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NASA's Ironman-Like Exoskeleton Could Give Astronauts, Paraplegics Improved Mobility and Strength
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NASA's Ironman-Like Exoskeleton Could Give Astronauts, Paraplegics Improved Mobility and Strength

Marvel Comics' fictional superhero, Ironman, uses a powered armor suit that allows him superhuman strength.

Redefining Medicine With Apps and Ipads
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Redefining Medicine With Apps and Ipads

Dr. Alvin Rajkomar was doing rounds with his team at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center when he came upon a puzzling case: a frail, elderly...

What Are Grand Technology and Scientific Challenges for the 21st Century?
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What Are Grand Technology and Scientific Challenges for the 21st Century?

What are the next Big Things in science and technology? Teleportation? Unlimited clean Energy? The scientists and researchers at DARPA and the White House Office...

Data Scientist: The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century
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Data Scientist: The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century

When Jonathan Goldman arrived for work in June 2006 at LinkedIn, the business networking site, the place still felt like a start-up.

Why Trifacta Is Teaching Humans and Data to Work Together
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Why Trifacta Is Teaching Humans and Data to Work Together

Ask a group of data scientists the toughest part of their job, and many will probably tell you–it's not the math but the work required to turn raw data into something...

Facebook's 'Next Billion': A Q&A With Mark Zuckerberg
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Facebook's 'Next Billion': A Q&A With Mark Zuckerberg

In 2004, Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard University dorm room, hoping to see what his classmates were up to on campus. The following eight years...

The Extremely Personal Computer: The Digital Future of Mental Health
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The Extremely Personal Computer: The Digital Future of Mental Health

It's 2018, and you're not feeling your best.

Sites That Pay the Shopper For Being a Seller
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Sites That Pay the Shopper For Being a Seller

Julie Medeiros thinks her taste in fashion is worth something. Turns out it is: about $50 a month.

A New Tech Generation Defies the Odds in Japan
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A New Tech Generation Defies the Odds in Japan

Every Wednesday, a bar in central Tokyo hosts an unusual speed-dating event. There are drinks and plenty of coy looks. But the young people at the bar aren’t here...

Online Education Grows Up, and For Now, It's Free
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Online Education Grows Up, and For Now, It's Free

Online education isn't particularly new. It has been around in some form since the 1990s, but what is new is the speed and scale in which online learning is growing...

Meet the Man Who Gave the Mars Rover Its Eyes
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Meet the Man Who Gave the Mars Rover Its Eyes

Iconic pictures from the latest mission to the Red Planet are coming courtesy of space-imaging expert Michael Malin.

Power, Pollution, and the Internet
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Power, Pollution, and the Internet

Jeff Rothschild's machines at Facebook had a problem he knew he had to solve immediately. They were about to melt.

Warehouse 'bots Do Battle to Make Same-Day Delivery a Reality
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Warehouse 'bots Do Battle to Make Same-Day Delivery a Reality

The robots zipping across the aluminum grid look less like Star Wars droids and more like little red wagons.

On Waterfront, Rise of the Machines
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On Waterfront, Rise of the Machines

In the rising light of a mid-September morning, the CSAV Pyrenees, a blue-water freighter sailing out of Suape Port in Brazil, was lashed to its lines at BerthPort...

Intuitive Visual Control Provides Faster Robot Operation
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Intuitive Visual Control Provides Faster Robot Operation

Using a novel method of integrating video technology and familiar control devices, a research team from Georgia Tech and the Georgia Tech Research Institute is...

Robot Culture Blossoms in Bay Area
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Robot Culture Blossoms in Bay Area

They may not look exactly like their goofy, gangly ancestors on '60s TV.

How Student Coders Helped Cern Build Iphone App, Speed ­p Simulations
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How Student Coders Helped Cern Build Iphone App, Speed ­p Simulations

Google Summer of Code is one of the best deals out there both for students looking to hone their coding skills and for organizations that need cheap, talented labor...

Making Money on Mobile: The Youtube Perspective
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Making Money on Mobile: The Youtube Perspective

It's no secret that more and more content is being consumed on mobile devices. While this has been a source of stress for some web publishers like Facebook, YouTube...

Pete Koomen: The Quest For More Clicks
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Pete Koomen: The Quest For More Clicks


Does Rise of Biometrics Mean a Future Without Anonymity?
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Does Rise of Biometrics Mean a Future Without Anonymity?

Long envisioned as an alternative to remembering scores of computer passwords or lugging around keys to cars, homes and businesses, technology that identifies people...
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