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Team Finds New Order in Exotic Superconductors
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Team Finds New Order in Exotic Superconductors

A discovery by researchers from the University of British Columbia and the University of Maryland may advance the synthesis of materials that can superconduct at...

As Cyber Threats Soar, So Do Ciso Salaries
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As Cyber Threats Soar, So Do Ciso Salaries

The search for chief information security officers has become a seller’s market as companies rush to hire security experts in the wake of several high-profile cyberattacks...

Internet of Things Frenzy Drives Chipmaker Land Grab
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Internet of Things Frenzy Drives Chipmaker Land Grab

Well before the Internet of Things becomes an actual thing, chipmakers are jockeying to get a piece of the potentially huge new market.

Coding Controls For Collider Computers
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Coding Controls For Collider Computers

Prerana Kankiya coded software to control delay generators that trigger instructions for an energy recovery linear accelerator being developed at Brookhaven National...

Google Lunar Xprize: Testing Rovers on the Beach with Team Hakuto
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Google Lunar Xprize: Testing Rovers on the Beach with Team Hakuto

Before you blast off to the moon in search of $30 million offered as part of the Google Lunar XPrize—or the juicy $20 million grand prize for being the first to...

At 90, She's Designing Tech for Aging Boomers
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At 90, She's Designing Tech for Aging Boomers

In Silicon Valley's youth-obsessed culture, 40-year-olds get plastic surgery to fit in. But IDEO, the firm that famously developed the first mouse for Apple, has...

Microsoft in the Age of Satya Nadella
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Microsoft in the Age of Satya Nadella

On a campus notable for tight security and secret offices, Building 92 is a rare beacon of openness. Guests can enter without a Microsoft ID and browse corporate...

How the Home Telephone Sparked the ­ser-Centered Design Revolution
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How the Home Telephone Sparked the ­ser-Centered Design Revolution

Have you ever thought about why doorknobs are positioned at around two-fifths of the door's height, instead of right in the middle? Or why a washing machine is...

Astrobiologist Aims to Make Science Education More Interactive
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Astrobiologist Aims to Make Science Education More Interactive

I remember battling sleepiness as I slouched in a large lecture hall, squinting to make out the writing on the blackboard during my freshman introductory physics...

Self-Powered Intelligent Keyboard Could Provide a New Layer of Security
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Self-Powered Intelligent Keyboard Could Provide a New Layer of Security

By analyzing such parameters as the force applied by key presses and the time interval between them, a new self-powered non-mechanical intelligent keyboard could...

Telling Stories Using Computer Science
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Telling Stories Using Computer Science

MIT senior Shannon Kao's knack for storytelling informs her research in computer graphics.

10 Cool Network and Computing Research Projects
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10 Cool Network and Computing Research Projects

If you think the latest enterprise and consumer network and computer technologies rolling into your data center and being snuck into your offices by end users are...

Revealed at Last: Magic Leap’s Vision For Augmented Reality, in 32 Patent Illustrations
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Revealed at Last: Magic Leap’s Vision For Augmented Reality, in 32 Patent Illustrations

A new patent application titled Planar Waveguide Apparatus with Diffraction Element(s) and System Employing Same sounds like a scientific snoozefest, but just also...

Have We Found Alien Life?
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Have We Found Alien Life?

Kenneth Nealson is looking awfully sane for a man who’s basically just told me that he has a colony of aliens incubating in his laboratory.

Degree-Free It: Can College-Skippers Thrive in Tech?
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Degree-Free It: Can College-Skippers Thrive in Tech?


Nanotextures Create Antireflective Surface on Silicon Solar Cells
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Nanotextures Create Antireflective Surface on Silicon Solar Cells

Nanostructured surface textures — with shapes inspired by the structure of moths' eyes — prevent the reflection of light off silicon, improving conversion of sunlight...

Computer Scientists Enhance Robotic Manufacturing
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Computer Scientists Enhance Robotic Manufacturing

Robotics manufacturers have begun experimenting with a new generation of "cobots" designed to work side-by-side with humans, and researchers help make these human...

Facebook Touts Its 'economic Impact' but Economists Question Numbers
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Facebook Touts Its 'economic Impact' but Economists Question Numbers

Facebook has more than a billion users and generated an estimated $12 billion in revenue last year. But the company says its economic impact is far greater.

A Retreat For Google Glass and a Case Study in the Perils of Making Hardware
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A Retreat For Google Glass and a Case Study in the Perils of Making Hardware

You won't have Glass to kick around anymore. At least not for a while.

Project Aims For Faster, Better Coding
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Project Aims For Faster, Better Coding

DARPA's recently announced Pliny project could produce a valuable tool that enables professional software developers and students to write good code faster.
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