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Aviation Initiative to Get $2.6 Million to Test Unmanned Aircraft
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Aviation Initiative to Get $2.6 Million to Test Unmanned Aircraft

The addition of unmanned aircraft into the national airspace is expected to create a billion-dollar industry in the United States in the coming years. Funding...

Tech Boom! The War for Top Developer Talent
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Tech Boom! The War for Top Developer Talent

It isn't everyone who gets to walk through the Oval Office on their way to work.

New Algorithm Finds You, Even in ­ntagged Photos
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New Algorithm Finds You, Even in ­ntagged Photos

A new algorithm designed at the University of Toronto could profoundly change the way we find photos on social media sites. The search tool uses tag locations...

Pilot ­se of Automation Eyed in Air Crashes
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Pilot ­se of Automation Eyed in Air Crashes

Pilots are becoming so reliant on the computer systems that do most of the flying in today's airliners that on the rare occasions when something goes wrong, they're...

Diagnosis For Healthcare.gov: ­nrealistic Technology Expectations
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Diagnosis For Healthcare.gov: ­nrealistic Technology Expectations

The fiasco with the $600 million federal health insurance website wasn't all bureaucratic.

­Understanding Information: How We Get It, How We ­Use It, How to Benefit From It
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­Understanding Information: How We Get It, How We ­Use It, How to Benefit From It

University of California, San Diego professor Tara Javidi considers how people acquire and use information in various engineering applications to be as important...

China Launches Moon Rover Mission
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China Launches Moon Rover Mission

China's latest display of ambition in space involves sending a Jade Rabbit roaming across the Bay of Rainbows.

Study Tracks Attrition Rates For STEM Majors
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Study Tracks Attrition Rates For STEM Majors

About 50 percent of bachelor's degree candidates in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) exit the field without completing a college degree, according...

Pills of the Future: Nanoparticles
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Pills of the Future: Nanoparticles

Researchers from MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital have developed a drug-carrying nanoparticle that can be delivered orally and absorbed through the digestive...

Scientists Seek Other Scientists For Cosmology Problem
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Scientists Seek Other Scientists For Cosmology Problem

How do you measure something that is invisible?

Jury: Newegg Infringes Spangenberg Patent, Must Pay $2.3 Million
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Jury: Newegg Infringes Spangenberg Patent, Must Pay $2.3 Million

Newegg, an online retailer that has made a name for itself fighting the non-practicing patent holders sometimes called "patent trolls," sits on the losing end of...

How Do Game Companies Share Massive Files?
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How Do Game Companies Share Massive Files?

Electronic Arts' multi-player shooter "Battlefield 4" exploded onto the computer games scene earlier this month, giving players a realistic taste of military combat...

Sharing Personal Info Via Online Social Networks Can Lead to Hiring Discrimination
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Sharing Personal Info Via Online Social Networks Can Lead to Hiring Discrimination

Carnegie Mellon University researchers have found evidence that sharing personal information via online social networks can lead to hiring discrimination.

Strategy for Women in STEM
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Strategy for Women in STEM

Women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields might benefit from a project-based curriculum, based on evidence from Worcester Polytechnic...

'wise Chisels': Art, Craftsmanship, and Power Tools
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'wise Chisels': Art, Craftsmanship, and Power Tools

It's often easy to tell at a glance the difference between a mass-produced object and one that has been handcrafted: The handmade item is likely to have distinctive...

Already Anticipating 'terminator' Ethics
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Already Anticipating 'terminator' Ethics

What could possibly go wrong?

Lawrence Livermore Researchers Awarded a Billion Supercomputer Core Hours
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Lawrence Livermore Researchers Awarded a Billion Supercomputer Core Hours

Thirteen Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have been awarded more than a billion core hours on two of America's fastest supercomputers as part...

Argonne and RIKEN Sign Petascale Computing Agreement
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Argonne and RIKEN Sign Petascale Computing Agreement

The Argonne Leadership Computing Facility and the RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at expanding...

Newegg Trial: Crypto Legend Takes the Stand, Goes For Knockout Patent Punch
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Newegg Trial: Crypto Legend Takes the Stand, Goes For Knockout Patent Punch

Newegg's courtroom face-off with patent-licensing giant TQP Development is nearing its end.

Charlie Rose Talks to Nathan Myhrvold
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Charlie Rose Talks to Nathan Myhrvold

You worked for years at Microsoft, where things now look uncertain.
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