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Nacl to Give Way to Rocksalt
Harvard University researchers have developed RockSalt, software that can boost the security and enhance the performance of commonly used Web and mobile applications...
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A Texas Hold 'em Tournament For Ais
This year's Annual Computer Poker Competition includes three poker games, including heads-up limit, heads-up no limit, and three-player limit Texas Hold 'Em.
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Will Wright Wants to Make a Game Out of Life Itself
For almost 30 years, Will Wright’s creations have attracted people who would never have played videogames. He's also managed the trick of developing games that...
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Top Five 'earth as Art' Winners
During a span of 40 years, since 1972, the Landsat series of Earth observation satellites has become a vital reference worldwide for understanding scientific issues...
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Minister Stresses Iran's Ability to Confront All Spy Malwares
Iran's Minister of Communication and Information Technology Reza Taqipour announced that Iran has successfully confronted sophisticated spy malwares and thwarted...
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Robot Swarms Aim to Bring Buildings to Life
Meet the man who wants to create architecture that understands everything about us — down to our emotional states — and learns from its mistakes.
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In First, Software Emulates Lifespan of Entire Organism
Scientists at Stanford University and the J. Craig Venter Institute have developed the first software simulation of an entire organism, a humble single-cell bacterium...
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Gps Hijacking Catches Feds, Drone Makers Off Guard
On June 19, when University of Texas researchers successfully hijacked a drone by "spoofing" it— giving it bad GPS coordinates–they showed the Department of Homeland...
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Obama Proposes $1b For Science, Math Teachers
The Obama administration has proposed a plan to invest $1 billion in fiscal year 2013 to increase U.S. students' participation in science, technology, engineering...
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Indian Scientists Try to Crack Monsoon Source Code
Indian researchers are developing computer models that could help predict the erratic movements of monsoons.
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Innovation Promises to Cut Massive Power Use at Big Data Companies in a Flash
Princeton University researchers have developed SSDAlloc, software that could help organizations use a type of memory in their servers that requires much less energy...
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Imagining Tomorrow's Computers Today
Intel principal engineer and futurist Brian David Johnson discusses his presentation at the recent Euroscience Open Forum on a future world of computers that develop...
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Lessons Learned From Mitx's Prototype Course
MIT and Harvard University are preparing to offer free online courses in the fall through the edX project, which is based on MIT's MITx platform.
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Would German-Style Apprenticeships Work in the .s.?
In a world of high youth unemployment, where the supply of skilled labor often fails to match employer demand, Germany believes help can be found in its Dual Vocational...
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Autopilots Take to the Ground
For decades, autopilots have controlled how planes climb, cruise and descend in the air.
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Newest U.s. Counterterrorism Strategy: Trolling
In the decade since 9/11, the U.S. government has used a wide variety of tactics against terrorists.
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Microsoft, Juniper, Others in Coding Consortium Issue Guidelines For Safer Applications
The Software Assurance Forum for Excellence in Code recently issued "Practical Security Stories and Security Tasks for Agile Development Environments," a white...
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Stanford Faculty Is Embracing Online Teaching Opportunities
Stanford University's online education initiative is providing seed grants to professors for developing new online courses.
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sing Hip-Hop to Teach Computer Science
Georgia Tech recently provided computer science education to Atlanta area high school students via a musical summer camp.
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