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Some Predictions About the Internet of Things and Wearable Tech From Pew Research
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Some Predictions About the Internet of Things and Wearable Tech From Pew Research

Remember the prediction that one day your oven would be connected to the Internet and have the ability to talk to your car?

Research Project Eyes Quantum Communication Links
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Research Project Eyes Quantum Communication Links

A team of researchers from five universities will embark upon an ambitious five-year, $6.75 million project to create a new class of quantum devices that will...

American College Students Aren't Flocking to Computer Science
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American College Students Aren't Flocking to Computer Science

Strong demand for software developers doesn't seem to be influencing the choice of major for U.S. college students.

Google's Self-Driving Car Turns Out to Be a Very Smart Ride
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Google's Self-Driving Car Turns Out to Be a Very Smart Ride

A white Lexus hybrid SUV inches to the left, creating a slightly wider buffer as it passes a bicyclist in the bike lane on a busy and unseasonably hot Tuesday afternoon...

Nasa Plans Mars Sample-Return Rover
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Nasa Plans Mars Sample-Return Rover

NASA's Curiosity rover is in the prime of its life, exploring the rocks, soil and air of Mars. But the agency is already planning its successor—and this time, the...

New Computing Architecture Could Enable Non-Boolean Computing
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New Computing Architecture Could Enable Non-Boolean Computing

A new type of computing architecture that stores information in the frequencies and phases of periodic signals could work more like the human brain and be a potential...

Natural-Language Processing Techniques Aid Activity-Recognition Algorithm
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Natural-Language Processing Techniques Aid Activity-Recognition Algorithm

Techniques from natural-language processing enable computers to efficiently search video for actions.

Sandia Gives Local Entrepreneurs a Lift
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Sandia Gives Local Entrepreneurs a Lift

Bill Watts knows a thing or two about data-center computers. One is that they're dangerous to move.

Amy Robinson, Creative Director
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Amy Robinson, Creative Director

Amy Robinson pulls no punches.

One Day, You'll Google the Physical World With a Scanner Like This
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One Day, You'll Google the Physical World With a Scanner Like This

There are few technologies as comprehensive as Google.

Robots Explore Morphological Computation
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Robots Explore Morphological Computation

John Rieffel of Union College is using tensegrity robots to explore morphological computation, where a mechanism acts as a mind.

It's Judgment Day For Killer Robots at the ­nited Nations
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It's Judgment Day For Killer Robots at the ­nited Nations

Has the age of the Robocop and Terminator arrived?

Cheap Gadget Lets You Steer a Wheelchair with Your Eyes
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Cheap Gadget Lets You Steer a Wheelchair with Your Eyes

Put some "crap" technology with some smart software and you get one life-changing solution.

Student-Built Robots Compete on the Slopes
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Student-Built Robots Compete on the Slopes

Mechanical engineering students in an MIT robotics class produced a wide array of robots to compete on a simulated ski slope in a prestigious annual competition...

Catalyst Supercomputer Available for Collaborative Research
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Catalyst Supercomputer Available for Collaborative Research

Catalyst, a first-of-a-kind supercomputer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, is available to industry collaborators to test big data technologies, architectures...

Initiative Addresses Tech Gap Among Scientists
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Initiative Addresses Tech Gap Among Scientists

A new National Institutes of Health initiative has awarded $1.6 million over three years to five institutions in an effort to increase the use of information...

Your Digital Trail Follows You to the Border
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Your Digital Trail Follows You to the Border

Information, money and jobs flow easily around the world, yet it’s getting tougher for travelers to cross some borders.

Braille E-Books: Why Can't You Buy a Budget E-Reader?
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Braille E-Books: Why Can't You Buy a Budget E-Reader?

A budget-priced Braille e-reader seems like an obvious, uncontroversial idea that should be relatively easy to pull off.

Teaching Robots Right from Wrong
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Teaching Robots Right from Wrong

Researchers from Tufts, Brown, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are teaming up with the U.S. Navy to explore technology that would pave the way for developing...

As Tech Firms Crank Out Apps For Children, Demand For Junior Consultants Rises
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As Tech Firms Crank Out Apps For Children, Demand For Junior Consultants Rises

Owen Radtke, like many of his peers in the San Francisco Bay Area, is in hot demand as a product-design consultant for technology startups.
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