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Computer Scientists Oppose Oracle's Bid to Copyright Java Apis
Nearly three dozen computer scientists say Oracle's plan to copyright its Java application programming interface would hinder the computer industry and limit access...
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ssr's Old Domain Name Attracts Cybercriminals
The Soviet Union disappeared from the map more than two decades ago. But online an 'e-vil empire' is thriving.
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Wanted For the Internet of Things: Ant-Size Computers
If the Internet is to reach everywhere—from the pills you swallow to the shoes on your feet—then computers will need to get a whole lot smaller.
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The Reporting Gap on the Patent Gender Gap
It's hard to tell whether women are obtaining more science and engineering patents than they used to, when several reports on the subject can't seem to agree.
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Israeli Computer Science Company Devises Technology to Speed p Video Display
A new video synopsis software compresses hours of video into just minutes, enabling police to quickly review action captured on surveillance cameras.
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Sony and Lego Collaborating on Toy Research
Sony recently unveiled a collaboration with Lego on a new generation of products that could bridge the gap between toys and video games.
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Gaspi Targets Exascale Programming Limits
Critical programming elements must be addressed to ensure system reliability as developers construct programs that can scale to hundreds of thousands of cores.
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sf Gets Millions to Train New STEM Teachers
The Helios Education Foundation donated $3.16 million to the University of South Florida for the training of STEM teachers for middle schools.
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lster Scientists Develop Smartphone 'assistance Agent' For Older People
Researchers are developing Help-on-Demand, a smartphone application designed to help older people fully engage in an increasingly self-serve society.
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In China, Big Data Is Becoming Big Business
With 1.3 billion people, a quickly expanding urban economy, and rising rates of Internet and smartphone penetration, China generates an immense amount of data annually...
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This Pentagon Project Makes Cyberwar as Easy as Angry Birds
The target computer is picked. The order to strike has been given. All it takes is a finger swipe and a few taps of the touchscreen, and the cyberattack is prepped...
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Galaxies Fed By Funnels of Fuel
Computer simulations of galaxies growing over billions of years have revealed a likely scenario for how they feed: a cosmic version of swirly straws.
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Perfect Skin: More Touchy-Feely Robots
An EU-funded project has developed sensor technologies and management systems that give robots an artificial sense of touch.
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Cradle Turns Smartphone Into Handheld Biosensor
A new cradle and app uses a smartphone’s built-in camera and processing power as a biosensor to detect toxins, proteins, bacteria, viruses, and other molecules. ...
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Light-Beam 'twins' Take Data Farther
Researchers have developed a method involving paired light beams that can increase the data-carrying properties of fiber-optic cables.
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Computer Network Piecing Together a Jigsaw of Jewish Lore
Scientists are using an artificial intelligence program to help reconstruct document fragments collected over a millennium.
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How Computers Can Learn Better
Researchers say they have developed a reinforcement-learning algorithm that lets computer systems find solutions more efficiently than previous algorithms.
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Graphics Gurus Master Wispy Hair, Snowballs, Torn Paper
The computer graphics industry has an insatiable appetite for realism, and researchers next month will show how they plan to feed it with innovations in computerized...
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