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Georgia Tech Develops Computational Algorithm to Assist in Cancer Treatments
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Georgia Tech Develops Computational Algorithm to Assist in Cancer Treatments

Georgia Tech has created a new data analysis algorithm that quickly transforms complex RNA sequence data into usable content for biologists and clinicians.

Scientists Deploy Lasers, Gps Technology to Improve Snow Measurements
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Scientists Deploy Lasers, Gps Technology to Improve Snow Measurements

Scientists are working to solve a critical wintertime weather mystery: how to accurately measure the amount of snow on the ground.

Mitx Prototype Course Opens For Enrollment
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Mitx Prototype Course Opens For Enrollment

In December, MIT announced the launch of an online learning initiative called "MITx." Starting this week, interested learners can now enroll for free in the initiative’s...

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Tides Are Changing For Web Surfers

David Weinberger has a new book out entitled Too Big to Know in which he argues that one of the implications of a comprehensively networked society is that the...

Electrical Engineers Build 'no-Waste' Laser
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Electrical Engineers Build 'no-Waste' Laser

A team of University of California, San Diego researchers has built the smallest room-temperature nanolaser to date, as well as an even more startling device: a...

Anyone Can Learn to Be More Inventive
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Anyone Can Learn to Be More Inventive

Cognitive psychology researcher Anthony McCaffrey has developed a tookit to help individuals overcoming common roadblocks to problem-solving and invention. Initial...

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Google's Very First Employee, Craig Silverstein

Google's very first employee, Craig Silverstein, is leaving the company to join the high-profile online learning phenom, Khan Academy.

How One Kitchen Table in Brooklyn Became a School for Coders
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How One Kitchen Table in Brooklyn Became a School for Coders

Every week at a kitchen table in Brooklyn, coders Amit Pitaru and David Nolen host a salon/workshop called Kitchen Table Coders, bringing together a small group...

Average Silicon Valley Tech Salary Passes $100,000
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Average Silicon Valley Tech Salary Passes $100,000

Average annual salaries for Silicon Valley technology workers surpassed the $100,000 mark last year for the first time ever, pushed higher by the strength of...

Darpa's Ls3 Legged Robot Prototype Gets Its First Outdoor Exercise
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Darpa's Ls3 Legged Robot Prototype Gets Its First Outdoor Exercise

DARPA's prototype robotic "pack mule" stands up, lies down, and follows a leader while carrying 400 lbs. of a squad's gear.

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'cyberspace Requires a World-Class Cyber Warrior'

With growing worries about the threat of "cyber warfare," militaries around the world are racing to recruit the computer specialists they believe may be central...

Professor Receives Grant to Study Entanglement in Quantum Systems
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Professor Receives Grant to Study Entanglement in Quantum Systems

A grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research is supporting the investigating of scientific obstacles to quantum computers, cryptography and teleportation...

Google Awards $340,000 in STEM Grants
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Google Awards $340,000 in STEM Grants

Google recently awarded $340,000 to 26 organizations that provide science, technology, engineering, and math enrichment programs to students in K-12 and higher...

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Facebook Woos Investors With an Eye for Start-­ps

Facebook Inc., with an eye toward future business relationships, wants to be friends with more social-media start-ups.

No More Resumes, Say Some Firms
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No More Resumes, Say Some Firms

Companies are increasingly relying on social networks, video profiles, social media content and online surveys to gauge candidates' suitability for a job. While...

The Future of Hiring: Human Resources, Without the Humans
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The Future of Hiring: Human Resources, Without the Humans

Imagine a scenario where your next job interview isn't face-to-face, but face-to-screen. There are no questions about your former work experience and office habits...

Apps-Related Jobs Tallied at 466k in ­.s.
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Apps-Related Jobs Tallied at 466k in ­.s.

Nearly half a million jobs in the United States have been created because of the 1 million-plus applications designed for smartphones, tablets and other mobile...

Engineers ­p Computer Processor Performance By Over 20 Percent
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Engineers ­p Computer Processor Performance By Over 20 Percent

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique that allows graphics processing units and central processing units on a single chip...

Api: Three Letters That Change Life, the ­niverse, and Even Detroit
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Api: Three Letters That Change Life, the ­niverse, and Even Detroit

Sam Ramji met AT&T chief technology officer John Donovan on a speed date—or at least the tech world equivalent of a speed date.

Designing Windows 8, or How to Redesign a Religion
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Designing Windows 8, or How to Redesign a Religion

There are lot of hard jobs at Microsoft. But Sam Moreau just might have the hardest of all. Or at least the most harrowing. Over the past five years, he's taken...
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