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Vcs Bet Big Bucks on Hadoop
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Vcs Bet Big Bucks on Hadoop

Venture capitalists are pouring millions of dollars into startups that are betting their futures on the powerful data tool called Hadoop. The tool holds promise...

The Child, the Tablet, and the Developing Mind
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The Child, the Tablet, and the Developing Mind

I recently watched my sister perform an act of magic.

Quantum Dot Commands Light
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Quantum Dot Commands Light

Scientists at the Joint Quantum Institute, led by Professor Edo Waks, have experimentally realized an ultrafast logic gate on a photon, using a semiconductor quantum...

Youth Flock to Mobile Messaging Apps, May Be Threat to Facebook
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Youth Flock to Mobile Messaging Apps, May Be Threat to Facebook

Create personal profiles. Build networks of friends. Share photos, videos and music.

Welcome to the Mind-Bending World of Cloud-on-Cloud Computing
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Welcome to the Mind-Bending World of Cloud-on-Cloud Computing

John Engates is the chief technology officer at Rackspace, and even he had trouble wrapping his mind around the way his company runs its most important of technologies...

Silicon Valley Tech Firms Boosting Perks to Recruit, Retain
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Silicon Valley Tech Firms Boosting Perks to Recruit, Retain

Apple's ring-shaped, gleaming "Spaceship Headquarters" will include a world class auditorium and an orchard for engineers to wander.

How to Make Your Mark in Professional Basketball at 5′ 9″
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How to Make Your Mark in Professional Basketball at 5′ 9″

Growing up in India, Vasu Kulkarni was the self-proclaimed "biggest basketball fan in the world."

The Story of My App
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The Story of My App

Recently, I created an app called Petting Zoo. It is an interactive app for iPhones and iPads, and creating it was a difficult but interesting process.

Researchers Find Surprising Similarities Between Genetic and Computer Codes
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Researchers Find Surprising Similarities Between Genetic and Computer Codes

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory found a surprising similarity between two complex systems: bacterial genomes and...

Health Providers Can't Find, Keep It Staff
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Health Providers Can't Find, Keep It Staff

Under pressure from federal regulators to implement electronic health systems, healthcare providers are struggling to find and keep a technology staff in what is...

Researchers Take Sandia Technology Into the World of Business
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Researchers Take Sandia Technology Into the World of Business

Laurence Brown, Matt Donnelly and Jim Pacheco received Entrepreneurial Spirit Awards for their participation in Sandia's Entrepreneurial Separation to Transfer...

An Ecuadorian Silicon Valley: Pipeline to the Future or Pipe Dream?
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An Ecuadorian Silicon Valley: Pipeline to the Future or Pipe Dream?

First, let's review the plan for Yachay, the name chosen for the Ecuadorian government's planned "City of Knowledge" already under construction at a rural location...

Businesses Bet on Iron Man-Like Exoskeletons
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Businesses Bet on Iron Man-Like Exoskeletons

In the 1960s, the Incredible Hulk rose to fame as Marvel Comics' green mutant antihero with superhuman strength and some serious anger issues.

Police Dept. Sets Rules For Officers' ­se of Social Media
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Police Dept. Sets Rules For Officers' ­se of Social Media

Looking to avoid troublesome social media postings by its officers, the New York Police Departmenthas issued strict guidelines and ordered its members to comb through...

72% Of Professors Who Teach Online Courses Don't Think Their Students Deserve Credit
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72% Of Professors Who Teach Online Courses Don't Think Their Students Deserve Credit

This is not a good sign for online education: 72 percent of professors who have taught Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) don't believe that students should...

Researcher Awarded Nsf Grant to Develop Novel Flexible Electronics
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Researcher Awarded Nsf Grant to Develop Novel Flexible Electronics

Advances in organic semiconductor technology could one day lead to video screens that bend like paper and to electronics that can be sewn into clothing.

Qualcomm Wants to Be Famous
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Qualcomm Wants to Be Famous

Qualcomm sells chips that go inside TVs, BMW dashboards, game consoles, and, most important, one-third of smartphones sold.

Women Make Better Corporate Leaders Than Men, Study Finds
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Women Make Better Corporate Leaders Than Men, Study Finds

Women make better corporate leaders than men because they are more likely to make fair decisions when competing interests are at stake, according to a new study...

The Messaging Apps Taking on Facebook, Phone Giants
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The Messaging Apps Taking on Facebook, Phone Giants

On a recent Saturday, Johan Dijkland, a 23-year-old student in Emmen, Netherlands, opened a free messaging app called Line on his iPhone. Then he tapped on a virtual...

­niversity Enhances Visual Identification Technologies For Retail Applications
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­niversity Enhances Visual Identification Technologies For Retail Applications

The RFID Research Center and the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies at the University of Arkansas have partnered to conduct research that will integrate...
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