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More Female International Students Pursue STEM Degrees at ­.s. ­niversities
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More Female International Students Pursue STEM Degrees at ­.s. ­niversities

More female international students are attending U.S. universities to pursue science, technology, engineering, and math degrees.

Will Ecole 42 Crack the Code of Learning?
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Will Ecole 42 Crack the Code of Learning?

A French institution may be a window into the future of coding education.

Learning to Trust a Self-Driving Car
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Learning to Trust a Self-Driving Car

On a clear morning in early May, Brian Lathrop, a senior engineer for Volkswagen's Electronics Research Laboratory, was in the driver's seat of a Tesla Model S...

Having Stomach Troubles? Try Swallowing an Origami Robot
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Having Stomach Troubles? Try Swallowing an Origami Robot

Has your child swallowed a small battery? In the future, a tiny robot made from pig gut could capture it and expel it.

Researchers Build a Crawling Robot From Sea Slug Parts and a 3D Printed Body
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Researchers Build a Crawling Robot From Sea Slug Parts and a 3D Printed Body

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have built "biohybrid" robots that crawl like sea turtles on the beach.

Inside Facebook's Artificial Intelligence Engine Room
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Inside Facebook's Artificial Intelligence Engine Room

A complex in Prineville, OR, that houses Facebook servers recently was expanded with high-powered servers designed to accelerate research into machine learning....

­ser-Controlled System Makes It Possible to Instantly Revoke Access to Files Hosted on Internet Cloud Servers
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­ser-Controlled System Makes It Possible to Instantly Revoke Access to Files Hosted on Internet Cloud Servers

Access to cloud-hosted data can be controlled in real time by securing data files with a proxy key.

­.s. Pumps $400 Million Into Next-Generation Wireless Research
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­.s. Pumps $400 Million Into Next-Generation Wireless Research

The U.S. National Science Foundation will invest more than $400 million over the next seven years to fund next-generation wireless research.

The Secret History of X-Ray Specs
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The Secret History of X-Ray Specs

"I have seen my death!" Anna Bertha Röntgen is said to have exclaimed upon seeing the first X-ray photograph ever made–an image of the bones in her hand. It was...

Atom Wranglers Create Rewritable Memory
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Atom Wranglers Create Rewritable Memory

Engineers can only stuff so much computing power into devices like smartphones and tablets before they run up against physical barriers.

NASA's Next Mars Rover Progresses Toward 2020 Launch
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NASA's Next Mars Rover Progresses Toward 2020 Launch

After an extensive review process and passing a major development milestone, NASA is ready to proceed with final design and construction of its next Mars rover,...

Can We Protect Against Computers Being Fingerprinted?
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Can We Protect Against Computers Being Fingerprinted?

University of Adelaide researchers are working to find new methods of protecting against the fingerprinting of personal computers.

Hololens Augmented Reality to Foil Hack Attacks in Factories
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Hololens Augmented Reality to Foil Hack Attacks in Factories

An augmented reality "IT help desk" could allow factories to identify and mitigate cyberattacks on industrial control systems.

Artificial Intelligence Swarms Silicon Valley on Wings and Wheels
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Artificial Intelligence Swarms Silicon Valley on Wings and Wheels

Artificial intelligence and robotics are leading a transformation in Silicon Valley expected to be as significant as the personal computing and commercial Internet...

Breakthrough in Powering Wireless Sensors
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Breakthrough in Powering Wireless Sensors

Researchers are making progress toward harvesting ambient energy from mobile phone base stations to power wireless sensors used in a range of industries.

Nyu Researchers Report Cybersecurity Risks in 3D Printing
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Nyu Researchers Report Cybersecurity Risks in 3D Printing

Additive manufacturing, also known as three-dimensional printing, faces some of the same cybersecurity risks as the electronics industry.

This Guy Trains Computers to Find Future Criminals
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This Guy Trains Computers to Find Future Criminals

When historians look back at the turmoil over prejudice and policing in the U.S. over the past few years, they're unlikely to dwell on the case of Eric Loomis.

What We've Learned About Pluto
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What We've Learned About Pluto

In the year since NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flew by Pluto, the dwarf planet has maintained its icy heart.

Europe Is Going After Google Hard, and Google May Not Win
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Europe Is Going After Google Hard, and Google May Not Win

Microsoft pulled the strings. At least, that’s what Google and so many business and tech journalists said when the search giant first faced antitrust complaints...

In Wake of Shootings, Facebook Struggles to Define Hate Speech
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In Wake of Shootings, Facebook Struggles to Define Hate Speech

In the wake of last week's shootings, Facebook has seen a significant spike in flagged content, with users calling out each other's posts as racist, violent and...
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