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Quantum Probe Enhances Electric Field Measurements
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Quantum Probe Enhances Electric Field Measurements

NIST's new method for measuring electric field strength based on the quantum properties of atoms could improve the sensitivity and precision of antennas, sensors...

New York City Shuts Down Unauthorized Sensors
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New York City Shuts Down Unauthorized Sensors

With little fanfare, urban areas have become overgrown by a tangle of sensors: cameras unobtrusively snapping pictures at traffic lights, microphones secretly triangulating...

Mobile Revolution Shakes ­p Silicon Valley
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Mobile Revolution Shakes ­p Silicon Valley

Smartphones, tablets and other gadgets aren't just changing the way we live and work. They are shaking up Silicon Valley's balance of power and splitting up businesses...

Study: Internet Firms Take ­p Most Office Space in Asia
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Study: Internet Firms Take ­p Most Office Space in Asia

The boom in e-commerce and social media in Asia has spread from the trading floor to real estate.

How to Tweet Like a Robot on Mars
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How to Tweet Like a Robot on Mars

When a worried 5-year-old named Timur asked Chris Hadfield in September whether the Voyager 1 satellite—now careening through Deep Space 11 billion miles from Earth...

Study: Workplace Diversity Can Help the Bottom Line
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Study: Workplace Diversity Can Help the Bottom Line

Gender diversity in the workplace helps firms be more productive, according to a new study co-authored by an MIT researcher — but it may also reduce satisfaction...

'Solar Battery' Runs on Light and Air
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'Solar Battery' Runs on Light and Air

Researchers at Ohio State University report that they've succeeded in combining a battery and a solar cell into one hybrid device.

How The Cold War And George Orwell Helped Make The Internet What It Is
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How The Cold War And George Orwell Helped Make The Internet What It Is

The story of how the digital age came to be involves a cast of more than 40 people, ranging from a 19th century English countess to California hippies.

Neuroscience: Brains of Norway
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Neuroscience: Brains of Norway

The fact that Edvard and May-Britt Moser have collaborated for 30 years—and been married for 28—has done nothing to dull their passion for the brain.

School Bets Video Game Scholarship Can Draw Talent
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School Bets Video Game Scholarship Can Draw Talent

As a teenager, holed up in his bedroom, illuminated by the glow of his laptop, Youngbin Chung became addicted to video games. Ten-hours-a-day addicted.

Lights Out at National Synchrotron Light Source
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Lights Out at National Synchrotron Light Source

The National Synchrotron Light Source ended operations at Brookhaven National Laboratory after 32 years on September 30, 2014.

Obama Honors Top U.S. Scientists and Innovators
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Obama Honors Top U.S. Scientists and Innovators

President Obama announced on Friday (October 3)  a new class of recipients of the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation — the...

Cyber Spy High: Meet the Nsa's Hacker Recruiter
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Cyber Spy High: Meet the Nsa's Hacker Recruiter

The National Security Agency has a recruiting problem.

Physicist Turns Smartphones Into Pocket Cosmic Ray Detectors
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Physicist Turns Smartphones Into Pocket Cosmic Ray Detectors

An app developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison can turn an Android smartphone into a high-energy particle detector — a pocket version of a multimillion...

Citizen Science Is Stimulating a Wealth of Innovative Projects
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Citizen Science Is Stimulating a Wealth of Innovative Projects

Opening science to public participation, the "citizen science" mode of research, has done more than simply enhance existing research. It has also engaged a range...

New Frontier in Error-Correcting Codes
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New Frontier in Error-Correcting Codes

A coding scheme for interactive communication developed at MIT is the first to meet three classical measures of evaluation, its developers say.

LinkedIn Ranks Universities Based on Career Outcomes
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LinkedIn Ranks Universities Based on Career Outcomes

LinkedIn has introduced University Rankings based on the employment patterns of over 300 million LinkedIn members from around the world. Here are rankings for schools...

Recruiting Tech Talent in High School
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Recruiting Tech Talent in High School

Desperate to attract tech-savvy workers, one company is turning to an unlikely talent source: high school.

Laying the Groundwork for Data-Driven Science
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Laying the Groundwork for Data-Driven Science

The ability to collect and analyze massive amounts of data is rapidly transforming science, industry and everyday life, but what we have seen so far is likely just...

Research Sheds New Light on Why Rechargeable Batteries Fail
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Research Sheds New Light on Why Rechargeable Batteries Fail

Researcher Reza Shahbazian-Yassar is working to better understand the performance of electrode materials in lithium-ion batteries to pave the way for more powerful...
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