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The Death of American Research and Development
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The Death of American Research and Development

When rumors began to fly about a merger between chemical giants Dow Chemical  and DuPont , it was obvious the deal was not your ordinary fee-driven scheme dreamed...

The First Person to Hack the Iphone Built a Self-Driving Car. In His Garage
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The First Person to Hack the Iphone Built a Self-Driving Car. In His Garage

A few days before Thanksgiving, George Hotz, a 26-year-old hacker, invites me to his house in San Francisco to check out a project he’s been working on.

SynTouch Is Giving Robots the Ability to Feel Textures Like Humans Do
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SynTouch Is Giving Robots the Ability to Feel Textures Like Humans Do

There's just nothing like holding a new product in your hands.

Grandfather of Vr: The Virtual Can Show the Beauty of the Real
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Grandfather of Vr: The Virtual Can Show the Beauty of the Real

Thomas Furness is known as the pioneer who stood at the inception of what we know today as virtual reality.

Hands-On With Microsoft's Hololens, One Year Later
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Hands-On With Microsoft's Hololens, One Year Later

One year after showing off HoloLens, Microsoft's augmented reality rig remains very much a work in progress.

Spinoff 2016 Highlights Space Technologies Used in Daily Life on Earth
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Spinoff 2016 Highlights Space Technologies Used in Daily Life on Earth

NASA technology is all around us, turning trash into oil, saving women from a deadly complication of childbirth, and putting the bubbles in beer.

In Virtual Reality, Exercise Bike Becomes a Race Car
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In Virtual Reality, Exercise Bike Becomes a Race Car

A new stationary bike from Boston startup VirZoom requires an unusual accessory while you’re pedaling: a virtual-reality headset, so you can turn your workout into...

How Artificial Intelligence Could Change the Way We Watch Sports
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How Artificial Intelligence Could Change the Way We Watch Sports

Computers have already been trained how to write up quick summaries of sporting events after studying the box score, putting the jobs of sports journalists at risk...

Twists and Turns in Path from Lab to Startup to Major Acquisition
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Twists and Turns in Path from Lab to Startup to Major Acquisition

How Berkeley Lab battery spinoff Seeo got acquired by a major multinational company.

Artificial-Intelligence Research Center Is Founded By Silicon Valley Investors
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Artificial-Intelligence Research Center Is Founded By Silicon Valley Investors

A group of prominent Silicon Valley investors and technology companies said on Friday that they would establish an artificial-intelligence research center to develop...

Scott Aaronson on Google's New Quantum-Computing Paper
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Scott Aaronson on Google's New Quantum-Computing Paper

Google researchers released a paper last week suggesting that the D-Wave computer exploits quantum phenomena. Scott Aaronson of MIT helps make sense of the new...

Singaporean Students Create Device to Help Fight Parkinson's Symptoms
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Singaporean Students Create Device to Help Fight Parkinson's Symptoms

One dangerous aspect of Parkinson's Disease is the impeded ability to walk, which causes people to fall and injure themselves.

Silicon Valley Is in a War Over Artificial Intelligence and Facebook Just Made Its Boldest Move Yet
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Silicon Valley Is in a War Over Artificial Intelligence and Facebook Just Made Its Boldest Move Yet

In the war over deep learning that's currently taking place in Silicon Valley, Facebook just dropped a bomb.

To Get More Oomph From an Electron Gun, Tip It with Diamondoids
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To Get More Oomph From an Electron Gun, Tip It with Diamondoids

Scientists have increased the flow from electron guns 13,000-fold by applying a single layer of diamondoids — tiny, perfect diamond cages — to the's sharp gold...

The High-Stakes Race to Rid the World of Human Drivers
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The High-Stakes Race to Rid the World of Human Drivers

The race to bring driverless cars to the masses is only just beginning, but already it is a fight for the ages.

Columbia Engineers Build Biologically Powered Chip
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Columbia Engineers Build Biologically Powered Chip

Columbia Engineering researchers have harnessed the molecular machinery of living systems to power an integrated circuit, opening the door to creating artificial...

Shape Shifters: Demonstrating Tunable Phase Shifting
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Shape Shifters: Demonstrating Tunable Phase Shifting

Scientists have devised a new approach that balances attractions between particles and promises to become a useful tool to create designer materials that can repair...

New Law Paves the Way for Asteroid Mining—But Will It Work?
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New Law Paves the Way for Asteroid Mining—But Will It Work?

Mining asteroids may sound like a concept ripped from science fiction, but a new law is aiming to make it a reality.

New Stretchable, Wearable Sensor Made with Chewing Gum
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New Stretchable, Wearable Sensor Made with Chewing Gum

Body sensors could soon become even more versatile — with the help of chewing gum. Scientists report a sensing device made of gum and carbon nanotubes that can...

Storing Electricity in Paper
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Storing Electricity in Paper

Researchers at Linköping University's Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Sweden, have developed power paper — a new material with an outstanding ability to store...
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