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Quantum Computing Reaches for True Power
In 1981 the physicist Richard Feynman speculated about the possibility of "tiny computers obeying quantum mechanical laws." He suggested that such a quantum computer...
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Whoi Receives Foundation Grant For Oceanography Imaging Informatics
In a significant step toward a new era in the collection and understanding of ocean science data, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has received a...
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Microsoft Releases F# Under Open Source License
Microsoft has released version 2.0 of the F# compiler and core library under an Apache 2.0 open source license. The development team plans to release new versions...
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It's a Smart World
The spread of linked sensors and cameras, ubiquitous wireless networks, communications standards, and people's activities is facilitating a convergence of the real...
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Research Team Takes Another Big Step in Creating Small Chips
Researchers at the University of Alberta and the National Institute for Nanotechnology have developed a method for heating plastic in a microwave oven that could...
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Versatile Algorithms For Nanoscale Designs
The ICESTARS project aims to develop and deploy integrated simulation algorithms and prototype tools that will overcome the barriers in existing and future radio...
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Speed Camera Checks Your Insurance, Tax, Even Whether You're Tailgating
Even the most law-abiding driver might feel a shiver down the spine when spotting this speed camera at the roadside.
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Nanogenerators Power Conventional Electronic Devices
Researchers have reached a significant milestone in their development of nanometer-scale generators that harvest mechanical energy from the environment using an...
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President Honors Outstanding Early-Career Scientists
President Obama has named 85 researchers as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the...
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Watch Where You're Going
Businesses are quietly buying mobile-phone data to discover the paths that consumers take.
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Will the It Guy Learn to Love Apple?
It's likely you've got an Apple product plugged into your ears when you're listening to music. Making a phone call? One out of every five people buying a smartphone...
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Video Game Design Program Boosts Interest in Science Careers
Funded by a U.S. National Science Foundation grant, a George Mason University program is using video game design as a way to increase student interest in science...
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Multi-Million Dollar Initiative Aims to Improve Internet Architecture
University of Arizona researchers are participating in a U.S. National Science Foundation effort that is investigating ways to revolutionize the Internet's architecture...
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'net Pioneers: Open Internet Should Be Separate
A group of Internet and technology pioneers recently filed a document with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, advising the agency to allow for an open...
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'code For America' Programmers to Work in City Governments
Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., will each receive a team of five open source Web programmers for 11 months, as chosen by Code for America,...
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New Help on Testing For Common Cause of Software Bugs
As part of the Automated Combinatorial Testing for Software program, the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed algorithms for automated...
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DARPA-Funded Project to Spark Computer Science Education
DARPA recently awarded TopCoder a contract to develop a virtual community featuring competitions and educational resources in order to boost computer science education...
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Researcher: Rollable Displays Unfold in 2015
Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute has developed a flexible display that uses a plastic material that can withstand the high temperatures of the...
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W3c Seeks Help, Patience With Html5 Tests
The technology industry should focus more on helping the W3C improve its tests for HTML5 rather than trying to draw conclusions from the tests or from the results...
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