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Supercomputing 2014 Recognizes Outstanding Achievements in Hpc
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Supercomputing 2014 Recognizes Outstanding Achievements in Hpc

Both novice and veteran researchers were honored for their contributions to high-performance computing at the Supercomputing 2014 (SC14) conference. 

Workers in Silicon Valley Weigh In on Obama's Immigration Order
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Workers in Silicon Valley Weigh In on Obama's Immigration Order

Silicon Valley's constant stream of new apps and services depends on hundreds of thousands of foreign-born engineers to help create them.

Nasa Issues 'remastered' View of Jupiter's Moon Europa
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Nasa Issues 'remastered' View of Jupiter's Moon Europa

Scientists have produced a new version of what is perhaps NASA's best view of Jupiter's ice-covered moon, Europa.

Researchers Advance 'quantum Teleportation'
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Researchers Advance 'quantum Teleportation'

The world at the quantum level, at the scale of particles too small for the eye to see, is very strange.

Sculptor Offers Another Clue in 24-Year-Old Mystery at C.i.a.
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Sculptor Offers Another Clue in 24-Year-Old Mystery at C.i.a.

The artist who created the enigmatic Kryptos, a puzzle-in-a-sculpture that has driven code breakers to distraction since it was installed 24 years ago in a courtyard...

Mathematical Time Law Governs Crowd Flow
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Mathematical Time Law Governs Crowd Flow

Walking in crowds means predicting the future.

Ncwit Launches an Online Tool, Developed with Google, For Diversifying Computing Degree Recipients
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Ncwit Launches an Online Tool, Developed with Google, For Diversifying Computing Degree Recipients

A new National Center for Women & Information Technology program encourages development of more inclusive learning environments in computer science courses. 

11 Innovators Receive Hpc Excellence Awards
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11 Innovators Receive Hpc Excellence Awards

IDC has announced the winners of the eighth round of its HPC Innovation Excellence Award recognizing achievements in high-performance computing.

Intel Turns to Light Beams to Speed ­p Supercomputers
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Intel Turns to Light Beams to Speed ­p Supercomputers

Intel has developed a technology that uses optical cables and light pulses to move data in supercomputers.

Georgia Tech Professor Proposes Alternative to 'turing Test'
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Georgia Tech Professor Proposes Alternative to 'turing Test'

Georgia Institute of Technology professor Mark Riedl has developed a more rigorous way to evaluate the intelligence of a computer than the Turing Test. 

Dartmouth's BRACE—a BRACE-Let to Improve Computer Security
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Dartmouth's BRACE—a BRACE-Let to Improve Computer Security

The Bilateral Recurring Authentication Conducted Effortless system continuously authenticates users while they are using a terminal. 

Creator of the First Computer Database Honored with National Medal
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Creator of the First Computer Database Honored with National Medal

President Obama today presented computer technology pioneer Charles W. Bachman the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.

Robots Put to Work on E-Waste
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Robots Put to Work on E-Waste

Researchers believe they have automated the process of disassembling liquid crystal display screens for recycling. 

Faculty Research Reveals Software Improving in Ability to Analyze, Score Writing
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Faculty Research Reveals Software Improving in Ability to Analyze, Score Writing

Software for evaluating human writing is improving and expanding in use. 

Rutgers Engineers Create Smartphone App to Cut Risk of Power Outages
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Rutgers Engineers Create Smartphone App to Cut Risk of Power Outages

Rutgers University researchers have developed a smartphone app designed to help engineers respond to widespread power outages. 

Cats and Athletes Teach Robots to Fall
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Cats and Athletes Teach Robots to Fall

Researchers are studying feline and human behavior during falls with the goal of applying its physics to robotic landings. 

Researchers Push Supercomputing's Bleeding Edge With Diverse Applications
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Researchers Push Supercomputing's Bleeding Edge With Diverse Applications

One of five finalists will be awarded ACM's Gordon Bell Prize today at the SC14 high-performance computing conference in New Orleans. 

Apple and Others Encrypt Phones, Fueling Government Standoff
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Apple and Others Encrypt Phones, Fueling Government Standoff

Smartphone makers' use of technology to encrypt their devices has provoked a standoff with the U.S. government, which sees such measures as impeding law enforcement...

­sing 3D Printers to Print Out Self-Learning Robots
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­sing 3D Printers to Print Out Self-Learning Robots

Researchers at Oslo University are developing self-instructing robots using three-dimensional printers. 

Evolution Software Looks Beyond the Branches
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Evolution Software Looks Beyond the Branches

PhyloNet is an open source Java-based program that accounts for both the horizontal and vertical inheritance of genetic material among genomes. 
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