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Stretchable Electronics to Top $1 Billion By 2030
A growing variety of stretchable polymers will help integrate electronics into medical implants, consumer products, and more.
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Mathematical Modeling For Better Designs and Simulations
Dublin City University professor Patricia Moore in Ireland says she tries "to make it easier for computers to solve simulation problems as efficiently and accurately...
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Driverless Cars Learn From Humans in Greenwich Project
Tests are underway in the London borough of Greenwich in the U.K. that could expedite the development of safer driverless vehicles under the government-funded Move_UK...
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Could Virtual Reality Replace Therapy?
Psychologists are testing virtual reality systems as a therapeutic tool for phobias and disorders.
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Facebook Thinks the Most seful Digital Assistant Is the One That Can Read Minds
The head of Facebook's moonshot division says the company wants to use brain-computer interface technology to enable people to type with their minds.
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The Female Code Breakers Who Helped Defeat the Nazis
More than 10,000 female "cryptoanalysts" were enlisted by the U.S. Army and Navy to help crack Nazi codes and ensure the Allies' victory in World War II.
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This Soft Robotic Gripper Can Screw in Your Light Bulbs For You
Researchers at UC San Diego have developed a robotic gripper that can pick up and manipulate objects without needing to see them in advance.
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Computer Visualizations Bring New Perspective to Science
Researchers at Brown University say they have used data gathered from 3-D microscopy instruments to create an immersive visualization where scientists can view...
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O.k., Computer, Tell Me What This Smells Like
Our sense of smell is gloriously specific.
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7 Ways to Get More Girls and Women Into STEM (and Encourage Them to Stay)
A recent forum of industry and academic experts offered proposals for encouraging girls and women to pursue science, technology, engineering, and math careers. ...
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Careers For Women in Technology Companies Are a Global Challenge
Gender bias in technology is a problem for women on both sides of the Atlantic, although the challenges and opportunities they face can differ due to political...
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Shafi Goldwasser Appointed Director of the Simons Institute For the Theory of Computing
The Turing laureate will become the new director of the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing at the University of California, Berkeley, on January 1, 2018...
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Building the Blockchain to End All Blockchains
Despite the potential benefits of blockchain technology, it needs to overcome challenges in scalability, speed, and flexibility.
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Discovery and Innovation to Quicken With Supercomputer's $1-Million pgrade
A $1-million grant will help Clemson University's Palmetto Cluster supercomputer aid researchers in accelerating the pace of scientific discovery and technological...
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Google Reveals Blueprint For Quantum Supremacy
Researchers say they have outlined a way to achieve quantum supremacy, demonstrating a proof-of-principle version of a quantum computer.
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Out of Sight, Into Mind
Researchers are working to project an image directly into one's brain, completely bypassing the eyes.
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National Academy of Engineering Announces Winners of 2017 Ramo Founders and Bueche Awards
The National Academy of Engineering's Simon Ramo Founders Award was to be presented to John E. Hopcroft on Sunday for his research contributions and leadership...
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An Edible Actuator For Ingestible Robots
Researchers recently unveiled a prototype for a soft, edible pneumatic actuator fabricated from gelatin, which can serve as a crucial mechanism for ingestible robots...
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Scientists Store Miles Davis and Deep Purple Audio Recordings on Dna in a Historic First
Researchers say they have successfully encoded two high-quality audio recordings onto artificial DNA, the first time this has been accomplished for the purposes...
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