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NASA Spacecraft Reactivated to Hunt for Asteroids
A NASA spacecraft that discovered and characterized tens of thousands of asteroids throughout the solar system before being placed in hibernation will return to...
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Apple Patents 3d Gesture i For Ios Based on Proximity Sensor Input
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday published an Apple patent for a method of generating and manipulating a 3D object on a computing device, with the...
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How Pay-Per-Gaze Advertising Could Work With Google Glass
Google wants to see what you see. And then, of course, make money from those images.
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dacity Ceo Says Mooc 'magic Formula' Emerging
After weathering a round of negative publicity, Udacity CEO Sebastian Thrun believes vindication is at hand.
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Facial Scanning Is Making Gains in Surveillance
The U.S. government's development of a facial recognition surveillance system to identify individuals in crowds is moving ahead.
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10 Hottest It Jobs: Developers, Developers, Developers
Software developers are overall the most desirable information technology (IT) hires companies are seeking, with mobile developers especially sought-after.
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U.s. Schools Need More STEM Training, Better Broadband
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently reaffirmed the Obama administration's call for faster broadband connections in schools.
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Competition: Computer Science Teams Determine the Perfect Baby Name
Computer scientists are applying knowledge engineering methods to the task of helping parents-to-be choose the right name for their child.
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A Personalized Robot Companion for Older People
A customizable robot companion to assist elderly people could become available to consumers within two to three years.
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Google Maps Trained S to Follow Directions. Now Its Former Developer Wants S to Explore.
It's not evident from the way his hair flops casually down and across, nor from his equally relaxed demeanor, but John Hanke is one of Google's most important idea...
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How to Save the Troubled Graphene Transistor
The writing is on the wall for the silicon chip.
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Hard to Crack: The Government's Encryption Conundrum
Imagine that you want to tell someone a secret.
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When You Can't Tell Web Suffixes Without a Scorecard
On the Web, there's no place like .home.
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Intel Proposes New Standard to Light Up Data Transfers
Intel's proposed new optical interconnect, MXC, could be a key step in standardizing optical technology and bringing it to servers faster.
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A Cost-Effective Solution to Monitoring and Diagnosing Sleeping Disorders
A new software instantly identifies sleep anomalies by comparing the user's movements to their normal sleeping and waking patterns.
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Nrel Releases Free, Open-Source Energy Analysis Tool
Energy DataBus is a new open source app for tracking, storing, and analyzing energy-related data for optimizing energy use and spotting leaks.
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Foursquare Check-Ins Tell Stores Where to Set Up Shop
A recent study on the use of social media was designed to help retailers find the best locations for new stores.
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Advancing Resistive Memory to Improve Portable Electronics
A new technology could lead to the next generation of memory storage devices for portable electronics such as smartphones, laptops, tablets, and digital cameras...
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Nsa's Surveillance Program Could Dig Deep
The U.S. National Security Agency has shrouded its collection of Americans’ personal information in secrecy, which makes it difficult to judge whether that data...
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