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Power Hackers: The U.s. Smart Grid Is Shaping Up to Be Dangerously Insecure
Achieving greater efficiency and control of the electricity grid requires hooking almost every aspect of it up to the Internet, making it more vulnerable to cyber...
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Tapping the Powers of Persuasion
B.J. Fogg's lab at Stanford focuses on the ways technology can influence behavior.
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University Startup Creation, Licensing Activity Strong Despite Downturn
In fiscal year 2009, in the midst of the Great Recession, 596 new U.S. companies were formed as a result of university research, according to new survey data from...
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One Goal: 10 Quadrillion Calculations
Installation has begun in Kobe, Japan, on a government-funded supercomputer project, aimed at giving Japan the world's fastest computer, the "K Computer," which...
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Iran Detains 'Spies' As It Moves to Ease Fears Over Stuxnet Cyber Attack
Intelligence chief blames western powers for computer worm targeting nuclear systems.
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In New Project, Russian niversities Tap American Expertise in Tech Transfer
The Enhancing University Research and Entrepreneurial Capacity initiative to promote stronger linkages between Russian academe and industry could help Russian universities...
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Professor Wendy Hall Speaks
Dame Wendy Hall of the University of Southampton says she is interested in "what makes the Web what it is, how it evolves and will evolve, what are the scenarios...
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Regulators Blame Computer Algorithm for Stock Market 'Flash Crash'
A new report calls the May 6 stock market flash crash the responsibility of an automated trade execution system that inundated the Chicago Exchange's e-trading...
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Middle School STEM Gets $12 Million NSF Infusion
The U.S. National Science Foundation recently gave a nearly $12 million grant to northern California middle schools to implement a program for STEM education that...
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One Program to Watch Them All: DARPA
The Pentagon’s surveillance net is massive. But it was holes and seams. Spy drone videos and communications intercepts may be aimed at the same target. Analysts...
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Signing Made Easy
From video games to cell phone apps, making sign language easier to learn Put on the gloves. Turn on the camera and... action!
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Would Wiretapping Laws Spell the End of Quantum Encryption?
A new effort to ensure that the government can gain back-door access to encrypted messages could thwart one of the most promising applications of physics for...
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Stuxnet Worm Heralds New Era of Global Cyberwar
Attack aimed at Iran nuclear plant and recently revealed 2008 incident at US base show spread of cyber weapons.
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Flying Robot Swarm Takes Off
The Ecole Polytechnic Federale de Lausanne is experimenting with flying robots that would create a communications network for rescuers in disaster areas. Researchers...
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Computer Graphics to Help Streamline Green Building Design
Cornell University researchers are developing simulation software that streamlines the process of making buildings meet sustainability requirements, which will...
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Computers to Read Your Body Language?
Can a computer read your body language? A consortium of European researchers thinks so, and has developed a range of innovative solutions from escalator safety...
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Inside Stuxnet: Researcher Drops New Clues About Origin of Worm
The mysterious Stuxnet worm took center stage at the Virus Bulletin 2010 conference here with a prominent security researcher dropping a raw hint that Israel may...
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Scientists Creates 'smart Cane' For Blind to 'see'
Applied scientists at the University of Arkansas as Little Rock are developing a "smart" cane to give the blind a better tool to navigate their environments.
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Five Federal Agencies Want Big Robot Technology Advances
Five U.S. agencies recently announced plans to fund innovative research and development of robotic technologies with the goal of enriching human lives. DARPA seeks...
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