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The Quest for Better Superconducting Materials
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The Quest for Better Superconducting Materials

By gaining a better understanding of how and why chemical dopants alter the behavior of a parent material, scientists believe they can design superconductors that...

How a Database of the World's Knowledge Shapes Google's Future
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How a Database of the World's Knowledge Shapes Google's Future

For all its success, Google's famous Page Rank algorithm has never understood a word of the billions of Web pages it has directed people to over the years.

One Day an Elevator Might Ask—are You Getting On?
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One Day an Elevator Might Ask—are You Getting On?

Microsoft researchers have enabled elevators in a company building to detect the likelihood that a person walking by will want to board it.

Nasa Receives Mars 2020 Rover Instrument Proposals For Evaluation
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Nasa Receives Mars 2020 Rover Instrument Proposals For Evaluation

NASA has received 58 proposals for science and exploration technology instruments to fly aboard the agency's next Mars rover in 2020, twice the usual number submitted...

Staying Cool by Getting Hot in the Nanoelectric Universe
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Staying Cool by Getting Hot in the Nanoelectric Universe

Research hints that nanodevices in microcircuits can protect themselves from heat generation, which could boost computing power without large-scale changes to electronics...

Marvin Minsky Honored For Lifetime Achievements in Artificial Intelligence
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Marvin Minsky Honored For Lifetime Achievements in Artificial Intelligence

MIT Media Lab professor emeritus Marvin Minsky, 86, a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence, has won the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award...

When Google Closes the Nest Deal, Privacy Issues For the Internet of Things Will Hit the Big Time
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When Google Closes the Nest Deal, Privacy Issues For the Internet of Things Will Hit the Big Time

Google rocked the smart home market Monday with its intention to purchase connected home thermostat maker Nest for $3.2 billion, which will force a much-needed...

The Search For the Lost Cray Supercomputer Os
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The Search For the Lost Cray Supercomputer Os

In 1976, famed computer architect Seymour Cray released one of the most successful supercomputers ever made: the Cray-1, a stylish 5.5-ton C-shaped tower that was...

Is the $1,000 Genome For Real?
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Is the $1,000 Genome For Real?


Comet Craft Ready to Wake
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Comet Craft Ready to Wake

Space scientists are used to moments of high tension.

Why Google Bought Nest: A Theory
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Why Google Bought Nest: A Theory

Google is acquiring Nest, makers of a smart thermostat, for a reported $3.2 billion.

Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Find Me a Job
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Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Find Me a Job

It's no coincidence that Sanjeev Agrawal, the co-founder and chief executive of Collegefeed, compares finding a job with dating.

Amazon's Current Employees Raise the Bar For New Hires
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Amazon's Current Employees Raise the Bar For New Hires

In fulfilling online orders, Amazon.com Inc. is all about expediency. The fewer people involved the better.

Disordered Materials Hold Promise for Better Batteries
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Disordered Materials Hold Promise for Better Batteries

MIT and Brookhaven researchers find that, contrary to conventional wisdom, cathodes made of disordered lithium compounds can perform better than perfectly ordered...

Wheeled Wonder
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Wheeled Wonder

Pay a visit to Manuela Veloso in the Gates and Hillman centers at Carnegie Mellon University and you may be in for a big surprise.

Lifelogging: What It's Like to Record Your Whole Life
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Lifelogging: What It's Like to Record Your Whole Life

Gordon Bell, one of the first people to chronicle his existence digitally, explains how it has changed his life and the potential pitfalls.

W­STL Engineers Provide Free Code to Help Build Better Batteries
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W­STL Engineers Provide Free Code to Help Build Better Batteries

A team at Washington University in St. Louis  have developed a a freely available code that developers can use as a model to determine in early stages whether...

China in Race to Build First Code-Breaking Quantum Supercomputer
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China in Race to Build First Code-Breaking Quantum Supercomputer

Researchers in China are pulling out all the stops to create the holy grail of technology — the world's first code-breaking supercomputer.

Battery Development May Extend Range of Electric Cars
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Battery Development May Extend Range of Electric Cars

A new anode developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory could quadruple the life of lithium-sulfur batteries in electric vehicles and store renewable energy...

IBM Doubles Down on Watson
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IBM Doubles Down on Watson

IBM plans to jumpstart Watson with a $100-million venture fund to build a business around the supercomputer that famously beat two human champions at the TV game...
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