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Science Behind Bars
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Science Behind Bars

The University of Utah has started a science lecture series for inmates at Utah State Prison.

Compugirls: Young Women Have Role to Play in Technology Field
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Compugirls: Young Women Have Role to Play in Technology Field

CompuGirls is an NSF-funded organization based at Arizona State University that provides girls aged eight to 12 from under-resourced schools with activities to...

Women in Tech: Change the Conversation
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Women in Tech: Change the Conversation

At the G20 Summit-sponsored Women in Leadership conference in Brisbane, Australia in November, leaders pledged to reduce the gender gap in workforce participation...

­niversities Push Harder Into Realm of Startups
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­niversities Push Harder Into Realm of Startups

Universities are stepping up efforts to create "spinouts," or business startups born from some of the cutting-edge research of their students or faculty.

How Information Moves Between Cultures
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How Information Moves Between Cultures

The strength of connections between languages in a network are better predictors of a language's global influence than either the population or the wealth of...

Getting Bot Responders Into Shape
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Getting Bot Responders Into Shape

Through a project supported by DARPA, Sandia National Labs is developing technology to improve the endurance of legged robots to help them operate for long periods...

The Future of ­.s. Innovation Might Rest on This Obscure Patent Lawsuit
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The Future of ­.s. Innovation Might Rest on This Obscure Patent Lawsuit

Patent trolls: They're a huge suck on the economy, eating up untold millions in legal fees and deliberately suing innocent companies just because they're flush....

What Are Moocs Good For?
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What Are Moocs Good For?

A few years ago, the most enthusiastic advocates of MOOCs believed that these "massive open online courses" stood poised to overturn the century-old model of higher...

Get Your Head Around the 13 Boldest Ideas in Science
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Get Your Head Around the 13 Boldest Ideas in Science

Science is full of mind-blowing and counterintuitive concepts.

Print Thyself
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Print Thyself

In February of 2012, a medical team at the University of Michigan's C. S. Mott Children's Hospital, in Ann Arbor, carried out an unusual operation on a three-month...

Boston Is an Innovation Hotbed and Doesn't Care Whether You Know It
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Boston Is an Innovation Hotbed and Doesn't Care Whether You Know It

The engineers and scientists spilling out of Greater Boston’s world-class universities built the foundations of the modern computing era and amassed the densest...

NIH Funds Robots to Assist People with Disabilities
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NIH Funds Robots to Assist People with Disabilities

Projects investigating co-robotics that might help with stroke rehabilitation, guide wheelchairs, and assist children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, are the focus...

Microsoft Billionaire Takes On Cell Biology
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Microsoft Billionaire Takes On Cell Biology

Billionaire businessman and philanthropist Paul Allen plans to pump US$100 million into investigating the most basic unit of life—the cell.

Baer's Odyssey: Meet the Serial Inventor Who Built the World's First Game Console
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Baer's Odyssey: Meet the Serial Inventor Who Built the World's First Game Console

Even if you're a devoted fan of video games, there's a decent chance you're not familiar with the name Ralph H. Baer.

University Payloads Vie For Spot on 2018 Mars Mission
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University Payloads Vie For Spot on 2018 Mars Mission

Mars One announced ten Mars One University Competition finalists eligible to fly on the foundation's first unmanned Lander mission to Mars in 2018.

In North Korea, Hackers Are a Handpicked, Pampered Elite
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In North Korea, Hackers Are a Handpicked, Pampered Elite

Despite its poverty and isolation, North Korea has poured resources into a sophisticated cyber-warfare cell called Bureau 121, defectors from the secretive state...

Hacked vs. Hackers: Game On
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Hacked vs. Hackers: Game On

Paul Kocher, one of the country's leading cryptographers, says he thinks the explanation for the world's dismal state of digital security may lie in two charts.

National Lab Researchers Awarded Time on Top Computers
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National Lab Researchers Awarded Time on Top Computers

As part of the INCITE program, eight Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have been awarded nearly 800 million core hours on two of America's fastest...

How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Competition
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How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Competition

Information technology is revolutionizing products. Once composed solely of mechanical and electrical parts, products have become complex systems that combine hardware...

Amazon Robots Boost Efficiency — and Open New Job Possibilities
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Amazon Robots Boost Efficiency — and Open New Job Possibilities

Amazon.com's use of robots in its warehouses will increase efficiency and open the possibilities for more jobs, according to Ross Knepper of Cornell University...
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