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Physicists Discover New Type of Material That May Speed Computing
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Physicists Discover New Type of Material That May Speed Computing

Physicists at Ames Laboratory have discovered a topological metal, PtSn4, with a unique electronic structure that may someday lead to energy efficient computers...

Universities Aren't Doing Enough to Train the Cyberdefenders America Desperately Needs
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Universities Aren't Doing Enough to Train the Cyberdefenders America Desperately Needs

The threat of hacking seems to lurk around every corner, but American universities may not be doing enough to prepare the next generation of cyberdefenders.

Dear Silicon Valley: The Pentagon Has Sent You a Friend Request
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Dear Silicon Valley: The Pentagon Has Sent You a Friend Request

When Defense Secretary Ashton Carter first spoke about the Pentagon's startup in Silicon Valley, the former Harvard physicist said he had great expectations.

Scientists Invent Robotic 'artist' That Spray Paints Giant Murals
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Scientists Invent Robotic 'artist' That Spray Paints Giant Murals

Researchers have invented a "smart" paint spray can that robotically reproduces photographs as large-scale murals.

Using Data From Social Networks to Understand and Improve Systems
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Using Data From Social Networks to Understand and Improve Systems

Research at MIT's Institute for Data, Systems, and Society merges social science with data processing and analysis to examine interactions and dynamics over large...

Why the Nba Slapped the Wrist of Matthew Dellavedova
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Why the Nba Slapped the Wrist of Matthew Dellavedova

Something seemed off about Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Matthew Dellavedova during last Thursday night's game against the Brooklyn Nets.

Top ­.s. ­ndergraduate Computer Science Programs Skip Cybersecurity Classes
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Top ­.s. ­ndergraduate Computer Science Programs Skip Cybersecurity Classes

None of the top 10 U.S. university computer science and engineering program degrees requires students take a cybersecurity course.

Technology Gone Wild
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Technology Gone Wild

Birding — the amateur pursuit of watching and monitoring bird populations — is a big deal. The numbers back it up.

Stabilizing Quantum Bits
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Stabilizing Quantum Bits

MIT researchers have developed a new approach to preserving superposition in a class of quantum devices built from synthetic diamonds. The work could be an important...

Ornl Demos 20-Kw Wireless Charging For Vehicles
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Ornl Demos 20-Kw Wireless Charging For Vehicles

A 20-kilowatt wireless charging system demonstrated at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has achieved 90 percent efficiency at three times the rate of the plug-in systems...

Controversial Dark-Matter Claim Faces ­ltimate Test
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Controversial Dark-Matter Claim Faces ­ltimate Test

It is the elephant in the room for dark-matter research: a claimed detection that is hard to believe, impossible to confirm and surprisingly difficult to explain...

Hacker-For-Hire Market Is Booming, Says New Report
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Hacker-For-Hire Market Is Booming, Says New Report

It's becoming cheaper than ever to buy hacking tools online.

Tiny Tubes Move Into the Fast Lane
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Tiny Tubes Move Into the Fast Lane

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have shown that carbon nanotubes as small as eight-tenths of a nanometer in diameter can transport protons faster...

Cooling Chips With the Flip of a Switch
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Cooling Chips With the Flip of a Switch

Researchers at Penn State have created a dielectric material that can hold absorbed heat even after the external electric field has been switched off.

Say What You See, Facebook
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Say What You See, Facebook

When Matt King signed up for Facebook, in 2009, he had been completely blind for nearly twenty years.

Microsoft Strikes Partnership With Banks on Blockchain Tech
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Microsoft Strikes Partnership With Banks on Blockchain Tech

Microsoft Inc. has pulled ahead of Alphabet Inc.'s Google, International Business Machines Corp., and Amazon.com Inc. in the race for supremacy in operating other...

Scientists Push Valleytronics One Step Closer to Reality
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Scientists Push Valleytronics One Step Closer to Reality

Scientists with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have taken a step toward the practical application of "valleytronics," which could lead to faster and more...

The Twittersphere Does Listen to the Voice of Reason – Sometimes
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The Twittersphere Does Listen to the Voice of Reason – Sometimes

In the maelstrom of information, opinion, and conjecture that is Twitter, the voice of truth and reason does occasionally prevail, according to University of Washington...

Flagship Brain Project Releases Neuro-Computing Tools
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Flagship Brain Project Releases Neuro-Computing Tools

Europe's major brain-research project has unveiled a set of prototype computing tools and called on the global neuroscience community to start using them.

The Future of Wildlife Conservation Is … an Electronic Vulture Egg
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The Future of Wildlife Conservation Is … an Electronic Vulture Egg

The vultures of Britain's International Centre for Birds of Prey don't know it, but they're dupes.
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