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Researchers to Demo and Deploy Disaster Communications System
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Researchers to Demo and Deploy Disaster Communications System

Communication systems can be overwhelmed by a disaster, leaving people without phones and Internet connectivity when they need them most. Now Georgia Tech researchers...

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It Jobs Thriving Despite Lackluster Economy

Even in a tough labor market, IT is where the jobs are. The unemployment rate for technology jobs was 3.3% in June, compared with a 9.2% unemployment rate overall...

Women's Quest for Romance Conflicts with Scientific Pursuits
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Women's Quest for Romance Conflicts with Scientific Pursuits

Four new studies by researchers at the University at Buffalo have found that when a woman's goal is to be romantically desirable, she distances herself from academic...

Wearable Electronics Demonstrate Promise of Brain-Machine Interfaces
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Wearable Electronics Demonstrate Promise of Brain-Machine Interfaces

Researchers have demonstrated that a thin flexible, skin-like device, mounted with tiny electronic components, is capable of acquiring electrical signals from the...

New Data Reveal University Licensing, Startup Formation Remain Strong
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New Data Reveal University Licensing, Startup Formation Remain Strong

Despite a chilly economic climate, university and research institute licensing and startup activity remained strong in fiscal year 2010, according to survey data...

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Apple Most Popular Employer with Fresh Graduates in Singapore

Consumer electronics giant Apple was chosen as the most popular employer among fresh graduates in Singapore this year again, a latest survey showed.  The survey...

Researchers Face Budget Bind
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Researchers Face Budget Bind

Federally funded researchers are facing months of uncertainty due to the budget-cutting battle that's unfolding in Washington. But policy experts say one outcome...

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Education Needs a Digital-Age ­pgrade

If you have a child entering grade school this fall, file away just one number with all those back-to-school forms: 65 percent. Chances are just that good that...

It Jobs Are Growing, But Can It Last?
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It Jobs Are Growing, But Can It Last?

During the second quarter, total U.S. IT employment exceeded 4 million jobs, marking a return to the employment levels of 2008. But will it last? IT employment...

Linkedin Launches Button That Lets You Apply For Jobs
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Linkedin Launches Button That Lets You Apply For Jobs

With the launch of its new "Apply With LinkedIn" button, LinkedIn is making it easier for candidates to apply for jobs online. The social network's goal is to...

You Can Count on This: Math Ability Is Inborn
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You Can Count on This: Math Ability Is Inborn

Do some people arrive in the world with better math skills than others? A study by a team of psychologists at Johns Hopkins University suggests they do.

Dealing with the Cyberworld's Dark Side
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Dealing with the Cyberworld's Dark Side

People who are cyberstalked or harassed online experience higher levels of stress and trauma than people who are stalked or harassed in person, according to a...

Autm Website to Facilitate Academic/industry Partnerships
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Autm Website to Facilitate Academic/industry Partnerships

The Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) plans to launch the AUTM Global Technology Portal, a website to facilitate networking, partnership and...

Defcon Opens Its Doors to Pre-Teen and Teen Hackers
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Defcon Opens Its Doors to Pre-Teen and Teen Hackers

DefCon, the conference where hackers and the people who monitor them get together to trade the latest in hacking and tracking data, had some new attendees: children...

The Best in the ­.s. For Entrepreneurship: How States Rank
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The Best in the ­.s. For Entrepreneurship: How States Rank

New York tops the new State Entrepreneurship Index, a measurement that evaluates the 50 U.S. states' entrepreneurial activity based on their business formation...

Research, Science and Technology Parks Creating High-Wage Jobs
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Research, Science and Technology Parks Creating High-Wage Jobs

Research, science and technology parks are catalysts for job creation. As communities look for ways to create jobs and drive economic growth, many are finding innovation...

Tech Girlz Rule: Microsoft Camps Designed to Draw Young Women Into Field
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Tech Girlz Rule: Microsoft Camps Designed to Draw Young Women Into Field

Microsoft's Fargo, ND campus drew participants from multiple states to a three-day event designed to spark interest and provide role models for the next generation...

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Why Isn't America Innovating Like It ­sed To?

America isn't innovating like it used to. And by "like it used to," I mean the period from after World War II to 1973, when an explosion of new technologies increased...

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At a Hacker Conference, Plenty of Friendly Feds

 Why are the Feds hobnobbing with hackers? Defcon, a convention of computer hackers here, was crawling with federal agents on Friday. They smiled, shook hands,...

Why Are China's Universities Losing Their Star Students?
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Why Are China's Universities Losing Their Star Students?

It happens every summer. In the weeks after the annual National College Entrance Examination, new high school graduates wait for the list. For years, who gets...
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