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­sing Light to Control Genome Editing
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­sing Light to Control Genome Editing

Researchers have added a new technique to the CRISPR genome-editing system that lets scientists control when and where gene editing occurs by using ultraviolet...

Streamlining Accelerated Computing For Industry
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Streamlining Accelerated Computing For Industry

Researchers have developed open source software that will enable computational fluid dynamics applications to make good use of supercomputers.

A Point of Light
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A Point of Light

Boston University professor Vivek Goyal says he has overcome the challenges of photographing clear images in low light.

World's Biggest Telescope Meets World's Second-Fastest Supercomputer
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World's Biggest Telescope Meets World's Second-Fastest Supercomputer

A component of the software system that will manage data from the Square Kilometer Array telescope has run on Tianhe-2, the world's second-fastest supercomputer...

Beyond Terminator: Squishy 'octobot' Heralds New Era of Soft Robotics
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Beyond Terminator: Squishy 'octobot' Heralds New Era of Soft Robotics

A squishy octopus-shaped machine less than 2 centimetres tall is making waves in the field of soft robotics.

After 25 Years, a New Web
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After 25 Years, a New Web

Tim Berners-Lee and others want a more reliable Web that ensures integrity and privacy.

Blockchain Could Bring Electronic Voting to Australia By 2017
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Blockchain Could Bring Electronic Voting to Australia By 2017

Australia intends to employ blockchain technology to let citizens vote online.

The Ibrain Is Here
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The Ibrain Is Here


Test For Damp Ground at Mars' Seasonal Streaks Finds None
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Test For Damp Ground at Mars' Seasonal Streaks Finds None

Seasonal dark streaks on Mars that have become one of the hottest topics in interplanetary research don't hold much water, according to the latest findings from...

Microsoft Sheds Some Light on Its Mysterious Holographic Processing ­nit
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Microsoft Sheds Some Light on Its Mysterious Holographic Processing ­nit

Since it was first unveiled, we've learned bits and pieces about the hardware inside Microsoft's HoloLens augmented reality headset.

Smartphone Speech Recognition Can Write Text Messages Three Times Faster Than Human Typing
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Smartphone Speech Recognition Can Write Text Messages Three Times Faster Than Human Typing

Smartphone speech recognition software gets a bad rap. Most users find the nascent technology to be frustratingly slow, and there are entire blogs dedicated to...

Reconciling Quantum Physics with Math
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Reconciling Quantum Physics with Math

Mathematicians explore the root of many problems in developing a proof for the Kadison-Singer problem.

GPUs Reshape Computing
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GPUs Reshape Computing

Graphical processing units have emerged as a major powerhouse in the computing world, unleashing huge advancements in deep learning and AI.

The Edge of the Uncanny
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The Edge of the Uncanny

Scientists are learning more about what makes robots and chatbots engaging.

Researchers Create 3D Faces From Online Photos to Defeat Face Authentication Systems
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Researchers Create 3D Faces From Online Photos to Defeat Face Authentication Systems

Researchers say they have developed a virtual reality-based cyberattack that can reproduce the human face well enough to trick face-authentication systems.

Princeton Develops 25-Core Chip For Servers
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Princeton Develops 25-Core Chip For Servers

Researchers at Princeton University have developed Piton, a chip they believe can significantly boost server performance while reducing energy consumption.

Harvey Mudd College Took on Gender Bias and Now More Than Half Its Computer-Science Majors Are Women
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Harvey Mudd College Took on Gender Bias and Now More Than Half Its Computer-Science Majors Are Women

This year, at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, CA, for the first time, more women than men graduated with a degree in computer science.

How an Algorithm Learned to Identify Depressed Individuals By Studying Their Instagram Photos
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How an Algorithm Learned to Identify Depressed Individuals By Studying Their Instagram Photos

Researchers have trained a machine-learning algorithm to spot warning signs for depression on Instagram by analyzing the composition of posted images.

New Lever Language Builds on Python's Convenience, Aims For Pypy Speeds
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New Lever Language Builds on Python's Convenience, Aims For Pypy Speeds

Lever aims to be a general-purpose programming language similar to Python with the ability to compile easily to standalone executables.

Hints Suggest an Insider Helped the Nsa 'equation Group' Hacking Tools Leak
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Hints Suggest an Insider Helped the Nsa 'equation Group' Hacking Tools Leak

A group called the Shadow Brokers made headlines this month by leaking a hacking tool belonging to the NSA's Tailored Access Operations (TAO) team. Now this week...
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