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Jpl Deploys a Cubesat For Astronomy
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Jpl Deploys a Cubesat For Astronomy

Tiny satellites called CubeSats have attracted a lot of attention in recent years. Besides allowing researchers to test new technologies, their relative simplicity...

A Tiny New Chip Could Secure the Next Generation of Iot
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A Tiny New Chip Could Secure the Next Generation of Iot

The Internet of Things security crisis persists, as billions of inadequately secured webcams, refrigerators, and more flood homes around the world.

Track Record: computer Simulations Improve Goodyear tire Designs
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Track Record: computer Simulations Improve Goodyear tire Designs

Sandia National Laboratories and  Goodyear Tire & Rubber have worked together for 25 years to create better vehicle tires and more advanced computational mechanics...

Bitcoin's Insane Energy Consumption, Explained
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Bitcoin's Insane Energy Consumption, Explained

The skyrocketing value of Bitcoin is leading to soaring energy consumption. According to one widely cited website that tracks the subject, the Bitcoin network is...

How AI Will Invade Every Corner of Wall Street
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How AI Will Invade Every Corner of Wall Street

It was AI versus Warren Buffett.

Future Wars May Depend as Much on Algorithms as on Ammunition, Report Says. 
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Future Wars May Depend as Much on Algorithms as on Ammunition, Report Says. 

The Pentagon is increasingly focused on the notion that the might of U.S. forces will be measured as much by the advancement of their algorithms as by the ammunition...

Google, Amazon Find Not Everyone Is Ready For AI
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Google, Amazon Find Not Everyone Is Ready For AI

Executives at ascendant tech titans like Amazon and Google tend to look down on their predecessor IBM.

The Shocking Truth Behind Arnold Nordsieck's Differential Analyzer
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The Shocking Truth Behind Arnold Nordsieck's Differential Analyzer

In 1950, the physicist Arnold Nordsieck built himself this analog computer.

At Berkeley, a New Generation of 'ethical Hackers' Learns to Wage Cyberwar
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At Berkeley, a New Generation of 'ethical Hackers' Learns to Wage Cyberwar

"Whenever I teach a security class, it happens that there is something going on in the news cycle that ties into it," Doug Tygar, a computer-science professor at...

In AI Technology Race, ­.s. Chips May Be Ace-In-The-Hole Vs. China
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In AI Technology Race, ­.s. Chips May Be Ace-In-The-Hole Vs. China

The U.S. holds an enviable lead in pushing artificial-intelligence technology out of labs and into real-world applications. Thank companies like Alphabet (GOOGL...

AI Is Dreaming ­p New Kinds of Video Games
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AI Is Dreaming ­p New Kinds of Video Games

Michael Cook, a 30-year-old senior research fellow at the University of Falmouth, has built an AI capable of imagining new video games from scratch.

Five Ways to Fix Statistics
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Five Ways to Fix Statistics

As debate rumbles on about how and how much poor statistics is to blame for poor reproducibility, Nature asked influential statisticians to recommend one change...

Nasa Taps Young People to Help Develop Virtual Reality Technology
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Nasa Taps Young People to Help Develop Virtual Reality Technology

NASA has big hopes for virtual reality technology. The agency is developing a suite of virtual reality environments at Goddard Spaceflight Center in Maryland, that...

Finally, a ­seful Application For Vr: Training Employees
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Finally, a ­seful Application For Vr: Training Employees

If you've ever been inside a Walmart during the annual frenzy known as Black Friday, you know there's no way to truly prepare yourself for the crushing crowds and...

Giant Telescope's Mobile-Phone 'dead Zones' Rile South African Residents
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Giant Telescope's Mobile-Phone 'dead Zones' Rile South African Residents

A map showing how mobile-phone use might be restricted because of a giant radio telescope in South Africa has angered people who will live near the instrument—deepening...

Q&a: The Ethics of ­sing Brain Implants to ­pgrade Yourself
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Q&a: The Ethics of ­sing Brain Implants to ­pgrade Yourself

Neurotechnology is one of the hottest areas of engineering, and the technological achievements sound miraculous: Paralyzed people have controlled robotic limbs and ...

Motion Sensors Step Toward Low-Cost, High-Performance Wearable Technology
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Motion Sensors Step Toward Low-Cost, High-Performance Wearable Technology

Researchers from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering have developed a class of motion sensors that could herald a near future of ubiquitous, fully integrated, and...

Wine 'legs' and Minibot Motors
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Wine 'legs' and Minibot Motors

The physical phenomenon that helps create wine "legs" can be harnessed to propel tiny motors to carry out tasks on the surface of water, a published report says...

Can Computers Be Creative?
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Can Computers Be Creative?

Researchers from Pennsylvania State University have received $900,000 from DARPA to teach computers how to generate original design ideas and then determine if...

Diagnosing Supercomputer Problems
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Diagnosing Supercomputer Problems

A team of computer scientists and engineers from Sandia National Laboratories and Boston University have developed a framework that uses machine learning to automatically...
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