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The 10 Commandments of Steve
More than anything else, Jobs's genius is in managing the creative process. Here's his playbook.
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t Researchers Develop Algorithm to Improve Remote Electrocardiography
An algorithm developed by a team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has the potential to make an electrocardiogram more effective.
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Sleeping Around Gave Early Humans Immune Boost from Neanderthals, Denisovans
The ancestry of modern humans has gotten much more interesting in recent years.
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Chinese Cyberwar Video Goes Missing
Now you see it, now you don’t. A Chinese documentary that showed off the military’s ability to conduct a cyberattack against a U.S.-based site appears to have...
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Nsf Launches Sustainability Research Networks Competition
The U.S. National Science Foundation recently announced a competition for Sustainability Research Networks as part of the organization's broader focus on Science...
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Researchers: Target Cancer Cell Metabolism
Tel Aviv University professor Eytan Ruppin and colleagues have developed the first computerized genome-scale model of cancer cell metabolism.
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Attention to Detail, Noted in 313 Patents
When people in the technology industry speak of Steven P. Jobs’s knack for design, they often have Apple’s iconic products in mind: the early all-in-one Macintosh...
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'smart' Cctv Could Track Rioters
Researchers at Kingston University have created a system that uses artificial intelligence to recognise specific types of behaviour, such as someone holding a...
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Personal Security
Researchers have developed a laptop-sized device that emits a jamming signal whenever it detects an unauthorized wireless link being established between a medical...
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When Algorithms Control the World
If you were expecting some kind warning when computers finally get smarter than us, then think again.
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New Tool Allows First Responders to Visualize Post-Event Disaster Environments
During the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Level Exercise 2011, emergency preparedness officials and first responders used iPads and SUMMIT,...
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Computational Method Predicts New Uses For Existing Medicines
A recent National Institutes of Health-funded computational study analyzing genomic and drug data has been able to predict new uses for existing medicines.
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Judge Says Warrant Required For Cell Phone Location Data
In recent years, the courts have struggled to decide whether the government needs a warrant to access historical records about a cell phone user's location. Some...
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Six Computer Labs that Gave Birth to the Digital World
Throughout history there is a recurring theme of like-minded individuals coming together to create a shared "hive mind" intelligence that is greater than its...
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Antennas in Your Clothes? New Design Could Pave the Way
Ohio State University researchers are working on a new way to incorporate radio antennas directly into clothing, in an effort to improve communications reliability...
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Intel Recruits Sci-Fi Writers to Dream Up Future Tech
Chip maker Intel has commissioned leading science fiction authors to pen short stories that imagine future uses for the firm's technology.
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Trust Develops 'science Base' For Cybersecurity
University of California, Berkeley's TRUST is developing a cybersecurity "science base"– a principled approach to developing trustworthy systems in which security...
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Court Says Only Hard Math Is Patentable
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit rejected a patent on a method of detecting credit card fraud. The result was unsurprising, but the...
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Nasa and Tor-Forge Books Partner in Themed Science Fiction Works
In an effort to introduce, inform, and inspire readers about NASA, the agency's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD, has partnered with Tor-Forge Books...
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