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Short of It Workers at Home, Israeli Startups Recruit Elsewhere
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Short of It Workers at Home, Israeli Startups Recruit Elsewhere

Driven by startups, Israel's technology industry is the fastest growing part of the economy. But a shortage of workers means its position at the cutting edge of...

The Man Who Helped Turn Toronto Into a High-Tech Hotbed
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The Man Who Helped Turn Toronto Into a High-Tech Hotbed

As an undergraduate at Cambridge University, Geoffrey Everest Hinton thought a lot about the brain. He wanted to better understand how it worked but was frustrated...

A Single Electron's Tiny Leap Sets Off 'molecular Sunscreen' Response
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A Single Electron's Tiny Leap Sets Off 'molecular Sunscreen' Response

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have observed how a jumping electron protects thymine, a DNA building block,...

Examining Intelligent Robots and Their Role in Society
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Examining Intelligent Robots and Their Role in Society

An integrative studies course at Penn State will focus on the interdisciplinary nature of robots and ethics.

Google on Track For Quantum Computer Breakthrough By End of 2017
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Google on Track For Quantum Computer Breakthrough By End of 2017

Google is leading the pack when it comes to quantum computing.

­ncle Sam Wants Your Deep Neural Networks
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­ncle Sam Wants Your Deep Neural Networks

The Department of Homeland Security is turning to data scientists to improve screening techniques at airports.

Study Confirms: Social Media Friends Are Happier Than You Are
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Study Confirms: Social Media Friends Are Happier Than You Are

A new study provide scientific evidence for what many people feel when they log into Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram: everyone else is having more fun.

Helping or Hacking? Engineers and Ethicists Must Work Together On brain-Computer interface Technology
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Helping or Hacking? Engineers and Ethicists Must Work Together On brain-Computer interface Technology

In the 1995 film "Batman Forever," the Riddler used 3-D television to secretly access viewers' most personal thoughts in his hunt for Batman's true identity.

When AI Can Transcribe Everything
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When AI Can Transcribe Everything

What is the best way to describe Rupert Murdoch having a foam pie thrown at his face?

Collaborators Launch Quantum Ecosystem
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Collaborators Launch Quantum Ecosystem

Fermilab, Argonne Lab, and the University of Chicago will collaborate on advancing the science and engineering of quantum information.

Initiative Will Study How AI and Robots Can Help Patients
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Initiative Will Study How AI and Robots Can Help Patients

McMaster University and Ryerson University have announced the Smart Robots for Health Communication project, a joint research initiative designed to introduce social...

China Cracks Down on Fake Peer Reviews
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China Cracks Down on Fake Peer Reviews

The Chinese government is going on the offensive against scientists who dupe journals by creating fraudulent reviews of submitted papers.

The Quantum Computer Factory That's Taking on Google and IBM
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The Quantum Computer Factory That's Taking on Google and IBM

A few yards from the stockpile of La Croix in the warehouse space behind startup Rigetti Computing's offices in Fremont, California, sits a machine like a steampunk...

'internet of Ships' Tells Tale of ­ss Fitzgerald Tragedy, Or Half of It
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'internet of Ships' Tells Tale of ­ss Fitzgerald Tragedy, Or Half of It

On early Saturday morning off the coast of Japan, the Philippines-flagged cargo container carrierACX Crystal struck the USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) on its starboard...

How to Build Software For a Computer 50 Times Faster Than Anything in the World
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How to Build Software For a Computer 50 Times Faster Than Anything in the World

Researchers behind the U.S. Department of Energy's Exascale Computing Project are doing so by creating tools and technologies for exascale supercomputers — computing...

Sound Waves Direct Particles to Self-Assemble, Self-Heal
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Sound Waves Direct Particles to Self-Assemble, Self-Heal

A simple experiment with floating particles self-assembling in response to sound waves provides a new framework for research into lifelike behavior of inanimate...

Minitel, the Open Network Before the Internet
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Minitel, the Open Network Before the Internet

In 1991, most Americans had not yet heard of the internet.

Toward Optical Quantum Computing
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Toward Optical Quantum Computing

MIT researchers have developed a technique for enabling photon-photon interactions at room temperature.

The Optimistic Promise of Artificial Intelligence
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The Optimistic Promise of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence may be one of the technology world's current obsessions, but many people find it scary, envisioning robots taking over the world.

These MIT Grads Will Serve the ­.s. Armed Forces
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These MIT Grads Will Serve the ­.s. Armed Forces

A dozen 2017 graduates of MIT's Reserve Officer Training Corps received commissions in the U.S. military.
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