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Scientists Create First Realistic 3-D Reconstruction of Brain Circuit
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Scientists Create First Realistic 3-D Reconstruction of Brain Circuit

Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute are reporting that they have created the first realistic three-dimensional diagram of a thalamocortical column...

Vision Scientists Demonstrate Innovative Learning Method
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Vision Scientists Demonstrate Innovative Learning Method

New research suggests it may be possible to learn high-performance tasks with little or no conscious effort through visual perceptual learning.

Video Game Players Advancing Genetic Research
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Video Game Players Advancing Genetic Research

Players of a video game designed by McGill University researchers are contributing to the analysis of DNA sequences.

Metal Lab Develops Multiple Ways to Experience Virtual Reality
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Metal Lab Develops Multiple Ways to Experience Virtual Reality

Iowa State University's METaL virtual reality facility is designed to be a versatile, everyday research tool. It will be used to study and develop 3-D visual display...

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Pentagon Fast-Tracks Hacker Research

The Pentagon has long had a love-hate relationship with computer hackers: On the outside, they can infiltrate vulnerable defense networks. On the inside, they...

In Her Free Time, This Google Researcher Designs Puzzles of the Wooden Kind
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In Her Free Time, This Google Researcher Designs Puzzles of the Wooden Kind

By day, Google researcher Maya Gupta tries to solve the puzzle of how to teach computers to recognize the contents of digital images.

Computer Simulations Shed Light on the Physics of Rainbows
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Computer Simulations Shed Light on the Physics of Rainbows

Computer scientists at UC San Diego, who set out to simulate all rainbows found in nature, wound up answering questions about the physics of rainbows as well.

Hubble Racks ­p 10,000 Science Papers
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Hubble Racks ­p 10,000 Science Papers

For the past 21 years thousands of astronomers around the world in over 35 countries have been engaged in Hubble Space Telescope research, and the 10,000th Hubble...

Programming Should Take Pride of Place in Our Schools
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Programming Should Take Pride of Place in Our Schools

If we don't change the way ICT is thought about and taught, we're shutting the door on our children's futures.

Tim Cook's First 100 Days as Apple Ceo
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Tim Cook's First 100 Days as Apple Ceo

World leaders are often measured by what they do in their first 100 days in office. But what about business leaders? As of last Friday, it has been 100 days since...

Women in It
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Women in It

Men are still dominant when it comes to top IT positions in higher education, and  women face in the field face numerous challenges. Dominican University CIO Jill...

With a Leaner Model, Start-­ps Reach Further Afield
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With a Leaner Model, Start-­ps Reach Further Afield

Lee Redden, 26, a Ph.D. student in engineering at Stanford, recently decided to shelve his education and help found a start-up company.

Medical Robotics Experts Advance Nasa 'satellite Surgery' Project
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Medical Robotics Experts Advance Nasa 'satellite Surgery' Project

Johns Hopkins University engineers are applying their expertise with medical robotics to show NASA how to fix valuable satellites that are breaking down or running...

Study Suggests Flexible Workplaces Promote Better Health Behavior and Well-Being
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Study Suggests Flexible Workplaces Promote Better Health Behavior and Well-Being

A flexible workplace initiative improved employees' health behavior and well-being, including a rise in the amount and quality of sleep and better health management...

Facebook Auditions Kid Hackers with All-Night Codefest
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Facebook Auditions Kid Hackers with All-Night Codefest

"Yes! We have elegance!" says a student from the University of Waterloo. Then he pauses, and his shoulders slump.

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Retailers Are Losing the Software Talent Wars

For a decade, Target outsourced its website operations to Amazon.com. The Minneapolis retail giant began preparing two years ago to take control of the site when...

STEM Literacy Beyond STEM Occupations
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STEM Literacy Beyond STEM Occupations

A new report from Georgetown University defines why science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) literacy is important both inside and outside STEM fields,...

IT's Most Wanted: Mainframe Programmers
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IT's Most Wanted: Mainframe Programmers

Although mainframes remain a key component of enterprises, many mainframe personnel are getting ready to retire and there are not enough students interested in...

Gchq Aims to Recruit Computer Hackers with Code-Cracking Web Site
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Gchq Aims to Recruit Computer Hackers with Code-Cracking Web Site

Government intelligence service targets "self-taught" hackers with cryptic Web site that features no obvious branding.

The Search For Analysts to Make Sense of 'big Data'
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The Search For Analysts to Make Sense of 'big Data'

Businesses keep vast troves of data about things like online shopping behavior, or millions of changes in weather patterns, or trillions of financial transactions—information...
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