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Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse Web Portal Launched
Virginia Tech is releasing its full version of the Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse web portal today (Sept. 30). The portal is the platform for direct sharing...
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Growing Nanowires Horizontally Yields New Benefit: 'nano-Leds'
While refining their novel method for making nanoscale wires, chemists at NIST discovered an unexpected bonus—a new way to create nanowires that produce light similar...
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Apple Patent Shows Future of Biometrics Isn
A recent Apple patent and a strongly worded report from the National Research Council suggest that the future of biometrics lies with personalization, not security...
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World's First 'cyber Superweapon' Attacks China
A computer virus dubbed the world's "first cyber superweapon" by experts and which may have been designed to attack Iran's nuclear facilities has found a new...
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In a Computer Worm, a Possible Biblical Clue
Deep inside the computer worm that some specialists suspect is aimed at slowing Iran's race for a nuclear weapon lies what could be a fleeting reference to the...
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In a Computer Worm, a Possible Biblical Clue
Deep inside the computer worm that some specialists suspect is aimed at slowing Iran’s race for a nuclear weapon lies what could be a fleeting reference to the...
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.s. Trying to Wage Cyber Warfare Against Iran: Minister
The United States seeks to launch a cyber war against Iran in retaliation to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s remarks at the UN, says Communications and Information Technology...
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Nokia Touchscreen Creates Texture Illusion
Nokia has developed a prototype of its N900 smartphone featuring technology that lets users feel the texture of icons on the screen. "The idea is to have everything...
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Technology to Improve Safety in the 'danger Zone'
University of Southampton professor Nick Jennings says the ALADDIN project is developing "autonomous agents which will make decisions on their own without direct...
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Nsf rges Lawmakers to Back se of Better Science Data
The U.S. House's Research and Scientific Education Subcommittee recently held a hearing on the National Science Foundation's approach to scientific policy. The...
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Census: Women Closing in on Male-Dominated Fields
Younger generations of women are closing the gender gap in science and business and now account for nearly half of those college majors traditionally dominated...
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Saying High-Tech Is a Meritocracy Doesn't Make It So
It is hard to support the assertion that Silicon Valley is a meritocracy that rewards good ideas regardless of gender, according to Caroline Simard, leader of the...
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Researcher Builds Machines That Daydream
Murdoch University professor Graham Mann told the recent World Computer Congress in Brisbane, Australia, that intelligent systems should have emotions built into...
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Internet Pioneers Protest Senate Anti-Piracy Bill
Some of the rock stars of Internet engineering (yes, they exist) on Tuesday protested a Senate bill aimed at fighting online piracy, saying the legislation could...
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Vigilant Camera Eye
Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology have developed an automated camera system that replicates some functions of the human...
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Does Science Education Need a Dose of Danger?
Under the shadow of the Cold War-era Titan II and Atlas rockets set up outside the New York Hall of Science, this weekend's World Maker Faire extravaganza was...
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What Twitter Learns from All Those Tweets
The company's head of analytics explains how Twitter mines the data users produce.
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India Launches Project to Id 1.2 Billion People
India's vaunted tech savvy is being put to the test this week as the country embarks on a daunting mission: assigning a unique 12-digit number to each of its...
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Physicians See Mobile Phones as Tools to Aid Non-Compliant Patients
Researchers are using smartphones and other technologies to remind patients to take medication, exercise, and to positively influence their compliance with treatment...
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