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Genome Hunters Go After Martian Dna
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Genome Hunters Go After Martian Dna

Two high-profile entrepreneurs say they want to put a DNA sequencing machine on the surface of Mars in a bid to prove the existence of extraterrestrial life.

Cybercrime-Fighters Seek 'generation Xbox' For Spy Jobs
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Cybercrime-Fighters Seek 'generation Xbox' For Spy Jobs

Up to 100 members of "generation Xbox" will be offered a career in the secret services, under a scheme announced by Foreign Secretary William Hague.

Study Confirms Magnetic Properties of Silicon Nano-Ribbons
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Study Confirms Magnetic Properties of Silicon Nano-Ribbons

Nano-ribbons of silicon configured so the atoms resemble chicken wire could hold the key to ultrahigh density data storage and information processing systems...

Bridging the Computer Science Gender Gap
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Bridging the Computer Science Gender Gap

Six University of Central Arkansas students have been awarded the 2012 Computer Science Female Freshman Scholarship to assist them in pursuing a career in the...

Jack Dorsey: Leadership Secrets Of Twitter And Square
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Jack Dorsey: Leadership Secrets Of Twitter And Square

You cover a lot of ground hanging out with Jack Dorsey.

Shark Social Networking
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Shark Social Networking

University of Delaware researchers are using an underwater robot to find and follow sand tiger sharks that they previously tagged with transmitters. The project...

Tufts Graduate Program Will Focus on Soft-Bodied Robots
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Tufts Graduate Program Will Focus on Soft-Bodied Robots

A five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to Tufts University will help launch an interdisciplinary graduate program to enable scientists and engineers...

An Overseas Push For Video Software For Sports Teams
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An Overseas Push For Video Software For Sports Teams

In 2006, football coaches at the University of Nebraska approached Jeffrey S. Raikes about ways to improve the Cornhuskers’ game with technology. Raikes, then president...

MIT Alums Recount Their Martian Experiences
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MIT Alums Recount Their Martian Experiences

Since NASA's Curiosity rover made its extraordinary Aug. 6 touchdown on Mars, it has been roving the Martian landscape, returning startling images.

The BlackBerry as Black Sheep
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The BlackBerry as Black Sheep

Rachel Crosby speaks about her BlackBerry phone the way someone might speak of an embarrassing relative. 

A Virtual Peek at the NYC Tech Campus
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A Virtual Peek at the NYC Tech Campus

Cornell University's plan for a new high-tech, applied-science campus on an island in New York City's East River moved to the next phase on Monday when the city...

Weather Supercomputing Facility Opens in Wyoming
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Weather Supercomputing Facility Opens in Wyoming

The NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center, which houses one of the world's most powerful supercomputers dedicated to the geosciences, officially opened on Monday...

Can Apple Win Over China?
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Can Apple Win Over China?

Tim Cook, Apple's reserved and soft-spoken CEO, has a tendency to wax euphoric about the China market and his company's place in it.

Freezing Electrons in Flight
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Freezing Electrons in Flight

Using the world's fastest laser pulses, which can freeze the ultrafast motion of electrons and atoms, UA physicists have caught the action of molecules breaking...

Why Becoming a Data Scientist Might Be Easier than You Think
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Why Becoming a Data Scientist Might Be Easier than You Think

Several novice programmers who signed up for a free machine-learning class on Coursera have gone on recently to win predictive-modeling competitions.

Japan's Once Mighty Tech Industry Has Fallen Far Behind Silicon Valley
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Japan's Once Mighty Tech Industry Has Fallen Far Behind Silicon Valley

In the 1980s, Sony co-founder Akio Morita fired a verbal missile across the Pacific at Silicon Valley: Japan's supremacy in business and technology would overwhelm...

Another Advance on the Road to Spintronics
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Another Advance on the Road to Spintronics

Berkeley Lab Researchers unlock ferromagnetic secrets of promising materials.

Marissa Mayer: Ready to Rumble at Yahoo
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Marissa Mayer: Ready to Rumble at Yahoo

On a Friday morning in late August, six weeks into her new job as CEO of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer was brainstorming about how to make the company innovative again.

NASA's Ironman-Like Exoskeleton Could Give Astronauts, Paraplegics Improved Mobility and Strength
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NASA's Ironman-Like Exoskeleton Could Give Astronauts, Paraplegics Improved Mobility and Strength

Marvel Comics' fictional superhero, Ironman, uses a powered armor suit that allows him superhuman strength.

Redefining Medicine With Apps and Ipads
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Redefining Medicine With Apps and Ipads

Dr. Alvin Rajkomar was doing rounds with his team at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center when he came upon a puzzling case: a frail, elderly...
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