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Artificial Intelligence Will Not Turn Into a Frankenstein's Monster
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Artificial Intelligence Will Not Turn Into a Frankenstein's Monster

The singularity—or, to give it its proper title, the technological singularity. It's an idea that has taken on a life of its own; more of a life, I suspect, than...

Smithsonian Seeks Volunteers for Massive Digitization Project
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Smithsonian Seeks Volunteers for Massive Digitization Project

The Smithsonian has opened its Transcription Center website to the public in an effort to leverage the power of crowds to help it unlock the content inside thousands...

Pushing the Envelope in Power Electronics
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Pushing the Envelope in Power Electronics

Researchers are working to improve power conversion in applications ranging from giant server farms to lamps to handheld devices.

When Hackers Test For Flaws, They Might Earn Cash—or Threats
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When Hackers Test For Flaws, They Might Earn Cash—or Threats

To hack or not to hack?

Big Data's High-Priests of Algorithms
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Big Data's High-Priests of Algorithms

Industry demand for data scientists is exploding with many businesses looking for people skilled in sifting through massive volumes of data streaming in from different...

Here's How the Feds Are Teaming Up With Hackers to Save US All from Robocalls
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Here's How the Feds Are Teaming Up With Hackers to Save US All from Robocalls

The Federal Trade Commission is at one of the world's biggest hacker conferences this weekend, where hackers are competing to help save us all from robocalls.

On the Frontiers of Cyborg Science
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On the Frontiers of Cyborg Science

No longer just fantastical fodder for sci-fi buffs, cyborg technology is making tangible progress toward real-life electronic skin, prosthetics, and ultraflexible...

CMU Code Accommodates Multiple Languages in Same Program
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CMU Code Accommodates Multiple Languages in Same Program

Computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have designed a way to safely use multiple programming languages within the same program, enabling programmers...

Meet the Puzzle Mastermind Who Designs Def Con's Hackable Badges
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Meet the Puzzle Mastermind Who Designs Def Con's Hackable Badges

Def Con is one of the world's biggest hacker conventions, an annual gathering of security experts, cryptographers and at least a few people who could surreptitiously...

Alternative STEM Programs Offer Early Career Prep For Students
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Alternative STEM Programs Offer Early Career Prep For Students

The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program's Summer Bridge program included more than 20 high school students who took college-level math courses and interned...

IBM Synapse Chip Could Open Era of Vast Neural Networks
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IBM Synapse Chip Could Open Era of Vast Neural Networks

IBM has developed a chip featuring a brain-inspired non-von Neumann computer architecture with a mesh network of 4,096 digital, distributed neurosynaptic cores.

Origami Robot Folds Itself Up, Crawls Away
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Origami Robot Folds Itself Up, Crawls Away

Prototype made almost entirely of printable parts by MIT and Harvard researchers demonstrates crucial capabilities of reconfigurable robots.

Organic Synthesis: The Robo-Chemist
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Organic Synthesis: The Robo-Chemist

In faded photographs from the 1960s, organic-chemistry laboratories look like an alchemist's paradise.

Professor Creates 3D-Printed Saxophone
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Professor Creates 3D-Printed Saxophone

A professor at Lund University in Sweden has created the world's first 3D-printed saxophone.

Powering ­p a Phone, No Cords Needed
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Powering ­p a Phone, No Cords Needed

It may not seem hard to plug a cord into the wall to charge your mobile phone or tablet. Nonetheless, a number of companies are trying to figure out how to save...

Arrogance Is Good: In Defense of Silicon Valley
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Arrogance Is Good: In Defense of Silicon Valley

Sam Altman sits behind his desk with his knees pulled up to his chest, eating dried apricots.

Jam Session: ONR Tech Helps Sailors on the Digital Frontier
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Jam Session: ONR Tech Helps Sailors on the Digital Frontier

U.S. Navy sailors demonstrated a new system during international maritime exercises last month that could transform the future of electronic warfare and defense...

Researchers Declare Wireless Devices a Safety Risk for Children

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Researchers Declare Wireless Devices a Safety Risk for Children


New research states that children and fetuses are the most at risk from neurological and biological damage that results from microwave radiation emitted by wireless...

Hacker Says to Show Passenger Jets at Risk of Cyber Attack
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Hacker Says to Show Passenger Jets at Risk of Cyber Attack

Cyber security researcher Ruben Santamarta says he has figured out how to hack the satellite communications equipment on passenger jets through their WiFi and inflight...

Experimental Software Allows 3D Object Manipulation in 2d Photos
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Experimental Software Allows 3D Object Manipulation in 2d Photos

The scene in Blade Runner is famous: taking a grainy photo, Rick Deckard zooms, enhances and moves around corners just as you would a 3D space.
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