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Making 3-D Imaging 1,000 Times Better
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Making 3-D Imaging 1,000 Times Better

MIT researchers have shown that by exploiting the polarization of light they can boost the resolution of conventional 3-D imaging sensors as much as 1,000 times...

Helping Hand
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Helping Hand

In late October, when the Apple TV was relaunched, Bandit’s Shark Showdown was among the first apps designed for the platform.

ORNL Process Could Be White Lightning to Electronics Industry
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ORNL Process Could Be White Lightning to Electronics Industry

A new era of electronics and even quantum devices could be ushered in with the fabrication of a virtually perfect single layer of "white graphene," according to...

Artificial Intelligence Called In to Tackle Lhc Data Deluge
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Artificial Intelligence Called In to Tackle Lhc Data Deluge

The next generation of particle-collider experiments will feature some of the world's most advanced thinking machines, if links now being forged between particle...

Xbox Gaming Technology May Improve X-Ray Precision​​​​
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Xbox Gaming Technology May Improve X-Ray Precision​​​​

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are using Xbox gaming system technology to produce high-quality X-rays with minimal radiation...

In a Global Market For Hacking Talent, Argentines Stand Out
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In a Global Market For Hacking Talent, Argentines Stand Out

Want to learn how to break into the computerized heart of a medical device or an electronic voting machine? Maybe a smartphone or even a car?

Computer Model Helps Explain Bizarre Prehistoric Sea Creature
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Computer Model Helps Explain Bizarre Prehistoric Sea Creature

Computer simulations have allowed scientists to work out how a puzzling 555-million-year-old organism fed, revealing that some of the first large, complex organisms...

Apple Is Getting More Bang For Its R&d Buck
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Apple Is Getting More Bang For Its R&d Buck

Silicon Valley is aglow from so-called moonshots.

Scientists Refrigerate Water . . . With Lasers!
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Scientists Refrigerate Water . . . With Lasers!

University of Washington researchers found a way to make a laser refrigerate water and other liquids under real-world conditions.  

Computational Thinking Will Help Students Become Better Scientists
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Computational Thinking Will Help Students Become Better Scientists

A team of researchers has received $1.25 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation to introduce computational approaches to help students learn chemistry...

Southampton to Lead ­.k. Manufacturing Hub
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Southampton to Lead ­.k. Manufacturing Hub

The University of Southampton is to lead one of two £10 million (US$15.1 million) research centers that aim to transform the U.K.'s manufacturing industries through...

Despite Its Status as a Chip Powerhouse, Taiwan Neglects Supercomputing
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Despite Its Status as a Chip Powerhouse, Taiwan Neglects Supercomputing

A quick glance at the new ranking of top supercomputers gives a surprising showing by one of the world’s technological powerhouses.

Supercomputer Simulations Enhance ­nderstanding of Protein Motion and Function
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Supercomputer Simulations Enhance ­nderstanding of Protein Motion and Function

Supercomputing simulations at Oak Ridge National Laboratory could change how researchers understand the internal motions of proteins that play functional, structural...

Can Coding Make the Classroom Better?
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Can Coding Make the Classroom Better?

Diagrams of simple machines—a pulley, an inclined plane, a lever—appeared on the massive whiteboard of a school STEAM lab (science, technology, engineering, and...

Two Dozen Disney It Workers Prepare to Sue Over Foreign Replacements
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Two Dozen Disney It Workers Prepare to Sue Over Foreign Replacements

At least 23 former Disney IT workers have filed complaints with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over the loss of their jobs to foreign...

Are Two Programmers Really Better Than One?
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Are Two Programmers Really Better Than One?

Texas Tech professor Miguel Aguirre-Urreta and his team investigated the advantages and perceptions of pair programming from the programmer's standpoint.

'go' Is the Game Machines Can't Beat. Google's Artificial Intelligence Whiz Hints That His Will.
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'go' Is the Game Machines Can't Beat. Google's Artificial Intelligence Whiz Hints That His Will.

When the world’s smartest researchers train computers to become smarter, they like to use games.

Powering Science
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Powering Science

The MIT High Performance Research Computing Facility powers MIT research behind the scenes.

Strange Quantum Phenomenon Achieved at Room Temperature in Semiconductor Wafers
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Strange Quantum Phenomenon Achieved at Room Temperature in Semiconductor Wafers

Researchers have demonstrated that macroscopic entanglement can be generated at room temperature and in a small magnetic field.

$13.5M Moore Grant to Develop Working 'Accelerator on a Chip' Prototype
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$13.5M Moore Grant to Develop Working 'Accelerator on a Chip' Prototype

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has awarded $13.5 million to Stanford University for an international effort to build a working particle accelerator the size...
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