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Finally, Neural Networks That Actually Work
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Finally, Neural Networks That Actually Work

As a senior at the University of Minnesota, Jeff Dean built an artificial brain. Kinda.

Brain Technology Patents Soar As Companies Get Inside People's Heads
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Brain Technology Patents Soar As Companies Get Inside People's Heads

From ways to eavesdrop on brains and learn what advertisements excite consumers, to devices that alleviate depression, the number of U.S. patents awarded for "neurotechnology"...

The Internet Mapmakers Helping Nepal
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The Internet Mapmakers Helping Nepal

The night after the earthquake hit Nepal, people feared to sleep in their homes, worrying about powerful aftershocks toppling the few buildings left standing.

How Self-Driving Tractor-Trailers May Reinvent What It Means to Be a Truck Driver
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How Self-Driving Tractor-Trailers May Reinvent What It Means to Be a Truck Driver

Daimler Trucks North America showed off a self-driving truck in a glitzy ceremony Tuesday at the Hoover Dam, offering a reminder of the coming era of autonomous...

The Trouble with Reference Rot
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The Trouble with Reference Rot

The scholarly literature is meant to be a permanent record of science.

40 Busy Years Later, a Microsoft Founder Considers His Creation
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40 Busy Years Later, a Microsoft Founder Considers His Creation

Looking at Microsoft’s sprawling product line and 118,000 or so employees, it’s easy to forget that the company started with one modest product made by two ambitious...

Who Earns a Doctorate? More Women, More Foreigners, More Minorities
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Who Earns a Doctorate? More Women, More Foreigners, More Minorities

The number of research doctorate degrees awarded by U.S. institutions in 2013 grew by 3.5 percent over the previous year, according to a new report from the National...

Number of People with Access to U.s. Classified Data Down 12% in One Year
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Number of People with Access to U.s. Classified Data Down 12% in One Year

The U.S. government is tightening the reins on the number of employees and contractors with access to classified information.

Foxconn's Robot Army Yet to Prove Match For Humans
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Foxconn's Robot Army Yet to Prove Match For Humans

Four years ago, Foxconn founder Terry Gou envisaged an army of one million robots would now be working the assembly lines at the world's biggest contract electronics...

To Invent the Future, You Must ­nderstand the Past
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To Invent the Future, You Must ­nderstand the Past

"You can't really understand what is going on now without understanding what came before."

Quantum Computers Will Make Your Laptop Look Like an Abacus
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Quantum Computers Will Make Your Laptop Look Like an Abacus

The race to make the first quantum computer is becoming as important as the race 75 years ago to get the first nuke. It could change the balance of power in politics...

At the Heart of Facebook's Artificial Intelligence, Human Emotions
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At the Heart of Facebook's Artificial Intelligence, Human Emotions

Facebook Inc. doesn't yet have an intelligent assistant, like the iPhone's Siri.

Engaging Native Alaskan Students in Stem
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Engaging Native Alaskan Students in Stem

The ANSEP program leverages state and federal dollars to help Native Alaskan students succeed in college math and science courses in an effort to increase their...

Joseph Lechleider, a Father of the Dsl Internet Technology, Dies at 82
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Joseph Lechleider, a Father of the Dsl Internet Technology, Dies at 82

In the late 1980s, Joseph W. Lechleider came up with a clever solution to a puzzling technical problem, making it possible to bring high-speed Internet service...

Internet Is New Frontier For Collecting Data on the Mind, Researcher Says
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Internet Is New Frontier For Collecting Data on the Mind, Researcher Says

Psychologists are looking to use the Internet to conduct research and collect information about the mind.

Ancient Dna Tells a New Human Story
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Ancient Dna Tells a New Human Story

Imagine what it must have been like to look through the first telescopes or the first microscopes, or to see the bottom of the sea as clearly as if the water were...

Robots May Look Like Job-Killers, But It's Hard to See in the Numbers
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Robots May Look Like Job-Killers, But It's Hard to See in the Numbers

Robots are goosing the productivity of the world's factories, but does that mean fewer jobs for humans?

Future 'top Guns' Will Be Battle Managers Flying Bigger, Slower Aircraft
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Future 'top Guns' Will Be Battle Managers Flying Bigger, Slower Aircraft

At the dawn of aerial combat 100 years ago, World War I flying aces frequently closed to within 15 meters before firing at enemy aircraft with their machine guns...

'Fingerprinting' Chips to Fight Counterfeiting
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'Fingerprinting' Chips to Fight Counterfeiting

Verayo, an MIT spinout, uses random variations in silicon chips as authentication identifiers for consumer products.

Flashcards Get Smarter So You Can, Too
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Flashcards Get Smarter So You Can, Too

The old-fashioned flashcard is taking on new, digital life with a promise to make you smarter and more productive.
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