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Who Watches the Watchers? Big Data Goes ­nchecked
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Who Watches the Watchers? Big Data Goes ­nchecked

The National Security Agency might be tracking your phone calls. But private industry is prying far more deeply into your life.

Gchq-Backed Competition Seeks New Recruits
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Gchq-Backed Competition Seeks New Recruits

Dubbed the Cyber Security Challenge, contestants will participate in various cyber-battles.

The Brain: Key to a Better Computer
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The Brain: Key to a Better Computer

Sandia is conducting long-term research that seeks to develop algorithms for computers that function more like a brain than a conventional computer.

Should Young Children Learn Coding?
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Should Young Children Learn Coding?

Re "Reading, Writing, Arithmetic and Now Coding" (front page, May 11): Schools and parents are really off the mark in introducing coding (and technology in general)...

Scientists Create Brain-Computer Interface Capable of Learning Commands
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Scientists Create Brain-Computer Interface Capable of Learning Commands

Scientists in Japan have developed what may be the first brain-computer interface that allows users with severe physical or vocal disabilities to control objects...

Moocs Not Yet Meeting High Expectations, Study Finds
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Moocs Not Yet Meeting High Expectations, Study Finds

The rollout of massive open online courses (MOOCs) led to predictions that brick-and-mortar campuses would soon be obsolete and that learning would be forever...

A Sad Day
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A Sad Day

We lost Nereus today

3D Printing Reveals the Power of Shark Skin
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3D Printing Reveals the Power of Shark Skin

Viewed up close, a shark's skin bristles with tiny teeth or "denticles" which aid swimming.

Some Predictions About the Internet of Things and Wearable Tech From Pew Research
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Some Predictions About the Internet of Things and Wearable Tech From Pew Research

Remember the prediction that one day your oven would be connected to the Internet and have the ability to talk to your car?

Research Project Eyes Quantum Communication Links
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Research Project Eyes Quantum Communication Links

A team of researchers from five universities will embark upon an ambitious five-year, $6.75 million project to create a new class of quantum devices that will...

American College Students Aren't Flocking to Computer Science
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American College Students Aren't Flocking to Computer Science

Strong demand for software developers doesn't seem to be influencing the choice of major for U.S. college students.

Google's Self-Driving Car Turns Out to Be a Very Smart Ride
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Google's Self-Driving Car Turns Out to Be a Very Smart Ride

A white Lexus hybrid SUV inches to the left, creating a slightly wider buffer as it passes a bicyclist in the bike lane on a busy and unseasonably hot Tuesday afternoon...

Nasa Plans Mars Sample-Return Rover
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Nasa Plans Mars Sample-Return Rover

NASA's Curiosity rover is in the prime of its life, exploring the rocks, soil and air of Mars. But the agency is already planning its successor—and this time, the...

New Computing Architecture Could Enable Non-Boolean Computing
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New Computing Architecture Could Enable Non-Boolean Computing

A new type of computing architecture that stores information in the frequencies and phases of periodic signals could work more like the human brain and be a potential...

Natural-Language Processing Techniques Aid Activity-Recognition Algorithm
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Natural-Language Processing Techniques Aid Activity-Recognition Algorithm

Techniques from natural-language processing enable computers to efficiently search video for actions.

Sandia Gives Local Entrepreneurs a Lift
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Sandia Gives Local Entrepreneurs a Lift

Bill Watts knows a thing or two about data-center computers. One is that they're dangerous to move.

Amy Robinson, Creative Director
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Amy Robinson, Creative Director

Amy Robinson pulls no punches.

One Day, You'll Google the Physical World With a Scanner Like This
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One Day, You'll Google the Physical World With a Scanner Like This

There are few technologies as comprehensive as Google.

Robots Explore Morphological Computation
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Robots Explore Morphological Computation

John Rieffel of Union College is using tensegrity robots to explore morphological computation, where a mechanism acts as a mind.

It's Judgment Day For Killer Robots at the ­nited Nations
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It's Judgment Day For Killer Robots at the ­nited Nations

Has the age of the Robocop and Terminator arrived?
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