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Weapons Directed By Robots, Not Humans, Raise Ethical Questions
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Weapons Directed By Robots, Not Humans, Raise Ethical Questions

On a bright fall day last year off the coast of Southern California, an Air Force B-1 bomber launched an experimental missile that may herald the future of warfare...

Power Api to Help Standardize Supercomputer Power and Energy Systems
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Power Api to Help Standardize Supercomputer Power and Energy Systems

To help moderate the energy needs of power-hungry supercomputers, Sandia National Labs has released the Power API with the goal of standardizing measurement and...

One-Hundred Supercomputers Later, Los Alamos Still Pushes the Hpc Curve
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One-Hundred Supercomputers Later, Los Alamos Still Pushes the Hpc Curve

Los Alamos National Laboratory has deployed 100 supercomputers in the last 60 years as part of its national security mission.

Touchdown! Rosetta's Philae Probe Lands on Comet
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Touchdown! Rosetta's Philae Probe Lands on Comet

ESA's Rosetta mission has soft-landed its Philae probe on a comet, the first time in history that such an extraordinary feat has been achieved.

Researchers Target 'Superchip' with U.S. Air Force Grant
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Researchers Target 'Superchip' with U.S. Air Force Grant

Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have received a $725,000 grant from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research to further develop...

Learning How Little We Know About the Brain
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Learning How Little We Know About the Brain

Research on the brain is surging.

China Predicted to Outspend the US on Science By 2020
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China Predicted to Outspend the US on Science By 2020

China is on track to overtake the United States in research and development (R&D) spending by the end of the decade, according to a report on the global state of...

Space: The Final Frontier in Silicon Chemistry
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Space: The Final Frontier in Silicon Chemistry

Scientists from the University of Tokyo have determined the unique electromagnetic emission spectrums of two new, highly-reactive silicon compounds, which will...

U.s. Agencies Struggle vs. Cyberattacks
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U.s. Agencies Struggle vs. Cyberattacks

A $10 billion-a-year effort to protect sensitive government data, from military secrets to Social Security numbers, is struggling to keep pace with an increasing...

All the Electronics That's Fit to Print
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All the Electronics That's Fit to Print

Researchers at Palo Alto Research Center have used new electronic printing technology to build a portable X-ray imager and small mechanical devices.

These Are 3 Breakthrough Science Ideas You'll Be Talking About in 2015
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These Are 3 Breakthrough Science Ideas You'll Be Talking About in 2015

For anyone who has ever said that all the STEM professions need is something to make them "cool" in order to attract more young people, look no further than ...

Design Competition Recognizes Voting Technology Advances
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Design Competition Recognizes Voting Technology Advances

The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society announced corporate and academic winners of the HFES 2014 Voting Design Competition.

A Super-Simple Way to ­nderstand the Net Neutrality Debate
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A Super-Simple Way to ­nderstand the Net Neutrality Debate

It's one of the most important policy disputes that will determine the future of the Internet, and now President Obama has formally weighed in in favor of so-called ...

Hacking a ­niverse's Worth of Data
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Hacking a ­niverse's Worth of Data

On a Friday night in New York City you can find just about anything. And this past Friday about 130 hackers gathered in the Hayden Planetarium to participate in...

For Rosetta Mission's Scientists, the Thrill Is in the Comet Chase
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For Rosetta Mission's Scientists, the Thrill Is in the Comet Chase

Claudia Alexander has spent the last 15 years of her life waiting for this moment: landing a spacecraft the size of a washing machine on the surface of a speeding...

Great Firewall of China: Hack-Proof Computer Network Meant to Stop Spies
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Great Firewall of China: Hack-Proof Computer Network Meant to Stop Spies

China is said to be building the world's first hack-proof computer network in a bid to give it the edge in its cyberwar against the West.

Space-Time Visionary
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Space-Time Visionary

Thanks to theoretical physicist Kip Thorne, real science is embedded in Christopher Nolan's film Interstellar, in which explorers seek a new home for humankind.

Samsung's Next Big Thing: Gaining Street Cred in Silicon Valley
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Samsung's Next Big Thing: Gaining Street Cred in Silicon Valley

Young Sohn knew if Samsung was going to make a splash in fast-paced Silicon Valley, he'd have to move quickly.

What Is Tor? Did Police Outfox It?
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What Is Tor? Did Police Outfox It?

European police Friday said they had figured out how to pierce an Internet privacy tool used by dissidents, journalists and online drug dealers.

Cockroach Cyborgs Use Microphones to Detect, Trace Sounds
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Cockroach Cyborgs Use Microphones to Detect, Trace Sounds

Researchers have developed technology that allows cyborg cockroaches to pick up sounds with small microphones. The technology is designed to help emergency responders...
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