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Spiraling Laser Pulses Could Change the Nature of Graphene
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Spiraling Laser Pulses Could Change the Nature of Graphene

A new study predicts that researchers could use spiraling pulses of laser light to change the nature of graphene, paving the way for experiments on new states...

At Mit, Mastering the Science of Working from Home
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At Mit, Mastering the Science of Working from Home

A group of employees at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's business school is experimenting with policies that could usher in a new era of flexible work...

A New Kind of Wood Chip: Collaboration Yields Biodegradable Computer Chips
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A New Kind of Wood Chip: Collaboration Yields Biodegradable Computer Chips

In an effort to alleviate the environmental burden of electronic devices, researchers have developed a semiconductor chip made almost entirely of wood.

Behind the Downfall at Blackberry
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Behind the Downfall at Blackberry

Ever since Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis stepped down as co-chairmen and co-chief executives of BlackBerry, neither has spoken much in public about the once-dominant...

Speak, Toy! Welcome to the Age of Chatting with Your Teddy Bear
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Speak, Toy! Welcome to the Age of Chatting with Your Teddy Bear

Sitting in his company's small Midtown Manhattan office, JP Benini speaks casually into his smartphone. "Hello!"

Speak, Toy! Welcome to the Age of Chatting with Your Teddy Bear
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Speak, Toy! Welcome to the Age of Chatting with Your Teddy Bear

Sitting in his company's small Midtown Manhattan office, JP Benini speaks casually into his smartphone. "Hello!"

One Step Closer to a Single-Molecule Device
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One Step Closer to a Single-Molecule Device

Columbia Engineering researchers have created a single-molecule diode, a long-term miniaturization goal for electronic devices.

Mit's Humanoid Robot Goes to Robot Boot Camp
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Mit's Humanoid Robot Goes to Robot Boot Camp

As Russ Tedrake flings up the garage door to the dusty MIT lab, light whooshes in, revealing a 360-pound humanoid robot hanging from a rope.

An Npr Reporter Raced a Machine to Write a News Story. Who Won?
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An Npr Reporter Raced a Machine to Write a News Story. Who Won?

Even the most creative jobs have parts that are pretty routine—tasks that, at least in theory, can be done by a machine. Take, for example, being a reporter.

Precision Nanobatteries by the Billions
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Precision Nanobatteries by the Billions

Tiny batteries made in nanopores manage ions and electrons for high power and extended life.

How Stargazing Became a Numbers Game
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How Stargazing Became a Numbers Game

People have long thought of astronomy as the science of looking to the stars, but discoveries in the cosmos increasingly come from a different kind of observational...

Humans Out-Play an AI at Texas Hold 'em—for Now
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Humans Out-Play an AI at Texas Hold 'em—for Now

In 1997 chess master Gary Kasparov went to battle against the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue in a landmark match. After six games Deep Blue prevailed, marking the...

Hacking the Brain
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Hacking the Brain

The perfectibility of the human mind is a theme that has captured our imagination for centuries—the notion that, with the right tools, the right approach, the right...

­.s. Science Academies Take On Human-Genome Editing
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­.s. Science Academies Take On Human-Genome Editing

The U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) will launch a major initiative to develop guidelines for editing human genomes...

Attention White-Collar Workers: The Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs
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Attention White-Collar Workers: The Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs

From the self-checkout aisle of the grocery store to the sports section of the newspaper, robots and computer software are increasingly taking the place of humans...

Computing at the Speed of Light
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Computing at the Speed of Light

University of Utah engineers havedeveloped an ultracompact beamsplitter that brings researchers closer to producing silicon photonic chips that compute and shuttle...

How Maker Faires Are Inspiring Young 'makers' All Over the World
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How Maker Faires Are Inspiring Young 'makers' All Over the World

One of the truly bright lights in tech education is the Maker Faire.

What a Dinosaur's Mating Scream Sounds Like
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What a Dinosaur's Mating Scream Sounds Like

Two years ago, Sean Murray, a video-game developer from the town of Guildford, outside London, announced an ambitious game that he had been working on in secrecy...

Intense Lasers Cook Up Complex, Self-Assembled Nanomaterials
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Intense Lasers Cook Up Complex, Self-Assembled Nanomaterials

Scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a laser-based technique to execute nanoscale self-assembly with unprecedented ease and efficiency.

This Little 3D Printed Robot Cracks Combination Locks in 30 Seconds
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This Little 3D Printed Robot Cracks Combination Locks in 30 Seconds

Careful what you leave in your lockers, high school students and gym-goers.
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