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Automatic Debugging of Software
Singapore Management University researchers have developed an automated approach for debugging software that combines elements of previous solutions.
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Light Packing More Data Has Potential to Increase Bandwidth By 100 Times
Researchers want to replace optical communications systems about to hit a bandwidth limitation.
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Bringing Programming--and Social Change--to Girls
A group of eighth-grade girls participating in the U.S. National Science Foundation's Co-Robots for CompuGirls event programmed a pair of humanoid robots.
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Nsf Funds 'wearable Doctor'
The U.S. National Science Foundation-funded Health and Environmental Tracker project recently unveiled a functional prototype.
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In Mapping Eclipses, World's First Computer Maybe Also Told Fortunes
A 2,000-year-old astronomical calculator used by ancient Greeks to chart the movement of the sun, moon and planets may also have had another purpose—fortune telling...
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Going Digital May Make Analog Quantum Computer Scaleable
There are many different schemes for making quantum computers work (most of them evil). But they pretty much all fall into two categories.
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How Intel Makes a Chip
Before entering the cleanroom in D1D, as Intel calls its 17 million-cubic-foot microprocessor factory in Hillsboro, Oregon, it's a good idea to carefully wash your...
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Nasa Mars Orbiters Reveal Seasonal Dust Storm Pattern
After decades of research to discern seasonal patterns in Martian dust storms from images showing the dust, but the clearest pattern appears to be captured by measuring...
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A Russian Cybersleuth Battles the 'dark Ages' of the Internet
A sense of menace stirs right off the elevator on the fifth floor of Kaspersky Lab's Moscow headquarters, where a small television screen displays cyberthreatsa...
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First Demonstration of 10-Photon Quantum Entanglement Sets New Record
Entanglement is the strange phenomenon in which quantum particles become so deeply linked that they share the same existence.
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Self-Driving Cars Will Teach Themselves to Save Lives—but Also Take Them
If you follow the ongoing creation of self-driving cars, then you probably know about the classic thought experiment called the Trolley Problem.
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Why the World Hates Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is the new Rome. As in the time of Caesar, the world is grappling with an advanced city-state dominating much of the planet, injecting its technology...
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Google's AI Software Is Moving Into Your Iphone
Google's artificial intelligence software, smart enough to help vanquish the world's top Go player and answer your email, is coming to your iPhone.
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Researchers Take Author Recognition to Neural Networks
McGill University researchers have developed a forensic tool that uses neural network processing to help identify subtle differences between authors' tweeting styles...
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Parking a Truck Is a Pain in the Butt. Tech to the Rescue!
University of Minnesota researchers are developing a system that monitors parking lots and provides a real-time count of spaces for truck drivers.
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Northeastern Researchers Find That Amazon Might Not Always Be Pitching You the Best Prices
Sellers using algorithmic pricing are more likely to be featured in Amazon's "buy boxes" as the featured seller, even if they do not offer the lowest price, researchers...
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Silicon Fingerprint on Chips Could Make Any Gadget Unhackable
Has your bank recently sent you a credit or debit card with a chip in it? If so, you may now be in possession of a little piece of tech that is quietly helping...
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Kellogg S. Booth: 2016 Canadian Digital Media Pioneer Award
Kellogg Booth’s career has been dominated by an unwavering belief that Canada could make a serious and positive impact on the evolution of digital media.
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Google Moves Closer to a niversal Quantum Computer
For 30 years, researchers have pursued the universal quantum computer, a device that could solve any computational problem, with varying degrees of success.
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