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Nsa Boss Says ­.s. Cyber Troops Are Nearly Ready
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Nsa Boss Says ­.s. Cyber Troops Are Nearly Ready

The director of the National Security Agency says his first few dedicated cyber troops will be operational by early fall but the nation can't wait for the full...

Hololens Augmented Reality to Foil Hack Attacks in Factories
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Hololens Augmented Reality to Foil Hack Attacks in Factories

The robotic production line is churning along just fine when Kevin Jones plugs a USB stick into the control computer.

This Guy Trains Computers to Find Future Criminals
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This Guy Trains Computers to Find Future Criminals

When historians look back at the turmoil over prejudice and policing in the U.S. over the past few years, they're unlikely to dwell on the case of Eric Loomis.

'smart' Thread Collects Diagnostic Data When Sutured Into Tissue
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'smart' Thread Collects Diagnostic Data When Sutured Into Tissue

Researchers have integrated nanoscale sensors, electronics, and microfluidics into threads that can be sutured through multiple layers of tissue to gather diagnostic...

How Generation Z Females Could Be the Answer to Tech's Gender Diversity Problem
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How Generation Z Females Could Be the Answer to Tech's Gender Diversity Problem

It's no secret that the tech industry is very much a man's world. But new initiatives and an uptick of Gen Z girls opting for sciences in top-tier universities...

Joining Forces: Military Students Get a Taste of National Lab Research
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Joining Forces: Military Students Get a Taste of National Lab Research

Fourty-five students from U.S. military educational institutions are participating in this summer's Military Academic Collaboration at Sandia National Labs.

Results, Results, Results: Most-Compelling Space Station Science Honored at R&D Conference
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Results, Results, Results: Most-Compelling Space Station Science Honored at R&D Conference

Research, and getting to the eventual results of that research, can take quite a bit of time.

So Many Research Scientists, So Few Openings as Professors
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So Many Research Scientists, So Few Openings as Professors

The United States is producing more research scientists than academia can handle.

Intelligence Group Wants to Use Wearables to Assess Agent Recruits
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Intelligence Group Wants to Use Wearables to Assess Agent Recruits

Intelligence Group Wants to Use Wearables to Assess Agent Recruits

DARPA Hopes Automation Can Create the Perfect Hacker
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DARPA Hopes Automation Can Create the Perfect Hacker

Look out, human hackers. Pentagon research agency DARPA says people are too slow at finding and fixing security bugs and wants to see smart software take over the...

How China Is Rewriting the Book on Human Origins
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How China Is Rewriting the Book on Human Origins

On the outskirts of Beijing, a small limestone mountain named Dragon Bone Hill rises above the surrounding sprawl.

Tor Project, a Digital Privacy Group, Reboots With New Board
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Tor Project, a Digital Privacy Group, Reboots With New Board

The Tor Project, a nonprofit digital privacy group, on Wednesday replaced its board with a new slate of directors as part of a larger shake-up after allegations...

Reconstructing the First Atomic Bomb Test from a Chunk of Scorched Earth
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Reconstructing the First Atomic Bomb Test from a Chunk of Scorched Earth

If the CSI family of television shows has blunted your appetite for impossibly omniscient crime scene analysis, consider the real, and very serious, science of...

Engineer Explores Heat Recovery from Silicon Nanowires at High Temperatures
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Engineer Explores Heat Recovery from Silicon Nanowires at High Temperatures

A University of California-Irvine engineer has invented a method for analyzing nanowires at temperatures approaching 800 degrees Fahrenheit, showing the possibility...

Operators Control Multiple Drones with Brain-Machine Interface
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Operators Control Multiple Drones with Brain-Machine Interface

A researcher at Arizona State University has discovered how to control multiple robotic drones with a brain-to-machine interface.

Cozmo Is an Artificially Intelligent Toy Truck That's Also the Future of Robotics
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Cozmo Is an Artificially Intelligent Toy Truck That's Also the Future of Robotics

Hanns Tappeiner types a few lines of code into his laptop and hits "return."

Engineered 'sand' May Help Cool Electronic Devices
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Engineered 'sand' May Help Cool Electronic Devices

A new class of high thermal conductivity materials could allow heat dissipation from power electronics, LEDs, and other applications with high heat fluxes.

Meet the Remotec Andros Mark V-A1, the Robot that Killed the Dallas Shooter
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Meet the Remotec Andros Mark V-A1, the Robot that Killed the Dallas Shooter

Much has been made of the fact that Dallas police used a robot to kill the gunman who fatally shot five officers last week.

Exploring Networks Efficiently
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Exploring Networks Efficiently

Analysis of ant colony behavior could yield better algorithms for network communication.

Nasa's Bold Bet on Juno Will Pay Off. Stay Tuned.
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Nasa's Bold Bet on Juno Will Pay Off. Stay Tuned.

Memory-foam mattresses. The breathing devices firefighters wear. And infrared ear thermometers that give near-instant readings.
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