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Careers For Women in Technology Companies Are a Global Challenge
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Careers For Women in Technology Companies Are a Global Challenge

Gender bias in technology is a problem for women on both sides of the Atlantic, although the challenges and opportunities they face can differ due to political...

Shafi Goldwasser Appointed Director of the Simons Institute For the Theory of Computing
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Shafi Goldwasser Appointed Director of the Simons Institute For the Theory of Computing

The Turing laureate will become the new director of the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing at the University of California, Berkeley, on January 1, 2018...

Building the Blockchain to End All Blockchains
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Building the Blockchain to End All Blockchains

Despite the potential benefits of blockchain technology, it needs to overcome challenges in scalability, speed, and flexibility.

Discovery and Innovation to Quicken With Supercomputer's $1-Million ­pgrade
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Discovery and Innovation to Quicken With Supercomputer's $1-Million ­pgrade

A $1-million grant will help Clemson University's Palmetto Cluster supercomputer aid researchers in accelerating the pace of scientific discovery and technological...

Google Reveals Blueprint For Quantum Supremacy
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Google Reveals Blueprint For Quantum Supremacy

Researchers say they have outlined a way to achieve quantum supremacy, demonstrating a proof-of-principle version of a quantum computer.

Out of Sight, Into Mind
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Out of Sight, Into Mind

Researchers are working to project an image directly into one's brain, completely bypassing the eyes.

National Academy of Engineering Announces Winners of 2017 Ramo Founders and Bueche Awards
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National Academy of Engineering Announces Winners of 2017 Ramo Founders and Bueche Awards

The National Academy of Engineering's Simon Ramo Founders Award was to be presented to John E. Hopcroft on Sunday for his research contributions and leadership...

An Edible Actuator For Ingestible Robots
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An Edible Actuator For Ingestible Robots

Researchers recently unveiled a prototype for a soft, edible pneumatic actuator fabricated from gelatin, which can serve as a crucial mechanism for ingestible robots...

Scientists Store Miles Davis and Deep Purple Audio Recordings on Dna in a Historic First
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Scientists Store Miles Davis and Deep Purple Audio Recordings on Dna in a Historic First

Researchers say they have successfully encoded two high-quality audio recordings onto artificial DNA, the first time this has been accomplished for the purposes...

Filling the Pipeline For Computer Science Teachers
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Filling the Pipeline For Computer Science Teachers

A shortage of computer science teachers is impeding state and local educators' adoption of new computer science mandates for students.

Hpc, Analytical ­ltracentrifugation, and a New Detector
From ACM TechNews

Hpc, Analytical ­ltracentrifugation, and a New Detector

Recent insights into how the West Nile virus replicates using cell proteins were gained using analytical ultracentrifugation technology.

Brain-Controlled Drones Are Here
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Brain-Controlled Drones Are Here

Panos Artemiadis at Arizona State University's Human-Oriented Robotics and Control Lab says the next three to five years will likely see the advent of unmanned...

'mind-Boggling' Math Could Make Blockchain Work For Wall Street
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'mind-Boggling' Math Could Make Blockchain Work For Wall Street

A major breakthrough in cryptography may have solved one of the biggest obstacles to using blockchain technology on Wall Street: keeping transaction data private...

A Field Farmed Only By Drones
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A Field Farmed Only By Drones

Across the United Kingdom, the last of the spring barley has been brought in from the fields, the culmination of an agricultural calendar whose rhythm has remained...

USC Isi Researchers Poised to Crack the Code on Reducing Workplace Stress
From ACM TechNews

USC Isi Researchers Poised to Crack the Code on Reducing Workplace Stress

Researchers aim to relieve workplace stress by first understanding its causes.

A Sea of Spinning Electrons
From ACM TechNews

A Sea of Spinning Electrons

Researchers say they have found a sea of electrons that spin in opposing circles, a phenomenon known as the chiral spin mode.

Fast-Moving Magnetic Particles Could Enable New Form of Data Storage
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Fast-Moving Magnetic Particles Could Enable New Form of Data Storage

Researchers have shown they can create tiny disturbances in magnetic orientation at will in specific locations, which they say could be used to make a more efficient...

Improving K–12 Computer Science Education
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Improving K–12 Computer Science Education

Code.org estimates fewer than half of U.S. K-12 schools offer computer science courses, which a 2016 Google-Gallup survey elevates to 75% when accounting for after...

Two Intelligent Vehicles Are Better Than One
From ACM TechNews

Two Intelligent Vehicles Are Better Than One

Researchers are working to improve intelligent vehicle systems by combining the data collected by such a vehicle with that collected from other intelligent vehicles...

Scientists in Mexico Scramble to Deploy Seismic Sensors
From ACM News

Scientists in Mexico Scramble to Deploy Seismic Sensors

Late one night in September, Victor Cruz, a geophysicist at Mexico's National Autonomous University, submitted an article to a scientific journal describing progress...
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