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Netflix Is Building an Artificial Brain ­sing Amazon's Cloud
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Netflix Is Building an Artificial Brain ­sing Amazon's Cloud

Nothing beats a movie recommendation from a friend who knows your tastes.

3d Printing a Speaker
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3d Printing a Speaker

Makers manipulate multiple materials through additive manufacturing.

What Can ­nite Liberals and Tea Partyers? The Nsa
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What Can ­nite Liberals and Tea Partyers? The Nsa

Hoyt Sparks says he has no use for liberal Democrats and their "socialistic, Marxist, communist" ways.

How to Design an Interstellar Communications System
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How to Design an Interstellar Communications System

University of California, Berkeley professor David Messerschmitt is studying the design of end-to-end communications between stellar systems. 

Palestinian Women Make Strides in High-Tech
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Palestinian Women Make Strides in High-Tech

Palestinian women are joining the high-tech industry, despite obstacles presented by the economy and traditional culture. 

Stirring-­p Atomtronics in a Quantum Circuit
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Stirring-­p Atomtronics in a Quantum Circuit

Researchers used a superfluid atomtronic circuit to create a hysteresis, the first time hysteresis has been observed in an ultracold atomic gas. 

Scents That Are Sent: Ophone Delivers Aromas
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Scents That Are Sent: Ophone Delivers Aromas

The oPhone is a device that enables odors to be sent via Bluetooth and smartphone attachments to other oPhones around the world. 

The Last Places on Earth Without the Internet
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The Last Places on Earth Without the Internet

It can be easy to forget what life was like before the Internet.

Computer Scientist Looks For Deeper Meaning in Webcam Videos
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Computer Scientist Looks For Deeper Meaning in Webcam Videos

A University of Kentucky professor is researching new ways to use computers to understand images. 

Nyc's Touchscreen Subway Maps Are Finally Here, and They're Amazing
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Nyc's Touchscreen Subway Maps Are Finally Here, and They're Amazing

New York subway riders first were promised futuristic touchscreen wayfinding maps a year ago.

Last Call For Bad Calls
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Last Call For Bad Calls

Technology will soon make officials at high-level sports events as obsolete as elevator operators, their skill set as useful as knowing how to make a wood tennis...

Intel’s Sharp-Eyed Social Scientist
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Intel’s Sharp-Eyed Social Scientist

Genevieve Bell runs a skunk works of some 100 social scientists and designers who travel the globe, observing how people use technology in their homes and in public...

The Timekeeping Tech that Keeps the Olympics Fair
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The Timekeeping Tech that Keeps the Olympics Fair

"On your marks, get set, Go!" might work to start a race on the playground but in the highest-stakes world of the Olympic games, where every thousandth of a second...

Avalanche Science: ­ncovering Snow's Deadly Secrets
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Avalanche Science: ­ncovering Snow's Deadly Secrets

Dr Alec Van Herwijnen has buried microphones under the deep snow in order to listen for avalanches.

Liquid-Cooled Supercomputers, to Trim the Power Bill
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Liquid-Cooled Supercomputers, to Trim the Power Bill

Submerging supercomputers and servers in oil or other liquids to cool them off might offer a way to reduce their massive energy consumption. 

White House Pushes Cybersecurity Framework for Critical Infrastructure
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White House Pushes Cybersecurity Framework for Critical Infrastructure

The White House has released a new cybersecurity framework designed to help critical infrastructure operators create comprehensive cybersecurity programs. 

Keeping Women in High-Tech Fields Is Big Challenge, Report Finds
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Keeping Women in High-Tech Fields Is Big Challenge, Report Finds

A report found U.S. women in science, technology, engineering, and math fields are 45 percent more likely than their male peers to leave the industry within a year...

Termite-Inspired Robots Build With Bricks
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Termite-Inspired Robots Build With Bricks

Researchers have developed software that determines how autonomous robots can make specific structures by following the same set of rules. 

Open Data vs. the Flood: How High-Tech Is Helping Venice Deal With High Tides
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Open Data vs. the Flood: How High-Tech Is Helping Venice Deal With High Tides

The Acqualta project in Venice, aims to engage citizens in an effort to monitor flooding in the city's canals using open data and sensor technology. 

How Airbus Is Debugging the A350
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How Airbus Is Debugging the A350

A few times a month, Airbus Flight Test Engineer Patrick du Ché stands up from his desk, takes off his jacket and tie, walks to the coat rack in the corner of his...
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