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How the Incite Project Allots Supercomputer Hours
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How the Incite Project Allots Supercomputer Hours

Researchers vie for some of the billions of computer-hours available on two of the world’s fastest supercomputers.

2014 Bower Award Goes To… Validation
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2014 Bower Award Goes To… Validation

Edmund Clarke will receive the Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science.

The Good Judgment Project
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The Good Judgment Project

A team of researchers tries to determine the best approach to predicting world events by making a game out of it.

The World of Perks
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The World of Perks

Companies are offering more and more creative extras to entice and retain employees, but there can be a downside.

Dark Fiber Is Lighting ­p
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Dark Fiber Is Lighting ­p

After years of scarce activity, laying fiber is big business once again.

Better Thinking Tools
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Better Thinking Tools

A new book calls for human-computer interfaces that better support thinking and learning.

Wearable Robots Are No Longer Science Fiction
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Wearable Robots Are No Longer Science Fiction

Exoskeletons will address military, medical, commercial applications.

Crm For Cities
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Crm For Cities

New mobile apps improve citizen-government communications.

Tech Stars Get the Superhero Treatment
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Tech Stars Get the Superhero Treatment

A new line of comic books tells the life stories of Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and other leaders in high technology.

Computer-Automated Traffic Control
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Computer-Automated Traffic Control

Smarter cars and smarter roads are paving the way to smoother, safer traffic

It Jobs Market: The Trends Behind the Statistics
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It Jobs Market: The Trends Behind the Statistics

Today's IT jobs market is far from uniform, but some trends stand out. Employers are under pressure to fill positions, salaries are being pushed up, and tony tech...

Planning For Digital Death
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Planning For Digital Death

Researchers suggest a framework for dealing with gracefully retiring someone's digital identities when they pass on.

Print 2.0
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Print 2.0

Interactive print technology could change the way you read and interact with documents, newspapers, and more.

Assistance Systems Help Out Distracted Drivers
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Assistance Systems Help Out Distracted Drivers

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) are changing the way we drive — and paving the way for cars that can drive themselves.

The ­nified Theory of Wu
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The ­nified Theory of Wu

Virginia Tech Associate Professor at Wu-chun Feng, commonly known as "Wu," talks about productivity and his latest work on supercomputers.
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