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Vast and Fertile Ground in Africa For Science to Take Root
Uganda's growing economy has produced an expanding middle class that wants advanced training in science and engineering.
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Usenix: Dartmouth Updating Diff, Grep Unix Tools
Dartmouth University researchers are updating the grep and diff Unix command line-based text analysis tools available in all Linux and Unix distributions to handle...
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Cryptographers Believe 'size Does Matter' to Stay Safe Online
Royal Holloway, University of London researchers are analyzing the Transport Layer Security system to identify weaknesses.
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Finding Meaning in Massive Datasets
Researchers at the Texas Advanced Computing Center are exploring data-driven science, and early projects are showing the benefits of using advanced computing to...
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In Race For Fastest Supercomputer, China Outpaces U.s.
China is outpacing the United States in terms of supercomputer development. In November the Chinese debuted the Tianhe-1A, a supercomputer with five times the...
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Iranian Armed Forces to Simulate U.s. Rq-170 Drone
A senior parliamentarian underlined Tehran's advanced technological capabilities and possibilities, and said the Iranian Armed Forces intend to simulate the design...
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Pro-Grade (3D Printer-Made?) ATM Skimmer
In July 2011, a customer at a Chase Bank branch in West Hills, Calif., noticed something odd about the ATM he was using and reported it to police.
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Cyber-Intruder Sparks Massive Federal Response
The first sign of trouble was a mysterious signal emanating from deep within the U.S. military’s classified computer network.
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NASA Presents Software of the Year Award
Autonomous Exploration for Gathering Increased Science (AEGIS), novel autonomy software that has been operating on the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity since...
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Silicon Valley Fighting Proposed Law Pushed By Hollywood
Silicon Valley is making one of its biggest lobbying pushes ever, as it fights a proposed law championed by Hollywood called the Stop Online Piracy Act. But whether...
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Help Is at Hand For Teachers Struggling With Technology
Teachers will be able to design and develop lesson plans using digital technologies as a result of a project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council...
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Quantum Computing Promises New Insights, Not Just Supermachines
Today's quantum computer researchers have a solid blueprint for a new type of computer that could solve certain problems in seconds that would probably take millennia...
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New System Secures Cellphones For Web Transactions
Password less authentication is an experimental two-factor authentication method designed to ensure the security of online transactions made via cell phones.
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Onr Helps Undersea Robots Get the Big Picture
New software will give undersea gliders a greater ability to make decisions on their own when surveying large swaths of the oceans.
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Look, p in the Sky! It's a Drone, Looking at You
Unmanned aircraft—or drones—are playing a large role in U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, but they're starting to show up the the skies above the U.S....
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A New Secret Weapon For Electronics Shoppers
There was a time not so long ago that buying a car was one of the worst shopping experiences. As you drove off the dealer's lot, you couldn't escape the feeling...
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Voice Control, the End of the Tv Remote?
Before he died on Oct. 5, Steve Jobs left clues that he was working on a new product that would revolutionize how we interact with our TVs. "It will have the...
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Does Apple's Siri Threaten Google's Search Monopoly?
The future of search may look a little like Kirsten Goldenberg, a 14-year-old high-school student in Los Angeles. When she needs help with a homework problem,...
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IBM's 3 Big Chip Breakthroughs Explained
IBM has made three breakthroughs that could help chips continue following Moore's Law.
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