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Purdue's NEW LIMITS Center to Advance Computer Chip Parts
Purdue University is using funding from the Semiconductor Research Corp. and the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology for its NEW LIMITS facility...
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New Technique Allows Printing of Flexible, Stretchable Silver Nanowire Circuits
A new technique allows researchers to print circuits on flexible, stretchable substrates using silver nanowires.
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Tribal Broadband
Some Native American nations are betting their futures on the construction of broadband networks.
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New Algorithm Can Create Movies From Just a Few Snippets of Text
A new algorithm creates videos from text snippets.
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China's Internet nderground Fights for Its Life
For years, thousands of virtual private networks (VPNs) have allowed people in China to circumvent restrictions on internet access and visit Facebook, Google, YouTube...
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If There's Life on Saturn's Moon Enceladus, It Might Look Like This
Saturn's moon Enceladus has become an alien-hunting hot spot, and not just for the tinfoil hat crowd.
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Why .S. 'Cyber-Warriors' Can't Do Anything About Russian 'Cyber-Meddling'
In testimony before the US Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, National Security Agency Director and US Cyber Command Commander Admiral Michael Rogers told...
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How Do Teachers Integrate STEM Into K-12 Classrooms?
Michigan Technological University researchers conducted a study examining what makes science, technology, engineering, and math education integration practices...
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Private Browsing Gets More Private
The new Veil system is designed to improve private browsing by guaranteeing that any data the browser loads into memory remains encrypted until it is displayed...
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Edible Electronics Are Here Thanks to Researchers at Rice niversity
Researchers at Rice University say they have produced edible graphene.
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Augmented Reality Takes 3D Printing to Next Level
Researchers are using augmented reality to advance three-dimensional printing and three-dimensional modeling technologies
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Teaching Quantum Physics to a Computer
Researchers have used machine learning to teach a computer to predict the outcomes of quantum experiments.
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Justices Struggle with .S. Demands for Overseas Data
The Supreme Court appeared to be divided Tuesday as it struggled to interpret whether a three-decade-old federal law gives the U.S. government the right to access...
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ncovering the Secrets of the 'Girl With a Pearl Earring'
"How did the 'Girl With a Pearl Earring' come to life? What steps did Vermeer take to make this painting?"
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How Did Life Begin? It's Chemistry 101, but in Space
How did life start? There may not be a bigger question.
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Purdue Prof: Future AI Advances Pose Problems for Police, Courts
A Purdue Polytechnic Institute professor says pursuing artificial intelligence advancements without considering their criminal implications is foolhardy.
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Researchers Creating an App to Track, Analyze Dangerous Chronic Wounds
Researchers will use a U.S. National Institutes of Health grant to develop a smartphone application to help patients and caregivers track and assess potentially...
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Seeing the Brain's Electrical Activity
Researchers say they have developed a light-sensitive protein that can indicate how much voltage a particular nerve cell is experiencing.
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Microsoft's Supreme Court Case Has Big Implications For Data
Five years ago, US law enforcement served Microsoft a search warrant for emails as part of a US drug trafficking investigation. In response, Microsoft handed over...
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