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Capturing Football's Snaps, Crackles, and Pops in Madden Nfl
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Capturing Football's Snaps, Crackles, and Pops in Madden Nfl

The football players strutted down a 40-yard strip of synthetic turf, yelling, jumping and flailing their arms to whip the fans into a frenzy.

3-D Scanning, With Your Smartphone
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3-D Scanning, With Your Smartphone

Startup Viztu Technologies developed commercial software that generated 3-D models from 2-D photos.  

How to Make Money Finding Bugs in Software
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How to Make Money Finding Bugs in Software

The first computer bug was found in 1947 when a moth got caught in one of the relays of the Harvard Mark II.

Painting Robot Lends Surgeons a Hand
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Painting Robot Lends Surgeons a Hand

A robot invented by a Wake Forest University student could help teach doctors how to perform complex, robot-assisted surgeries.

Facebook Turns 10: The Mark Zuckerberg Interview
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Facebook Turns 10: The Mark Zuckerberg Interview

Mark Zuckerberg doesn't usually observe sentimental anniversaries.

Tech's Diversity Problem Is Apparent as Early as High School
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Tech's Diversity Problem Is Apparent as Early as High School

In three states, not a single girl took the Advanced Placement exam in computer science last year. In eight states, no Hispanic students took it. And in 11 states...

'honey Encryption' Will Bamboozle Attackers with Fake Secrets
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'honey Encryption' Will Bamboozle Attackers with Fake Secrets

Ari Juels, an independent researcher who was previously chief scientist at computer security company RSA, thinks something important is missing from the cryptography...

Computer Power Clicks with Geochemistry
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Computer Power Clicks with Geochemistry

Sandia National Laboratories is developing computer models that show how radioactive waste interacts with soil and sediments, shedding light on waste disposal and...

Storage System for 'Big Data' Speeds Access to Information
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Storage System for 'Big Data' Speeds Access to Information

Researchers have developed a storage system for big-data analytics that can dramatically speed up the time it takes to access information.

N.s.a. Choice Is Navy Expert on Cyberwar
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N.s.a. Choice Is Navy Expert on Cyberwar

In nominating Vice Adm. Michael S. Rogers as the new director of the National Security Agency on Thursday, President Obama chose a recognized expert in the new...

24 Prototype Fund Winners Focus on Human-Centered Design
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24 Prototype Fund Winners Focus on Human-Centered Design

The Knight Foundation is supporting 24 early-stage media projects through its Prototype Fund, which provides small projects with grants of $35,000.

Is Google Cornering the Market on Deep Learning?
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Is Google Cornering the Market on Deep Learning?

How much are a dozen deep-learning researchers worth?

More on Deepmind: AI Startup to Work Directly With Google’s Search Team
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More on Deepmind: AI Startup to Work Directly With Google’s Search Team

Google has been buying a lot of crazy stuff lately.

Urthecast's Eye on the Space Station Can Finally See
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Urthecast's Eye on the Space Station Can Finally See

Scott Larson just survived a particularly stressful month during which the equipment he sent to the International Space Station sat in limbo.

The State of Computer Science Education in California's High Schools
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The State of Computer Science Education in California's High Schools

A couple weeks ago The College Board released data about the students who took the AP Computer Science test in 2013.

When the Job Search Becomes a Blame Game
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When the Job Search Becomes a Blame Game

An MIT professor's new book explores how white-collar job hunters in the United States blame themselves unnecessarily — and suffer as a result — when they cannot...

Students in ­nusual Major Communicate Science Through Art
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Students in ­nusual Major Communicate Science Through Art

The biological and pre-medical illustration major at Iowa State University educates students in the divergent fields of natural science and art to produce drawings...

A 96-Antenna System Tests the Next Generation of Wireless
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A 96-Antenna System Tests the Next Generation of Wireless

Even as the world's carriers build out the latest wireless infrastructure, known as 4G LTE, a new apparatus bristling with 96 antennas taking shape at a Rice University...

A Holodeck Videogame Designed to Train Soldiers
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A Holodeck Videogame Designed to Train Soldiers

If the Army is going to keep up with military readiness pressures while also seeing a reduction in troop size and stagnant budgets, then it’s going to need more...

The Race to Buy the Human Brains Behind Deep Learning Machines
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The Race to Buy the Human Brains Behind Deep Learning Machines

Any aspiring science fiction writer looking for a good protagonist could do worse than ripping off the Wikipedia page for Demis Hassabis.
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