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Graphene: Growing Giants
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Graphene: Growing Giants

A research team at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology may help bring graphene's promise closer to reality.

Peer-Review Science Is Taking Off on Twitter, but Tweets Don't Match Citations
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Peer-Review Science Is Taking Off on Twitter, but Tweets Don't Match Citations

The most tweeted peer-reviewed articles published between 2010 and 2012, and the trends associated with their social media success, have been identified by Stefanie...

Old School vs. New School As Academic Publishers Brawl Over Web
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Old School vs. New School As Academic Publishers Brawl Over Web

The competition for prominence in academic publishing heated up this week as a traditional company, Elsevier, tangled with a Digital Era rival, Academia.edu.

"Hour of Code" Calls on Students to Program Computers, With Support From Obama (And the Republicans, Too!)
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"Hour of Code" Calls on Students to Program Computers, With Support From Obama (And the Republicans, Too!)

By now you may have heard about the United States' woeful lack of public coding classes, despite the economy's ever-growing need for technical workers.

Harvesting Electricity: Triboelectric Generators Capture Wasted Power
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Harvesting Electricity: Triboelectric Generators Capture Wasted Power

Researchers are using the triboelectric effect to capture mechanical energy and say it could be put to work powering mobile devices.

Saving the Net from the Surveillance State: Glenn Greenwald Speaks ­p
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Saving the Net from the Surveillance State: Glenn Greenwald Speaks ­p

Big Brother may be watching you. But Glenn Greenwald is watching Big Brother.

Spectroscopic Technique Could Lead to Better Lithium-Ion Batteries
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Spectroscopic Technique Could Lead to Better Lithium-Ion Batteries

A new technique developed at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source could help scientists better understand and improve the materials required for high-performance...

Martian Laser Surpasses 100,000 Zaps
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Martian Laser Surpasses 100,000 Zaps

ChemCam zaps rocks with a high-powered laser to determine their composition and carries a camera that can survey the Martian landscape.  

China Bars Banks from Bitcoin Transactions
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China Bars Banks from Bitcoin Transactions

China's government banned financial institutions from trading in bitcoin on Thursday, in what analysts said was a restrained first step towards regulating the digital...

Shazam! How the Music Industry Hears What You (will) Love
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Shazam! How the Music Industry Hears What You (will) Love

At some point in 2014, your friends are totally going to be into this Dutch DJ named Martin Garrix.

Five Online Classes To Pump ­p It Careers
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Five Online Classes To Pump ­p It Careers

An explosion in new online learning opportunities is making it possible for IT professionals to commit to a career of lifelong learning. Better still, many of these...

Inside China's Version of Silicon Valley
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Inside China's Version of Silicon Valley

On the outside, China's answer to Silicon Valley doesn't look the part: It's a crowded mass of electronics malls, fast-food joints and office buildings in northwest...

Collaboration to Leverage Online Technology to Expand Educational Access
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Collaboration to Leverage Online Technology to Expand Educational Access

Davidson College, edX, and the College Board will collaborate to provide Advanced Placement high-school teachers and their students with access to a suite of...

7 Epic Fails Brought to You By the Genius Mind of Thomas Edison
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7 Epic Fails Brought to You By the Genius Mind of Thomas Edison

Almost everyone can name the man that invented the light bulb.

Everything Is Becoming a Branch of Computer Science
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Everything Is Becoming a Branch of Computer Science

Computer science is widening its public appeal as people increasingly realize how it impacts nearly every other field of academic endeavor.

Nailing It: Scientists Build a Low-Cost, Open-Source 3-D Metal Printer
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Nailing It: Scientists Build a Low-Cost, Open-Source 3-D Metal Printer

Detailed plans, software, and firmware for a new low-cost 3-D metal printer developed by a Michigan Technological University team are freely available and open...

Google Puts Money on Robots, ­sing the Man Behind Android
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Google Puts Money on Robots, ­sing the Man Behind Android

In an out-of-the-way Google office, two life-size humanoid robots hang suspended in a corner.

Is the Future of the Internet in Iceland?
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Is the Future of the Internet in Iceland?

When you clicked on the link to read this article, your computer, tablet or phone sent a request that traveled hundreds or perhaps thousands of miles at the speed...

Singularity ­niversity Plots Hi-Tech Future For Humans
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Singularity ­niversity Plots Hi-Tech Future For Humans

Rob Nail walks into the room looking like a Silicon Valley Doctor Who as played by David Tennant—tailored suit, 3D-printed trainers and the Californian twist on...

Imagine Your Face As Your Future Iphone Password
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Imagine Your Face As Your Future Iphone Password

You may one day be able to unlock your iPhone based just on your good looks.
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