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Engineers Develop Powerful Millimeter-Wave Signal Generator
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Engineers Develop Powerful Millimeter-Wave Signal Generator

Integrated circuit researchers at the University of California, Irvine have created a silicon microchip-based component that could revolutionize scanning, spectroscopy...

Supercomputers For Quantum Computers
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Supercomputers For Quantum Computers

Using supercomputers, scientists from the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory predicted possible new qubits built out of strained aluminum nitride...

Botnets Could Meet Their Match in Robot Hackers
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Botnets Could Meet Their Match in Robot Hackers

Last summer the Pentagon staged a contest in Las Vegas in which high-powered computers spent 12 hours trying to hack one another in pursuit of a $2 million purse...

Quantum Computing Paranoia Creates a New Industry
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Quantum Computing Paranoia Creates a New Industry

Fear sells in the computer security business.

The Human Toll of Protecting the Internet from the Worst of Humanity
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The Human Toll of Protecting the Internet from the Worst of Humanity

Henry Soto worked for Microsoft’s online-safety team, in Seattle, for eight years.

For This Metal, Electricity Flows, But Not the Heat
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For This Metal, Electricity Flows, But Not the Heat

A Berkeley-led study finds law-breaking property in vanadium dioxide that could lead to applications such as thermoelectric systems that convert waste heat from...

Google's Harder Look at Moon Shots Seems to Be Paying Off
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Google's Harder Look at Moon Shots Seems to Be Paying Off

In the past few years, Google has become known for more than just its iconic search engine.

Jet Lag Hits For Power Against Major League Ballplayers
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Jet Lag Hits For Power Against Major League Ballplayers

Baseball, America's pastime, has been part of the nation’s culture for more than 140 years—we go to games, watch games on TV, and teach our kids to play.

Israeli Cybersecurity Industry Grows as Global Threats Multiply
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Israeli Cybersecurity Industry Grows as Global Threats Multiply

Investments in Israe's cybersecurity industry jumped 9 percent in 2016, a year when the world suffered a successful cyberattack on a national power grid, a massive...

Who Wants Snow? Researchers Test Cloud Seeding
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Who Wants Snow? Researchers Test Cloud Seeding

Researchers in southwestern Idaho have started a cloud seeding project to determine if the practice increases snowfall. Precipitation will be modeled on the Cheyenne...

Gene-Modified Ants Shed Light on How Societies Are Organized
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Gene-Modified Ants Shed Light on How Societies Are Organized

Whether personally or professionally, Daniel Kronauer of Rockefeller University is the sort of biologist who leaves no stone unturned.

This Crazy Camera Could Be a Boon to Vr Filmmakers
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This Crazy Camera Could Be a Boon to Vr Filmmakers

If you're trying to create immersive virtual-reality video today, you've got a problem: choosing between a camera that's compact or a bulkier one that offers sharp...

Rumours Swirl About Trump's Science Adviser Pick
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Rumours Swirl About Trump's Science Adviser Pick

US President Donald Trump has met with two rumoured front-runners for the role of White House science adviser.

From Jingles to Pop Hits, A.i. Is Music to Some Ears
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From Jingles to Pop Hits, A.i. Is Music to Some Ears

Patrick Stobbs recently sat in a conference room here playing songs from his smartphone, attempting to show how his start-up, Jukedeck, is at the cutting edge of...

Neutrons and a 'bit of Gold' Uncover New Type of Quantum Phase Transition
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Neutrons and a 'bit of Gold' Uncover New Type of Quantum Phase Transition

A team of researchers led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory has discovered a new type of quantum phase transition that happens at an elastic quantum critical point...

­sing Sunlight to Activate the Flow of Electrical Current in a New Material
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­sing Sunlight to Activate the Flow of Electrical Current in a New Material

A team of scientists has compositionally modified magnetite to capture visible sunlight and convert this light energy into electrical current. 

In 2017, China Is Doubling Down on AI
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In 2017, China Is Doubling Down on AI

This year, China looks set to make larger waves than ever in artificial intelligence and augmented reality.

Chip-Sized Terahertz Modulator Raises Possibility of Faster Data Transmission
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Chip-Sized Terahertz Modulator Raises Possibility of Faster Data Transmission

Tufts University engineers have invented a chip-sized, high-speed modulator that operates at terahertz frequencies and at room temperature at low voltages without...

What If the State Provided Everyone with a Basic Income?
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What If the State Provided Everyone with a Basic Income?

This month Finland is embarking on a radical economic experiment. Its government is giving 2,000 people free money for two years, guaranteeing them a minimum income...

Flexible Ferroelectrics Bring Two Material Worlds Together
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Flexible Ferroelectrics Bring Two Material Worlds Together

Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University have pioneered a new class of materials with advanced functionalities that moves the idea...
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