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Supercomputer Simulations Enhance ­nderstanding of Protein Motion and Function
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Supercomputer Simulations Enhance ­nderstanding of Protein Motion and Function

Supercomputing simulations at Oak Ridge National Laboratory could change how researchers understand the internal motions of proteins that play functional, structural...

Can Coding Make the Classroom Better?
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Can Coding Make the Classroom Better?

Diagrams of simple machines—a pulley, an inclined plane, a lever—appeared on the massive whiteboard of a school STEAM lab (science, technology, engineering, and...

Two Dozen Disney It Workers Prepare to Sue Over Foreign Replacements
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Two Dozen Disney It Workers Prepare to Sue Over Foreign Replacements

At least 23 former Disney IT workers have filed complaints with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over the loss of their jobs to foreign...

Are Two Programmers Really Better Than One?
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Are Two Programmers Really Better Than One?

Texas Tech professor Miguel Aguirre-Urreta and his team investigated the advantages and perceptions of pair programming from the programmer's standpoint.

'go' Is the Game Machines Can't Beat. Google's Artificial Intelligence Whiz Hints That His Will.
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'go' Is the Game Machines Can't Beat. Google's Artificial Intelligence Whiz Hints That His Will.

When the world’s smartest researchers train computers to become smarter, they like to use games.

Powering Science
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Powering Science

The MIT High Performance Research Computing Facility powers MIT research behind the scenes.

Strange Quantum Phenomenon Achieved at Room Temperature in Semiconductor Wafers
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Strange Quantum Phenomenon Achieved at Room Temperature in Semiconductor Wafers

Researchers have demonstrated that macroscopic entanglement can be generated at room temperature and in a small magnetic field.

$13.5M Moore Grant to Develop Working 'Accelerator on a Chip' Prototype
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$13.5M Moore Grant to Develop Working 'Accelerator on a Chip' Prototype

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has awarded $13.5 million to Stanford University for an international effort to build a working particle accelerator the size...

Is 'work-Life Balance' in Tech a Myth?
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Is 'work-Life Balance' in Tech a Myth?

Are tech pros really willing to live on energy drinks, and sleep on office couches, in order to get the job done? For many, the answer is "no."

Rampant Software Errors May ­ndermine Scientific Results
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Rampant Software Errors May ­ndermine Scientific Results

The opportunities for both subtle and profound errors in software and data management are boundless, yet they remain surprisingly underappreciated. It is therefore...

It Takes A Network
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It Takes A Network

MIT's Rising Stars workshop helps female electrical engineering and computer science graduate students and postdocs build a professional network with a focus on...

Julia Gets $600K
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Julia Gets $600K

Julia, a dynamic language for technical computing, has been given $600,000 by the Moore Foundation to help move the core open-source language and libraries into...

Managing the Data Deluge For National Security Analysts
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Managing the Data Deluge For National Security Analysts

Sandia Labs researchers are developing solutions to help analyze huge amounts of data in real-time, including presenting sensor images in searchable form.

Computers Uncover Mechanism That Stabilizes Plasma Within Tokamaks
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Computers Uncover Mechanism That Stabilizes Plasma Within Tokamaks

A team of physicists has discovered a mechanism that prevents the electrical current flowing through fusion plasma from repeatedly peaking and crashing.

Crowdsourcing Competition Examines How Cancers Originate And Evolve
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Crowdsourcing Competition Examines How Cancers Originate And Evolve

An international consortium has created a public challenge to optimize the discovery of genetically distinct groups of cells within cancers that could respond differently...

A Computer Science Department For the 21st Century
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A Computer Science Department For the 21st Century

Yale University will expand its computer science faculty by more than 25 percent, from 20 to 26 professors, and has made the department a part of its engineering...

Incite Grants Awarded to 56 Computational Research Projects
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Incite Grants Awarded to 56 Computational Research Projects

The DOE Office of Science announced 56 projects aimed at addressing some of the world's most challenging scientific questions. The projects will share 5.8 billion...

How DNA and a Supercomputer Can Help Sustain Honey Bee Populations
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How DNA and a Supercomputer Can Help Sustain Honey Bee Populations

Researchers from Ohio State University are using the latest DNA sequencing technology and a supercomputer to uncover what plants honey bees rely on.

Professor Develops Framework For Teaching Networks
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Professor Develops Framework For Teaching Networks

A framework co-developed by a Binghamton University researcher could help future scientists improve their understanding of all types of networks, from social media...

Complex Problem Made Simple Sends Computer Scientists Wild
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Complex Problem Made Simple Sends Computer Scientists Wild

Theoretical computer scientists are humming with excitement after László Babai of the University of Chicago announced a purported proof that Graph Isomorphism can...
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