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The Future, as Imagined by Google
In Eric E. Schmidt's future, his life will be a lot easier.
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Why Is This Man Running For President of the Internet?
It's an unseasonably cold early October evening in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian is giving his elevator pitch to a flustered but rapt...
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Using Cell Phone Data to Curb the Spread of Malaria
Researchers at HSPH and seven other institutions used cell phone data in Kenya to investigate how people's travel patterns contribute to the spread of malaria....
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New Web-Based Model For Sharing Research Datasets Could Have Huge Benefits
Ohio State University researchers recently proposed creating a Web-based data network to help researchers and policymakers use existing knowledge to develop real...
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New Software Tool Helps Utilities Monitor For Network Security
The Sophia software tool created at the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory can help network operators spot anomalies that might signal cybersecurity...
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Making Crowdsourcing More Reliable
One of the major obstacles in crowdsourcing information gathering is the reliability of collected reports, but researchers at the University of Southampton and...
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Patent Could Shackle 3D Printers with Drm
One of the greatest benefits of 3D printing technology—the ability to make replacements or parts for household objects like toys, utensils and gadgets—may be denied...
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Chips That Melt in Your Body, Not in Your Hands
Welcome to the brave new world of transient electonics.
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Ever Wondered What a Live Botnet Looks Like?
The idea of a network of malware-infected zombie computers rigged to do the bidding of criminals conjures up a frightening image on its own. A new visualization...
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Campaigns Mine Personal Lives to Get Out Vote
Strategists affiliated with the Obama and Romney campaigns say they have access to information about the personal lives of voters at a scale never before imagined...
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How I Accidentally Helped Compromise the Secret Keys of High-Security Handcuffs
In the age of freely available modeling software, laser cutters and 3D printers, shapes that must stay secret for security's sake don't stay secret for long. Especially...
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Pentagon Scientists: We Can't Predict Violent Outbursts. Yet.
In the years to come, a top group of military scientists believe, the Pentagon may be able to use genomics and bio-markers to spot when a soldier is about to snap...
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Leon Panetta on Cybersecurity: D.C. Action Needed
While Joe Biden and Paul Ryan were duking it out last Thursday night over U.S. troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was warning...
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Precision Espionage Miniflame Malware Tied to Flame, Gauss
One of three previously unseen pieces of malware discovered during forensic analysis of the Flame malware command-and-control servers has been identified as a secondary...
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New Progamming Language Makes Social Coding Easier
The open source Dog programming language from MIT researchers could make it easier and more intuitive to code social apps, as well as enable novices to learn coding...
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Moore's Law: The Rule That Really Matters in Tech
Moore's Law has sustained its momentum despite worries of it hitting its physical limits, thanks to materials scientists' progress in getting more computing power...
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Uc Mentors Next Generation of Women in STEM Fields
Connecting students striving for STEM degrees with leading women in industry and academia is the purpose of Women in Technology Sharing Online, a national online...
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Bourne Pursuit: Improving Computer Tracking of Human Activity
University of Michigan researchers have developed a method for improving a computer's human-tracking accuracy by more than 30 percent by examining where the targets...
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New Interactive System Detects Touch and Gestures on Any Surface
Purdue University researchers have developed an extended multitouch system that enables more than one person to simultaneously use a computing surface.
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