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U.s. Manufacturing Sees Shortage of Skilled Factory Workers

This stretch of the Rust Belt might seem like an easy place to find factory workers.

Why 'big Data' Is a Magnet For Startups
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Why 'big Data' Is a Magnet For Startups

Armies of entrepreneurs are trying to make money sifting through mountains of data from the Web and other sources, but one of the biggest challenges is simply getting...

Share of Workers in Scientific Fields Shrinks
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Share of Workers in Scientific Fields Shrinks

The number of U.S. workers in science and engineering professions fell in the past decade, ending a steady upward trend in the proportion of workers in fields associated...

Silicon Valley Sets Up Shop in New York
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Silicon Valley Sets Up Shop in New York

Start spreadin' the news: Silicon Valley is invading New York. In the past year, Facebook, Twitter, Skype, game maker Zynga, and other technology players have opened...

Hkust Launches First Social Media Lab in Asia
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Hkust Launches First Social Media Lab in Asia

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has launched Asia's first social media lab specializing in the study of social media related culture...

Implantable Microchip-Based Drug Delivery Device Completes First Human Trial
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Implantable Microchip-Based Drug Delivery Device Completes First Human Trial

MicroCHIPS Inc. announced the results of the first successful human clinical trial involving its implantable, microchip-based drug delivery device. The company's...

Big Data Spawns New Breed of 'data Scientist'
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Big Data Spawns New Breed of 'data Scientist'

A new breed of data scientists is in demand as a result of the rise of big data. Government, universities, and industry are looking for people with a rare mix...

Video Games Lead to New Paths to Treat Cancer, Other Diseases
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Video Games Lead to New Paths to Treat Cancer, Other Diseases

Researchers at Wake Forest University are using graphics processing units, the technology that makes video game images so realistic, to simulate the inner workings...

The Delivery Guy Who Saw Jeremy Lin Coming
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The Delivery Guy Who Saw Jeremy Lin Coming

The morning after Jeremy Lin sank a thrilling, last-second three-pointer that lifted the New York Knicks over the Toronto Raptors and gave "Linsanity" its latest...

$8.5 Million Initiative Will Study Quantum Memories
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$8.5 Million Initiative Will Study Quantum Memories

The U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research has awarded $8.5 million to a consortium of seven U.S. universities that will work together to determine the best...

What Dropbox Can Teach ­S About Cloud Computing
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What Dropbox Can Teach ­S About Cloud Computing

Dropbox is the most deceptively simple of services.

Inside Google's Bet on 'consumerization'
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Inside Google's Bet on 'consumerization'

Here's Google's strategy for selling to the enterprise: Take a popular consumer product, make a few small enhancements and tack the words "for business" on the...

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Fbi Seeks Social Media Monitoring Tool

The goal is to use the tool to keep on top of breaking events, incidents and emerging threats, the agency said in a recent Request for Information from IT vendors...

Genetics Inspired Research Prevents Cyber Attacks
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Genetics Inspired Research Prevents Cyber Attacks

Leveraging the concept of "survival of the fittest," Wake Forest University researchers are fighting the continual evolution of computer viruses, worms and malware...

Motherhood 'Detrimental' to Women's Scientific Careers, Study Concludes
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Motherhood 'Detrimental' to Women's Scientific Careers, Study Concludes

Women with advanced degrees in math-intensive academic fields drop out of fast-track research careers primarily because they want children — not because their...

Why Nasa's Really Into Making Video Games
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Why Nasa's Really Into Making Video Games

Most people think of NASA as an organization full of rocket scientists. But while the U.S. space agency has spent decades launching spaceships and working on other...

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The Age of Big Data

Good with numbers? Fascinated by data? The sound you hear is opportunity knocking.

Linux Job Openings on the Rise: Dice Report
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Linux Job Openings on the Rise: Dice Report

Dice reports that although Linux skills are in demand, finding talent is difficult for many organizations, which has boosted salaries and bonuses for Linux professionals...

Building a 'blind-Friendly' Internet
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Building a 'blind-Friendly' Internet

Rakesh Babu, a blind assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, says the Internet is critical to education and social interaction in today’s...

Darpa Dodges Obama Budget Death Ray, Keeps Its $2.8 Billion
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Darpa Dodges Obama Budget Death Ray, Keeps Its $2.8 Billion

For most of the U.S. military's far-flung community of scientists and engineers, Monday was a day to pop a Xanax.
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