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Internet2 Implements Open Source Sdn Networking Os
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Internet2 Implements Open Source Sdn Networking Os

A software defined networking operating system developed by the ONOS project is now up and running on a "virtual slice" of Internet2. 

Speech Recognition From Brain Activity
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Speech Recognition From Brain Activity

Researchers have reconstructed spoken words from brain waves associated with speech processes and transformed the speech into text. 

A Kaist Research Team Develops the First Flexible Phase-Change Random Access Memory
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A Kaist Research Team Develops the First Flexible Phase-Change Random Access Memory

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) researchers say they have developed the first flexible phase change random access memory. 

Revealed: The Secret Gear Connecting Google's Online Empire
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Revealed: The Secret Gear Connecting Google's Online Empire

Three-and-a-half years ago, a strange computing device appeared at an office building in the tiny farmland town of Shelby, Iowa.

Samsung, LG Smartwatches Give ­p Personal Data to Researchers
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Samsung, LG Smartwatches Give ­p Personal Data to Researchers

Researchers have shown they can extract personal information from two smartwatches because none of the data is encrypted. 

ACM Appoints New Ceo
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ACM Appoints New Ceo

Indiana University’s Robert Schnabel will take the top staff position at the world’s largest computing society.

Shock European Court Decision: Websites Are Liable For ­sers' Comments
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Shock European Court Decision: Websites Are Liable For ­sers' Comments

In a surprise decision, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg has ruled that the Estonian news site Delfi may be held responsible for anonymous...

Dissolving Titan
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Dissolving Titan

Saturn's moon Titan is home to seas and lakes filled with liquid hydrocarbons, but what makes the depressions they lie in? A new study suggests that the moon’s...

President Obama: The Fast Company Interview
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President Obama: The Fast Company Interview

In an interview, U.S. President Barack Obama discusses "digital teams" of technologists he brought in to improve technology across the executive branch of government...

Style Software Gives Fashion Tips After Judging What You Wear
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Style Software Gives Fashion Tips After Judging What You Wear

New software can judge outfits from a photograph and offer suggestions to make them look more chic.

­sing Virtual Reality to Overcome Fear, Reduce Prejudice
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­sing Virtual Reality to Overcome Fear, Reduce Prejudice

Stanford University's Virtual Human Interaction Lab is exploring how to overcome phobias, confront prejudices, and better tolerate pain with virtual reality.

Alabama Researcher Devises a Way to Harness ­nused Iot Power
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Alabama Researcher Devises a Way to Harness ­nused Iot Power

Researchers have developed a computer architecture that can harness the unused computer cycles generated by smart home devices. 

Can Phone Data Detect Real-Time Unemployment?
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Can Phone Data Detect Real-Time Unemployment?

A multi-university team of researchers has demonstrated that mobile phone data can provide rapid insight into changing employment levels. 

U.s. 'export Rules' Threaten Research
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U.s. 'export Rules' Threaten Research

The U.S. government is considering policy changes that could dramatically affect how researchers handle equipment and information that have national-security implications...

Who Will Own the Robots?
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Who Will Own the Robots?

The way Hod Lipson describes his Creative Machines Lab captures his ambitions: "We are interested in robots that create and are creative."  

Consumer Groups Back Out of Federal Talks on Face Recognition
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Consumer Groups Back Out of Federal Talks on Face Recognition

A central component of President Obama's effort to give consumers more control over how companies collect and share their most sensitive personal details has run...

Argonne Scientists Announce First Room-Temperature Magnetic Skyrmion Bubbles
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Argonne Scientists Announce First Room-Temperature Magnetic Skyrmion Bubbles

Researchers have developed a method for creating magnetic skyrmion bubbles at room temperature. 

Saturn Spacecraft to Buzz Icy Moon Dione June 16
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Saturn Spacecraft to Buzz Icy Moon Dione June 16

NASA's Cassini spacecraft will make a close flyby of Saturn's moon Dione on June 16, coming within 321 miles (516 kilometers) of the moon's surface.

Spanish Software Tracks the Source of Fecally Polluted Water
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Spanish Software Tracks the Source of Fecally Polluted Water

A Spanish research team has developed software that can predict the source of fecal pollution in seas, reservoirs, and rivers. 

Centimeter-Long Origami Robot
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Centimeter-Long Origami Robot

At the recent International Conference on Robotics and Automation, researchers  presented a printable robot than can fold itself up from a flat sheet of plastic...
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