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Inside the Far-Out Glass Lab
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Inside the Far-Out Glass Lab

Engineers at Corning's research lab in New York are developing new materials in their quest to expand the capabilities of glass.

­ts to Launch Programming Environment For the Quantum Era
From ACM TechNews

­ts to Launch Programming Environment For the Quantum Era

Researchers at the University of Technology Sydney in Australia say they will soon unveil a quantum-era programming environment at the UTS Center for Quantum Software...

The Internet and Your Brain Are More Alike Than You Think
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The Internet and Your Brain Are More Alike Than You Think

Researchers say they have found parallels between an Internet algorithm and human brain activity that improve the understanding of engineered and neural networks...

Automated Rescue
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Automated Rescue

The Texas A&M University Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue builds robots that can work with first responders in search-and-rescue operations.

New System Makes It Harder to Track Bitcoin Transactions
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New System Makes It Harder to Track Bitcoin Transactions

Researchers have developed a program that could make it more difficult for observers to track any single bitcoin transaction.

Nae's Newest Members Include 17 Computer Scientists
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Nae's Newest Members Include 17 Computer Scientists

Seventeen computer scientists were among the 84 new members and 22 new foreign members recently announced by The National Academy of Engineering. 

Scientists Shortlist Three Landing Sites For Mars 2020
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Scientists Shortlist Three Landing Sites For Mars 2020

Participants in a landing site workshop for NASA's upcoming Mars 2020 mission have recommended three locations on the Red Planet for further evaluation.

AI Learns to Solve Quantum State of Many Particles at Once
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AI Learns to Solve Quantum State of Many Particles at Once

The same type of artificial intelligence that mastered the ancient game of Go could help wrestle with the amazing complexity of quantum systems containing billions...

Yale Will Rename Calhoun College to Honor 'trailblazing' Alum Grace Murray Hopper
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Yale Will Rename Calhoun College to Honor 'trailblazing' Alum Grace Murray Hopper

Hopper was an early computer scientist who foresaw the importance technology would have in daily life.

Code-Dependent: Pros and Cons of the Algorithm Age
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Code-Dependent: Pros and Cons of the Algorithm Age

Algorithms are aimed at optimizing everything. They can save lives, make things easier and conquer chaos. Still, experts worry they can also put too much control...

Long-Awaited Mathematics Proof Could Help Scan Earth's Innards
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Long-Awaited Mathematics Proof Could Help Scan Earth's Innards

Mathematicians say that they have solved a major, decades-old problem in geometry: how to reconstruct the inner structure of a mystery object 'X' from knowing only...

We Finally Have a Computer that Can Survive the Surface of Venus
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We Finally Have a Computer that Can Survive the Surface of Venus

Venus is one of the most inhospitable places in the solar system.

Nasa, Uci Reveal New Details of Greenland Ice Loss
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Nasa, Uci Reveal New Details of Greenland Ice Loss

Less than a year after the first research flight kicked off NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland campaign last March, data from the new program are providing a dramatic...

A Healthy Approach?
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A Healthy Approach?

A new wave of consumer-centric connected fitness and health-related devices is changing healthcare.

Internet 'playground' Trials New Tech to Deliver Smart Cities
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Internet 'playground' Trials New Tech to Deliver Smart Cities

Researchers at the University of Bristol in the U.K. are working on the Initiate project, which aims to set up an "Internet playground" to test new kinds of Internet...

Pioneering Chip Extends Sensors' Battery Life
From ACM TechNews

Pioneering Chip Extends Sensors' Battery Life

Engineers have developed an inexpensive, ultra-low-power computer chip that can extend the battery life of sensors.

Being Black in Tech Can Cost You $10k a Year
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Being Black in Tech Can Cost You $10k a Year

African-American technology workers receive an average $10,000 less annually than whites in New York and San Francisco, according to a survey from the Hired online...

Stanford's Women in Data Science Conference Reaches Worldwide Audience
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Stanford's Women in Data Science Conference Reaches Worldwide Audience

The second annual Women in Data Science conference, held last week at Stanford University in California by the Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering...

Kingston ­niversity to Explore How Drones, Smart Wristbands, and Cameras Could Transform Future of Concert Security
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Kingston ­niversity to Explore How Drones, Smart Wristbands, and Cameras Could Transform Future of Concert Security

Researchers will investigate how networked drones, smart wristbands, and body-mounted video cameras could enhance concert security.

The AI Threat Isn't Skynet. It's the End of the Middle Class
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The AI Threat Isn't Skynet. It's the End of the Middle Class

In February 1975, a group of geneticists gathered in a tiny town on the central coast of California to decide if their work would bring about the end of the world...
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