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Ornl Simulating Japan Nuke Crisis
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are using supercomputer clusters to run simulations that could help resolve the nuclear...
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In a Country Known For Robots, Their Chief Tasks Didn't Include Nuclear Safety
Japan's focus on building humanoid robots that perform tasks that humans can already do, instead of building robots that can go where humans cannot, has made it...
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How a Robot Can Replace You at Work
As telepresence robots begin to appear in more and more offices and factories, they are poised to transform the way we work and interact with our colleagues.
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New Approach to Programming May Boost 'green' Computing
Yu David Liu, a Binghamton University computer scientist with an interest in "green" software development, has received a five-year, $448,641 grant from the National...
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Cloud Computing, Data Policy on Track to 'democratize' Satellite Mapping
Far-sighted data policy and cloud computing are leading to the "democratization of satellite mapping," one expert says — and the payoff will be wider access to...
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A New Tool For .s. Intelligence: Google?
Traditionally, intelligence agencies have relied on top-secret information to track changes in other countries. But wiretaps and secret intercepts didn't help...
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Fake Tweets By 'socialbot' Fool Hundreds of Followers
Three socialbots recently integrated themselves into a group of Twitter users, gained 250 followers, and received 240 responses to the tweets they sent over a two...
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Big Data to Drive a Surveillance Society
As real-time and batch analytics evolve using big data processing engines such as Hadoop, corporations will be able to track our activities, habits, and locations...
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Academics to 'embrace Wikipedia'
Students and academics at a world-leading London university want to build bridges between the Wikipedia website and formal research.
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Browser Wars: Mozilla's Firefox Challenges Microsoft's IE, Google's Chrome
The Internet browser wars are back. Mozilla released its long-awaited Firefox 4 browser Tuesday, a critical moment for the upstart that first challenged mighty...
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The Drive Toward Hydrogen Vehicles Just Got Shorter
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the University of Alabama have revealed a new single-stage method for recharging the hydrogen storage compound...
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Google Funds Georgia Tech Internet Transparency Research
A team of Georgia Tech researchers will use a $1 million Google Research Focused Award to conduct research on Internet transparency.
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At&t, T-Mobile Merger Blasted
A day after AT&T announced it would buy T-Mobile USA to create the biggest wireless carrier in the country, consumer advocates and some members of Congress blasted...
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Japan
After more than than a week of gathering anecdotal reports about shortages here and there, the research firm IHS iSuppli has concluded that 25 percent of the...
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Itu Worries Over Declining Female Presence in Ict
The International Telecommunication Union commemorated the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day by addressing the declining presence of women in the information...
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British Computer Scientists Reboot
After a year of turmoil, computer scientists at King's College London have retained their jobs, but substantial challenges lie ahead.
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Social Games, Virtual Goods
The popularity of virtual goods and currencies in online gaming is changing how people think and act about money.
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Security Firm Is Vague on Its Compromised Devices
More than a day after RSA security posted an "urgent" alert warning that a sophisticated intruder might be able to initiate a "broad attack" on a password device...
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Nasa's Messenger Spacecraft Begins Historic Orbit Around Mercury
NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft successfully achieved orbit around Mercury at approximately 9 p.m. EDT Thursday. This marks the first time a spacecraft has accomplished...
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