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Russian President Vladimir Putin says that whoever reaches a breakthrough in developing artificial intelligence will come to dominate the world.
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Acting Like a Muscle, Nano-Sized Device Lifts 165 Times its Own Weight
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Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland replaced graphite anodes with silicon anodes in lithium-ion batteries, possibly quadrupling anode capacity.
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Researchers from the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have shown that neural networks can accurately analyze complex distortions in...
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NASA is using its assets and expertise from across the agency to help respond to Hurricane Harvey—now Tropical Storm Harvey—which has been a disaster of unprecedented...
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Coders In Wealthy and Developing Countries Lean on Different Programming Languages
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Hackers Are the Real Obstacle For Self-Driving Vehicles
Before autonomous trucks and taxis hit the road, manufacturers will need to solve problems far more complex than collision avoidance and navigation (see "10 Breakthrough...
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Robot Rolls With the Rules of Pedestrian Conduct
Engineers at MIT have designed an autonomous robot with "socially aware navigation," that can keep pace with foot traffic while observing the general codes of pedestrian...
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Scientists Move Graphene Closer to Transistor Applications
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have successfully manipulated the electronic structure of graphene, which may enable the fabrication...
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Prsident Trump's victory caught Garrett Johnson—and the rest of humanity—by surprise.
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Floating Treasure: Space Law Needs to Catch p with Asteroid Mining
The Outer Space Treaty (OST) turns 50 in October. The foundational 1967 pact establishes space as "the province of all mankind" and forbids the nearly 100 states...
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How the Nsa Identified Satoshi nakamoto
The 'creator' of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, gave NSA investigators the only tool they needed to find him — his own words.
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Lost Turing Letters Give Unique Insight Into His Academic Life Prior to Death
A lost and unique collection of letters and correspondence from the late Alan Turing has been found in an old filing cabinet in a storeroom at the University of...
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Deep Learning Tackles Science's Big Data Problem
Researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been awarded nearly $2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to explore the potential of machine learning...
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3-D Printed High-Performance Polymer Could Be sed in Space
A team of Virginia Tech College of Engineering and College of Science researchers have 3-D printed a polymeric material that could find heavy use in space in any...
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In Silicon Valley, the Right Sounds a Surprising Battle Cry: Regulate Tech Giants
A year ago, Andrew Torba would have balked at the idea of regulating the Internet.
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The Myth of the Skills Gap
The contention that America's workers lack the skills employers demand is an article of faith among analysts, politicians, and pundits of every stripe, from conservative...
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