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Building Ultra-Low Power Wireless Networks
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Building Ultra-Low Power Wireless Networks

Researchers at the University of Arkansas have received funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation to create distortion-tolerant communications for wireless...

A Hardware Renaissance in Silicon Valley
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A Hardware Renaissance in Silicon Valley

In recent years, Silicon Valley seems to have forgotten about silicon. It’s been about dot-coms, Web advertising, social networking, and apps for smartphones.

Top Five Cities For Big Data Jobs
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Top Five Cities For Big Data Jobs

The Big Data movement is creating a hiring boom, spurring IT departments to find the right people to collect, analyze, and interpret data. Five cities show the...

Students Explore Cyber Issues at Sandia Summer Institute
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Students Explore Cyber Issues at Sandia Summer Institute

Top graduate students pursuing careers in cybersecurity worked alongside Sandia and other prominent cybersecurity experts in a weeklong summer institute sponsored...

Program to Improve STEM Access For Blind, Visually-Impaired Students
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Program to Improve STEM Access For Blind, Visually-Impaired Students

Arizona State University kicks off a pilot program called 3D-Imagine that uses three-dimensional materials to enhance independent learning by blind or visually-impaired...

In Japan, Mobile Startups Take Gaming To Next Level
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In Japan, Mobile Startups Take Gaming To Next Level

On the subway, in doctor's waiting rooms and during college lectures, millions of Japanese can be found glued to their smartphones. But they're not texting or making...

Backseat Leader: Managing Change When You're Not Running the Show
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Backseat Leader: Managing Change When You're Not Running the Show

Being an advocate for change has great career potential. But how can you spark positive change within your organization if you're not "officially" running the show...

Former White House Cybersecurity Official Joins Start-­p
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Former White House Cybersecurity Official Joins Start-­p

In January, Sameer Bhalotra left his position as President Obama's senior director for cybersecurity without discussing his next move.

Turning Gamers Into Citizen Scientists
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Turning Gamers Into Citizen Scientists

Everyday gamers are making notable contributions to science and medicine. One online video game that makes the connection is EteRNA, which has become a digital...

Seven Things A Headhunter Won't Tell You
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Seven Things A Headhunter Won't Tell You

At some point you may find yourself working with a headhunter, so it's helpful to understand how they operate and how their thinking can influence your job search...

Pioneering Mooc Course Focuses On Job Creation
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Pioneering Mooc Course Focuses On Job Creation

The University of Virginia's Darden School of Business will offer the school's first massive open online course (MOOC) in January 2013, called "Grow to Greatness...

From Heroes to Humans: The Totally Regular People Who Landed a Robot on Mars
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From Heroes to Humans: The Totally Regular People Who Landed a Robot on Mars

Last week, a group of the scientists and engineers orchestrating NASA's Curiosity mission got together to do an "Ask Me Anything" on Reddit.

As K-12 Classrooms Go High-Tech, Colleges Get More Virtual
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As K-12 Classrooms Go High-Tech, Colleges Get More Virtual

Across America, the latest technologies are being stuffed into backpacks, propped up in classrooms, and enabling learning across vast distances.

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Computer Science Becomes Stanford's Most Popular Major

For the first time in Stanford's history, computer science has become the most popular undergraduate major—a milestone for a school conceived on a farm but now...

For Popular Khan Academy, a Critical Voice Amid the Adulation
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For Popular Khan Academy, a Critical Voice Amid the Adulation

In the past year, education-reform icon Sal Khan has been lauded by Bill Gates as the "teacher to the world" and has been listed among Time magazine's 100 most...

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World-Class Cryptos Wanted: Researchers Seek Help Decoding "Encrypted Warhead"

Researchers have renewed their call for help in cracking an "encrypted warhead" they believe was unleashed by a powerful nation-state and may be poised to search...

In a Valley of Vc Clones, Google Ventures Does More Than Just Write Checks
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In a Valley of Vc Clones, Google Ventures Does More Than Just Write Checks

Joe Kraus isn't just a Google Ventures partner. He's also a poker player, and I think he knows that both pursuits involve a certain amount of gambling, regardless...

Russian Tech Giants Aim to Replicate Success Abroad
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Russian Tech Giants Aim to Replicate Success Abroad

The gleaming, glass-fronted building towers over its more traditional neighbors in this quiet street in central Moscow. But it is not just Yandex's headquarters...

Commercial Blue-Sky Research Lives on at Ibm's Watson Center
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Commercial Blue-Sky Research Lives on at Ibm's Watson Center

In the decades following World War II, the U.S. emerged as the leading center of scientific research through the efforts of three types of institutions: its research...

Software to Help Cities Monitor Traffic More Accurately
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Software to Help Cities Monitor Traffic More Accurately

New software developed at Ohio State University helps in-road traffic detectors count cars more accurately — and save city planners money.
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