Rise of AI Is Forcing Google and Microsoft to Become Chipmakers
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The Rise of AI Is Forcing Google and Microsoft to Become Chipmakers

By now our future is clear: We are to be cared for, entertained, and monetized by artificial intelligence.

'nano Egg-Box' Stores Magnetic Quantum Objects
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'nano Egg-Box' Stores Magnetic Quantum Objects

A team of physicists has produced a "quantum egg-box," and array of hundreds of thousands of traps for fluxons in a superconductor. 

Magnetic Semi-Metal Could Lead to More Efficient Electronics
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Magnetic Semi-Metal Could Lead to More Efficient Electronics

A recent discovery by a team of researchers could one day lead to more energy-efficient computers, televisions, cell phones, and other electronics.

Level ­p: How Video Games Evolved to Solve Significant Scientific Problems
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Level ­p: How Video Games Evolved to Solve Significant Scientific Problems

In the early 1950s, just as rock 'n' roll was hinting at social change, the first video games were quietly being designed in the form of technology demonstrations—and...
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