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The Most Important Apple Executive You've Never Heard Of
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The Most Important Apple Executive You've Never Heard Of

A little over a year ago, Apple had a problem: The iPad Pro was behind schedule.

Why Naval Academy Students Are Learning to Sail By the Stars For the First Time in a Decade
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Why Naval Academy Students Are Learning to Sail By the Stars For the First Time in a Decade

Peter Hogan was surprised at how heavy the sextant felt in his hand when he squinted through its eyeglass this week, the first time he had ever held one.

Enabling Human-Robot Rescue Teams
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Enabling Human-Robot Rescue Teams

MIT researchers have described a new way of modeling human-robot collaboration that reduces the need for communication by 60 percent, which could enable emergency...

Young Scientists Poised to Ride the Gravitational Wave
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Young Scientists Poised to Ride the Gravitational Wave

The first direct detection of gravitational waves has opened a new window in physics and astronomy—rewarding a cohort of young researchers who gambled on finding...

Would You Bet Against Sex Robots? AI 'could Leave Half of World ­nemployed'
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Would You Bet Against Sex Robots? AI 'could Leave Half of World ­nemployed'

Machines could put more than half the world's population out of a job in the next 30 years, according to a computer scientist who said on Saturday that artificial...

Moore's Law Really Is Dead This Time
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Moore's Law Really Is Dead This Time

Moore's law has died at the age of 51 after an extended illness.

Graphene Leans on Glass to Advance Electronics
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Graphene Leans on Glass to Advance Electronics

Scientists have developed a simple and powerful method for creating resilient, customized, and high-performing graphene by layering it on top of common glass.

Power Walk: Footsteps Could Charge Mobile Electronics
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Power Walk: Footsteps Could Charge Mobile Electronics

An  energy harvesting and storage technology developed at University of Wisconsin–Madison could reduce mobile devices' reliance on batteries by capturing energy...

­S Military: Robot Wars
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­S Military: Robot Wars

When historians come to write about technological innovation in the first half of this century, they are likely to pay special attention to a US Navy drone called...

Cockroach Inspires Robot That Squeezes Through Cracks
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Cockroach Inspires Robot That Squeezes Through Cracks

Inspired by creepy cockroaches, UC Berkeley researchers have developed a robot that can crawl even when squashed to half its size.

Graphene Is Strong, But Is It Tough?
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Graphene Is Strong, But Is It Tough?

Berkeley Lab scientists have developed a statistical theory for the toughness of polycrystalline graphene and found that it is indeed strong, but that its toughness...

Chiral Magnetic Effect Generates Quantum Current
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Chiral Magnetic Effect Generates Quantum Current

Scientists have discovered a way to generate very low-resistance electric current by separating left- and right-handed particles in a semi-metallic material. The...

Gps and the World's First 'space War'
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Gps and the World's First 'space War'

Twenty-five years ago U.S.-led Coalition forces launched the world’s first "space war" when they drove Iraqi troops out of Kuwait.

From Exile to Eminence: How the Alien Hunters Conquered Astronomy
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From Exile to Eminence: How the Alien Hunters Conquered Astronomy

When Jill Tarter first began to look for aliens, she drew looks askance from her friends and colleagues.

Will AI-Powered Hedge Funds Outsmart the Market?
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Will AI-Powered Hedge Funds Outsmart the Market?

Every day computers make many millions of electronic trades by performing delicate calculations aimed at eking out a tiny edge in terms of speed or efficiency.

AI Is Transforming Google Search. The Rest of the Web Is Next
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AI Is Transforming Google Search. The Rest of the Web Is Next

Yesterday, the 46-year-old Google veteran who oversees its search engine, Amit Singhal, announced his retirement. And in short order, Google revealed that Singhal's...

Ceres Center to Create New Foundations For ­nstoppable Computing
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Ceres Center to Create New Foundations For ­nstoppable Computing

A group of more than 50 computer scientists and engineers from the University of Chicago and industry have announced the launch of the CERES Center for Unstoppable...

Particle's Electron Is a 'cellular Arduino' with a Global Data Plan
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Particle's Electron Is a 'cellular Arduino' with a Global Data Plan

Particle, a company that makes development kits for wireless Internet of Things applications—formerly known as Spark Devices—is preparing to ship a new board-based...

Election Tech Roundup: Is 2016 the Year of Psychological Profiling?
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Election Tech Roundup: Is 2016 the Year of Psychological Profiling?

The 2008 presidential election heralded wide use of online social media.

Scientist Creates AI Algorithm to Monitor Machinery Health
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Scientist Creates AI Algorithm to Monitor Machinery Health

An artificial intelligence algorithm created by University of Alabama in Huntsville principal research scientist Rodrigo Teixeira greatly increases accuracy in...
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