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Researchers Announce Advance in Image-Recognition Software
Two groups of scientists, working independently, have created artificial intelligence software capable of recognizing and describing the content of photographs...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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Mathematical Time Law Governs Crowd Flow
Walking in crowds means predicting the future.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ntu Engineers Develop Innovative Process to Print Flexible Electronic Circuits
Nanyang Technological University researchers say they have developed a technique to print complex electronic circuits using a common T-shirt printer.
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Striving to Be Socially Responsible
Electronics manufacturers are taking their social and environmental responsibilities ever more seriously.
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Dell Research Works at Intersection of Technology, Customer Needs
The goal of Dell's research unit is to take a long-term view of trends in the industry and decide which ones to act on based on what makes sense.
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Penn Engineers Efficiently 'mix' Light at the Nanoscale
Scientists say photonic-based systems could replace electronic systems as a way to make computer components smaller, faster, and less power-hungry.
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IBM Shares Plans For Supercomputing Future
IBM is developing a new supercomputing architecture to boost data processing at the storage, memory, and input/output levels.
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Window Washing Skills Beyond a Robot's Reach
As a pair of window washers clung to a scaffold dangling outside the 68th floor of 1 World Trade Center on Wednesday, the captivating drama left some below wondering...
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Three Touchdowns For Rosetta's Lander
After achieving touchdown on a comet for the first time in history, scientists and engineers are busy analysing this new world and the nature of the landing.
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Google's Larry Page: The Most Ambitious Ceo in the niverse
As Google's core business continues to thrive, Larry Page is making huge bets on new technology—ingestible nanoparticles, balloons that beam down broadband—that...
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