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Apple's iPhone 6 First Responders
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Apple's iPhone 6 First Responders

As Apple prepares to unveil the iPhone 6 on Sept. 9, engineers are toiling in secrecy to make sure everything works properly.

Consortium to Focus on Developing a New Architecture For the Internet
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Consortium to Focus on Developing a New Architecture For the Internet

Launching a critical new phase in developing the Internet of the future, a consortium of universities and technology companies will promote the development and...

Atomically Thin Material Opens a Door for Integrated Nanophotonic Circuits
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Atomically Thin Material Opens a Door for Integrated Nanophotonic Circuits

A new combination of materials can efficiently guide electricity and light along the same tiny wire, a finding that could be a step towards building computer...

E-Sports Set Video Gamers Fighting For Real Money in Virtual Contests
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E-Sports Set Video Gamers Fighting For Real Money in Virtual Contests

A bewitching creature—half woman, half deer—battles a shaman and a sentient tree.

The Coming Age of the Internet Naturalist
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The Coming Age of the Internet Naturalist

Three years ago, Shaun Winterton was looking at photos of bugs on Flickr.

Gigabytes Don't Matter Anymore in the Online Storage War
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Gigabytes Don't Matter Anymore in the Online Storage War

If you still think storing files online is all about who offers the most gigabytes for the lowest price, you weren't there when Jared Leto showed up at BoxWorks...

Quantum Patents Licensed for Commercial Encryption Applications
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Quantum Patents Licensed for Commercial Encryption Applications

Los Alamos National Laboratory has licensed a compact random-number-generation technology to Whitewood Encryption Systems for use in commercial cryptographic systems...

Policymakers Hail STEM Education as a Strong Foundation, Pushing Innovation
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Policymakers Hail STEM Education as a Strong Foundation, Pushing Innovation

U.S. government officials and advocates for greater investment in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education are tweaking their message, advocating...

Getting a Clear Picture of a Computer Network's Security
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Getting a Clear Picture of a Computer Network's Security

Security experts say the only hope of protecting corporate networks from hackers is something the industry calls "defense in depth."

Google Backs Second Quantum Computing Effort
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Google Backs Second Quantum Computing Effort

Scientists can't seem to agree on what a quantum computer is. But the uncertainty hasn't deterred Google from backing a second major effort in the field.

Can We Ever Truly Master Password Security? Computer Scientist Weighs In
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Can We Ever Truly Master Password Security? Computer Scientist Weighs In

Georgia State University computer science professor Xiaojun Cao says it's difficult to keep passwords 100% safe and secure, and suggests superior alternatives to...

Can a Stack of Computer Servers Survive an Earthquake?
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Can a Stack of Computer Servers Survive an Earthquake?

Tests at the University at Buffalo show local seismic isolation and damping methods can significantly reduce earthquake damage to computer systems and other electronic...

Apple Explains Why Your Ios App Keeps Getting Rejected
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Apple Explains Why Your Ios App Keeps Getting Rejected

If you've ever developed an app for the iPhone or iPad, you've had to deal with Apple's App Store Review Guidelines.

Finding the 'holy Grail' of Making Smarter Robots
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Finding the 'holy Grail' of Making Smarter Robots

Robots that can learn how to do just about anything, including anticipating what their human owners are about to do, may be lurking around the corner if scientists...

Memory Reformat Planned For Opportunity Mars Rover
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Memory Reformat Planned For Opportunity Mars Rover

An increasing frequency of computer resets on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has prompted the rover team to make plans to reformat the rover's flash...

Engineers Develop Sensor That Detects and Counts Individual Nanoparticles
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Engineers Develop Sensor That Detects and Counts Individual Nanoparticles

A team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and their collaborators at Tsinghua University in China have developed a new sensor that can detect...

Local, National Efforts Aim to Draw Girls Into STEM Fields
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Local, National Efforts Aim to Draw Girls Into STEM Fields

Washington State has one of the United States' fastest growing STEM workforces and Grant Forsyth, chief economist with Avista Corp., says failing to engage women...

Baby X, The Intelligent Toddler Simulation, Is Getting Smarter Every Day
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Baby X, The Intelligent Toddler Simulation, Is Getting Smarter Every Day

Holding a children's picture book up to his computer screen, a researcher for the Auckland Bioengineering Institute Laboratory for Animate Technologies in New Zealand...

Ict Professors Explore Deception in Social Media
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Ict Professors Explore Deception in Social Media

For all the positives social media provides, it can also open the door to deception, potentially wreaking havoc on people's lives both personally and professionally...

Cellphone Activity May Harm Academic Performance, Study Says
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Cellphone Activity May Harm Academic Performance, Study Says

Excessive cellphone usage poses potential risks to the academic performance of college students, according to a Baylor University study on cellphone activity published...
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