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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Tech Leaders Warn IT Talent Shortage Could Curb Hiring Plans
Although technology companies would like to increase hiring this year, they are concerned that a shortage of skilled workers will limit their ability to do so,...
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Stuxnet's Earlier Version Much More Powerful and Dangerous, New Analysis Finds
The version of the Stuxnet worm developed in 2005 was much stronger than the version used in a cyberattack against an Iranian nuclear facility in 2010.
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Milestone Could Help Magnets End Era of Computer Transistors
Magnetic switches could one day replace conventional transistors at the core of modern electronics.
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Chaotic Physics in Ferroelectrics Hints at Brain-Like Computing
Researchers have found unexpected behavior in ferroelectric materials, supporting a new approach to information storage and processing.
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Xml Co-Inventor: Now's the Time For Federated Identity
XML co-inventor Tim Bray, speaking at the recent DevBeat conference in San Francisco, argued for the use of federated identity services.
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The Good Judgment Project
A team of researchers tries to determine the best approach to predicting world events by making a game out of it.
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The Brain's Crowdsourcing Software
Neuroscientists are discovering how groups of cells in the human brain cooperate to produce certain results, in a manner similar to crowdsourcing software.
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From data and information to knowledge: the Web of tomorrow
Dr. Serge Abiteboul recently presented the Royal Society Milner Award lecture before the Royal Society in London.
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Ccc Chair Susan Graham Is Named to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Policy
President Barack Obama has announced his intent to nominate two new members to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Policy.
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Quantum Memory 'world Record' Smashed
A team of researchers has achieved a breakthrough that brings quantum computing closer to real-world use.
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Every Step You Take
As small cameras with the ability to identify individuals proliferate in public places and data storage prices drop, privacy issues are growing increasingly complex...
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Dart, Google's Controversial Web Language, Turns 1.0
Google recently announced the availability of version 1.0 of Web programming language Dart.
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Uc Research Brings a Future of Mind-Reading Robots Ever Closer
Researchers are studying how brain-computer interfaces can be applied to robotics.
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Google’s Vint Cerf Defines Internet of Things Challenges
Google chief Internet evangelist and ACM president Vint Cerf said strong regulations are needed to address privacy and other challenges the Internet of Things presents...
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The Cloud Enables Hpc For All
Demand for high-performance computing is burgeoning and will continue to grow, with or without the requisite hardware.
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Smartphone Accelerometers Can Accurately Distinguish Between Different Motorized Transportation Modalities
Smartphone accelerometers can be used to distinguish between different motorized transportation modalities.
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Blue Gene Active Storage boosts I/O performance at JSC
Researchers say they have successfully installed the world's first Blue Gene Active Storage system.
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STEM Education, Business Schools Need to Be Joined at Hip
Science, technology, engineering, and math programs and business schools should find a way to collaborate and build bridges.
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A Computer Academy in France Defies Conventional Wisdom
The new tuition-free computer academy called 42 aims to produce graduates more innovative, employable, diverse, and useful to the French economy.
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