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Researcher Develops Personalized Search Engines
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Researcher Develops Personalized Search Engines

With little more than basic information about a Web user's daily clicks and content viewing habits, Susan Gauch can build a personalized search engine.

ITA Names Ian Foster as Technologist of the Year
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ITA Names Ian Foster as Technologist of the Year

The Illinois Technology Association has named grid and cloud computing pioneer Ian Foster its CityLIGHTS Technologist of the Year for 2012.

Coolest Jobs in Tech: From the Pits of Le Mans to the Dugouts of Fenway Park
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Coolest Jobs in Tech: From the Pits of Le Mans to the Dugouts of Fenway Park

When race cars whiz around a track at 200 miles per hour, driving ability isn't the only factor that determines who wins the race.

Abi Banquet Lauds Women of Vision Award Winners
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Abi Banquet Lauds Women of Vision Award Winners

The Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards Banquet honored American Express as the Top Company for Technical Women, and three Women of Vision Award winners...

Older Entrepreneurs Start Companies Too
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Older Entrepreneurs Start Companies Too

As the Baby Boomer generation continues to age, older Americans are getting into the entrepreneurial mix. The share of new businesses formed by 55-to-64 year olds...

Bringing the Electric Grid Into the 21st Century
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Bringing the Electric Grid Into the 21st Century

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are working on a project that would modernize the United States' electricity grid by using automated control...

Why Do Women Resist STEM Fields?
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Why Do Women Resist STEM Fields?

More young girls will recognize the career opportunities open to them in STEM fields only when women become more prevalent in STEM careers. 

Why Do Our Best and Brightest End ­p in Silicon Valley and Not D.c.?
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Why Do Our Best and Brightest End ­p in Silicon Valley and Not D.c.?

Recently I visited one of the primary ventricles of Silicon Valley's investment culture, Google Ventures.

Deaf Ibm Researcher Scoffs at Not Talking on the Phone
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Deaf Ibm Researcher Scoffs at Not Talking on the Phone

IBM research scientist Dimitri Kanevsky develops technologies that help people with hearing loss to communicate. He was honored at a White House ceremony this...

Why Android Developers Aren't Getting Paid
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Why Android Developers Aren't Getting Paid

Even as Android still continues to be the disruptive story in mobile marketshare, some industry analysts are continuing to point out the popular open source platforms...

Hottest It Skill? Cybersecurity
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Hottest It Skill? Cybersecurity

As they face increased activity by hackers and cybercriminals, U.S. corporations are accelerating their hiring of cybersecurity specialists, with open jobs reaching...

The Future of Clean Tech? Try Hacking Code
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The Future of Clean Tech? Try Hacking Code

Internet, meet clean tech.

Connected Traffic System For Emergency Responders Is Demonstrated
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Connected Traffic System For Emergency Responders Is Demonstrated

A prototype "smart drive" connected traffic system developed by University of Arizona and Maricopa County engineers cleared red light signals and warned emergency...

Woodie Flowers, A Pioneer of Hands-On Engineering Education
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Woodie Flowers, A Pioneer of Hands-On Engineering Education

Woodie Flowers has created a fun, teamwork-based approach to learning the art of mechanical design.

Struggle Continues to Plug Embedded Programming Gap
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Struggle Continues to Plug Embedded Programming Gap

Critics say the growing embedded programming gap can be attributed to university curriculums for introductory computer science courses, which recently have focused...

Nanotechnology Center Opens in Little Rock
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Nanotechnology Center Opens in Little Rock

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has opened its five-story, $15 million home for the Center for Integrative Nanotechnology Sciences.

The Energy Efficient Soldier: $15 Million For New Materials
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The Energy Efficient Soldier: $15 Million For New Materials

The Army Research Laboratory has awarded a University of Utah-led consortium almost $15 million to use computer simulations to help design materials for lighter...

In Tech, Some Bemoan the Rise of 'brogrammer' Culture
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In Tech, Some Bemoan the Rise of 'brogrammer' Culture

On campus at Stanford University, a hot startup attracts recruits with a poster asking if they want to "bro down and crush some code." Welcome to the world of...

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Harvard and MIT Team ­p to Offer Free Online Courses

In what is shaping up as an academic Battle of the Titans—one that offers vast new learning opportunities for students around the world—Harvard and MIT on Wednesday...

Rutgers Builds Solar-Powered Computing Center
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Rutgers Builds Solar-Powered Computing Center

Contractors recently installed 16 solar panels atop a roof-top computing facility at Rutgers University. Researchers will use the facility to study how to effectively...
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