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How One College Is Closing the Computer Science Gender Gap
There are still relatively few women in tech. Maria Klawe wants to change that. As president of Harvey Mudd College, a science and engineering school in Southern...
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Carnegie Mellon Researchers Develop Zooming Technique for Entering Text Into Smartwatches, Ultra-Small Computers
The iterative zooming technique ZoomBoard could be used to enter text into ultra-small computers, such as smartwatches.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Lawrence Livermore Scientists Set a New Simulation Speed Record on the Sequoia Supercomputer
Computer scientists have reached a record simulation speed of 504 billion events per second on the Sequoia Blue Gene/Q supercomputer.
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High-Tech Camera Acts Like a Bug's Eye
The next generation of digital cameras could show us how bugs see the world.
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Seahorse's Armor Gives Engineers Insight Into Robotics Designs
A team of engineers plan to use a structure that is similar to the armored tail of a seahorse to create a flexible robotic arm with muscles made out of polymer. ...
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E-Tattoo Monitors Brainwaves and Baby Bump
A transparent patch containing electronic circuits as thin as a human hair could be used to monitor rudimentary brain activity.
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Skinny Rfid Tags Could Soon Show Up Embedded in Paper
Two new developments in RFID research could pave the way for tags that are thinner, cheaper, and more versatile. Using new materials and cutting-edge laser fabrication...
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Revolutionizing Tornado Prediction
Researchers are developing a tornado modeling and simulation system that aims to explain why some storms generate tornadoes, while others do not.
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Perpetual Motion Test Could Amend Theory of Time
In February 2012, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Frank Wilczek decided to go public with a strange and, he worried, somewhat embarrassing idea.
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Graphene: The Nano-Size Material with a Massive Future
Ever since it was discovered in 2004, graphene has been hailed as a natural wonder of the materials world destined to transform our lives in the 21st century.
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It Jobs Market: The Trends Behind the Statistics
Today's IT jobs market is far from uniform, but some trends stand out. Employers are under pressure to fill positions, salaries are being pushed up, and tony tech...
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Students’ Lofty Goal Is Clear
WashBOT is a multiyear project to automate the process of cleaning recessed windows in buildings that present problems for human and machine-based washers.
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Battery and Memory Device in One
Resistive memory cells are not purely passive components, but should be regarded as tiny batteries.
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Engaging Online Crowds in the Classroom Could Be Important Tool For Teaching Innovation
Input from social media and crowdsourcing can help students identify needs for products or services, generate ideas, and more easily test those ideas.
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IBM Brings Augmented Reality, Robotics to Field Engineers
Researchers have developed a new system to deliver information and remote expertise to field engineers performing maintenance and repairs on critical equipment. ...
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Brain Computer Interfaces Inch Closer to Mainstream
Increasingly sophisticated brain computer interfaces might soon allow users to interact with smart devices using only their minds.
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Congress Tries to Reset Science Grants, Wants Every One to Be 'groundbreaking'
Due to Congressional rules, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology had to choose new leadership this year.
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Valuing Versatility
It's often said that we live in an age of increased specialization: physicians who treat just one ailment, scholars who study just one period, network administrators...
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Brain Computer Interfaces Inch Closer to Mainstream
Last week, engineers sniffing around the programming code for Google Glass found hidden examples of ways that people might interact with the wearable computers...
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