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White House Says Supercomputing 'arms Race' Could Prove Costly

Looks for better ways to make sure supercomputers "address our current national priorities."

Can Washington Get America's Economy Moving Again with Cash Rewards?
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Can Washington Get America's Economy Moving Again with Cash Rewards?

In the flurry of activity at the end of the 111th Congress, the reauthorization of the "America COMPETES Act" went mostly unnoticed. But it is a little bill that...

Gadgets Bring New Opportunities For Hackers
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Gadgets Bring New Opportunities For Hackers

Researchers at Mocana, a security technology company in San Francisco, recently discovered they could hack into a best-selling Internet-ready HDTV model with...

Report Strengthens Suspicions That Stuxnet Sabotaged Iran
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Report Strengthens Suspicions That Stuxnet Sabotaged Iran

A new report appears to add fuel to suspicions that the Stuxnet superworm was responsible for sabotaging centrifuges at a uranium-enrichment plant in Iran.

Google's Marissa Mayer
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Google's Marissa Mayer

Who says you have to be a guy to be a geek? This Google senior executive is teaching a new generation that femininity and technology are a winning formula.

Banknotes Go Electric to Outwit Counterfeiters
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Banknotes Go Electric to Outwit Counterfeiters

Researchers has created an electronic banknote that contains about 100 thin-film transistors. They have yet to determine how to program the electronic circuits...

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Will Feds Mandate Internet Routing Security?

Resource Public Key Infrastructure developed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security allows network operators to verify that they have the ability to route traffic...

What's Around the Bend? Soon, a Camera May Show You
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What's Around the Bend? Soon, a Camera May Show You

Anyone who has witnessed the megapixel one-upmanship in camera ads might think that computer chips run the show in digital photography.

Pentagon Wants to Give Troops Terminator Vision
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Pentagon Wants to Give Troops Terminator Vision

No more will soldiers' vision be limited to the socket-embedded spheres that God intended. The Pentagon now wants troops to see dangers lurking behind them in...

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Microsoft Said to Be ­nveiling Windows For Arm Chips

Microsoft Corp., the world’s largest software maker, will announce a version of its Windows computer operating system that runs on ARM Holdings Plc technology...

House Clears America Competes Reauthorization
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House Clears America Competes Reauthorization

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that reauthorizes the America COMPETES Act, which promotes basic research and programs geared toward enhancing...

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Finding the Needle in the Haystack, Instantly

Researchers from Northeastern University, the University of Virginia, and Advanced Micro Devices have developed supercomputing hardware and software technology...

AI Makes Progress, but Robots Still Can't Match Humans
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AI Makes Progress, but Robots Still Can't Match Humans

Despite advances in artificial intelligence research, a robot that can pass the Turing test has yet to be developed. The development of human-like intelligence...

Professor Predicts Business Technological Trends For 2011
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Professor Predicts Business Technological Trends For 2011

What are the next big things for business in 2011? Brian Mennecke, an Iowa State University management information systems professor, has some ideas.

FCC Approves Net-Neutrality Rules
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FCC Approves Net-Neutrality Rules

The U.S. FCC passed net neutrality regulations that require Internet service providers to treat all Web content equally. However, they do not extend to wireless...

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Smarter, Not Faster, Is the Future of Computing Research

The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology's recently released report suggests that U.S. research funds would be better spent developing effective...

Photo Project Aims to Preserve Time in 3D
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Photo Project Aims to Preserve Time in 3D

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology researchers have developed a method to preserve the world's treasures in three-dimensional life-like models using...

Email Gets an Instant Makeover
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Email Gets an Instant Makeover

Signs you’re an old fogey: You still watch movies on a VCR, listen to vinyl records and shoot photos on film. And you enjoy using email.

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DARPA Goal For Cybersecurity: Change the Game

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has developed programs that deal with cybersecurity threats by surprising the attackers. The agency created...

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In Ages 25 to 29, Half in ­.s. Have a Cell Phone, but No Landline

In a first for any age group, more than half of Americans who are 25 to 29 years old live in households with cell phones but no traditional landline telephones...
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