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Setting Ground Rules For Nanotechnology Research
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Setting Ground Rules For Nanotechnology Research

U.S. researchers led by Duke University faculty have produced two new studies to lay the groundwork for the emerging discipline of nanoinformatics.

Robotics Research at ­mass Lowell That Could Change the World--Really
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Robotics Research at ­mass Lowell That Could Change the World--Really

University of Massachusetts Lowell researcher Holly Yanco will collaborate on several projects designed to help save lives and help people with mobility issues.

Nasa: California Drought Causing Valley Land to Sink
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Nasa: California Drought Causing Valley Land to Sink

As Californians continue pumping groundwater in response to the historic drought, the California Department of Water Resources today released a new NASA report...

Google Reveals How It Scales Its Network
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Google Reveals How It Scales Its Network

Google Inc., Tuesday, outlined its decade-long journey with software-defined networking in a new paper that it presented at the ACM SIGCOMM 2015 conference in London...

New Optical Chip Lights ­p the Race For Quantum Computer
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New Optical Chip Lights ­p the Race For Quantum Computer

Researchers say they have developed a multipurpose, reprogrammable optical chip that can carry out in hours experiments that previously would have taken months.

A Surprise Source of Life's Code
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A Surprise Source of Life's Code

Genes, like people, have families—lineages that stretch back through time, all the way to a founding member.

Something Deep Inside Pluto Is Replenishing Its Atmosphere
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Something Deep Inside Pluto Is Replenishing Its Atmosphere

Pluto has a problem: Its thin, nitrogen atmosphere shouldn't be there.

Quantum Computing Advance Locates Neutral Atoms
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Quantum Computing Advance Locates Neutral Atoms

Pennsylvania State University researchers have developed a method for addressing individual neutral atoms without changing surrounding atoms.

Computer Scientists Find Mass Extinctions Can Accelerate Evolution
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Computer Scientists Find Mass Extinctions Can Accelerate Evolution

Robots evolve more quickly and efficiently after a virtual mass extinction modeled after real-life disasters such as the one that killed off the dinosaurs. 

Ibm's 'rodent Brain' Chip Could Make Our Phones Hyper-Smart
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Ibm's 'rodent Brain' Chip Could Make Our Phones Hyper-Smart

IBM researchers say they have built the digital equivalent of a rodent brain using 48 TrueNorth chips, an experimental processor designed to emulate neurons. 

Researchers Tinker With Flying, Rolling Rfid-Sensorized Robots
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Researchers Tinker With Flying, Rolling Rfid-Sensorized Robots

A team of researchers have developed a prototype robot-based environmental-measuring system from commercially available components. 

Could Hackers Take Down a City?
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Could Hackers Take Down a City?

Researchers warn of the possibility of cyberattackers crippling a city because of urban centers' increasing reliance on technology. 

To Inspire Software and Hardware Developers, Intel Gets Bold and Very Weird
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To Inspire Software and Hardware Developers, Intel Gets Bold and Very Weird

It was about 10 seconds into the robotic spider dance that you had to remind yourself you were watching a presentation by the world's largest chipmaker, Intel.

Superconductivity Record Sparks Wave of Follow-­p Physics
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Superconductivity Record Sparks Wave of Follow-­p Physics

Hydrogen sulfide—the compound responsible for the smell of rotten eggs—conducts electricity with zero resistance at a record high temperature of 203 kelvin (–70...

Georgia Tech Finds 11 Security Flaws in Popular Internet Browsers ­sing New Analysis Method
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Georgia Tech Finds 11 Security Flaws in Popular Internet Browsers ­sing New Analysis Method

Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have received $100,000 from Facebook to continue research that will help make the Internet safer. 

Natural Selection: Mama Robot Builds Self-Evolving Baby-Bots
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Natural Selection: Mama Robot Builds Self-Evolving Baby-Bots

The theory of natural selection popularised by Charles Darwin has now been demonstrated in robots.

Atlas, a Humanoid Robot, Takes a Walk in the Woods
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Atlas, a Humanoid Robot, Takes a Walk in the Woods

Scientists trying to build a better robot are encouraged by the latest steps, however tentative, of a humanoid named Atlas.

AI Football Manager Knows How Different Teams Play the Game
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AI Football Manager Knows How Different Teams Play the Game

A team of researchers has used a detailed computer analysis of the 2013-2014 Spanish football league to better understand various teams' different patterns of play...

­sing Online Health Forums to Serve ­nderserved Communities
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­sing Online Health Forums to Serve ­nderserved Communities

A team from the University of California, Riverside, has found that men and women use social media and online health forums for different purposes. 

Will Barbie Pass the Turing Test?
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Will Barbie Pass the Turing Test?

Startups are beginning to empower toys with child-friendly speech recognition technology.
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