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Future Electronics May Depend on Lasers, Not Quartz
A new method of stabilizing microwave signals in the gigahertz range uses a pair of laser beams as the reference instead of a crystal.
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Supercomputers Reveal Strange, Stress-Induced Transformations in World's Thinnest Materials
Researchers used Brookhaven National Laboratory supercomputers to compare the transformations and breaking points of graphene and other monolayers.
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Talk on Cracking Internet Anonymity Service Tor Canceled
A highly anticipated talk on how to identify users of the Internet privacy service Tor was withdrawn from the upcoming Black Hat security conference, a spokeswoman...
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New Dimension in Scoreboard Watching
The seemingly endless prairie that blankets this part of the United States would seem to be an unlikely place for one of the largest makers of sports video displays...
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Will Science Burst the Multiverse's Bubble?
This philosophical question overlaps with real physics when hypothesizing what lies beyond the boundary of our observable universe.
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Iran's Liberals and Conservatives Argue Over Internet Restrictions
When Iran's authorities started to block websites such as YouTube and Wikipedia in 2006, only a tenth of the population used the Internet.
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Oco-2 Data to Lead Scientists Forward Into the Past
NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2, which launched on July 2, will soon be providing about 100,000 high-quality measurements each day of carbon dioxide concentrations...
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Scientists Track Quantum Errors in Real Time: Step Toward Age of Quantum Computing
Researchers have brought functional quantum computing another step forward by developing a method for real-time tracking of quantum errors.
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How Can a Civilian Plane Accidentally Be Shot Down?
Pro-Russian separatists may have shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine on Thursday because they mistook the civilian plane for something else...
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In Gaza, Epithets Are Fired and Euphemisms Give Shelter
The Gaza-based interior ministry advises its supporters in a YouTube video that whenever talking about the dead, "always add 'an innocent citizen.' "
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Neuroscience: 'i Can Read Your Mind'
Jack Gallant can read your mind. Or at least, he can figure out what you're seeing if you're in his machine watching a movie he's playing for you.
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Air Force Research: How to se Social Media to Control People Like Drones
Facebook isn't the only organization conducting research into how attitudes are affected by social media.
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Fiendish Wheat Genome Reveals Grain's History
A draft genome sequence of wheat promises to speed efforts to breed new types of one of the world's most important crops — and to reveal the tangled genomic history...
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As China Stalks Satellites, .S. and Japan Prepare to Defend Them
In May 2013 the Chinese government conducted what it called a science space mission from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China.
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Mars Rover Facing Harshest Journey Yet
After making it across 8.5 kilometres on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover is now facing some of the most dangerous terrain it has ever encountered.
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The Moral Hazards and Legal Conundrums of Our Robot-Filled Future
The robots are coming, and they're getting smarter.
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Robots Are Designed to Take a Hike With Walking Poles
A pair of smart walking sticks could be used to steady robots navigating uneven terrain.
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Rice's Silicon Oxide Memories Catch Manufacturers' Eye
Researchers have refined their silicon oxide technology for high-density, next-generation computer memory.
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Adding Depth to Mobile Imaging
Google's Project Tango aims to provide an additional dimension to the next generation of mobile devices.
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