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Waterloo Researchers Find 'magic' Ingredient For Quantum Computing
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Waterloo Researchers Find 'magic' Ingredient For Quantum Computing

Quantum contextuality is a key requirement for universal quantum computation, researchers say.

Nsf, Intel Labs Partner on Cyber-Physical Systems Security and Privacy
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Nsf, Intel Labs Partner on Cyber-Physical Systems Security and Privacy

The U.S. National Science Foundation and Intel Labs have partnered to support new approaches to securing current and emerging cyber-physical systems. 

Sound Clue in Hunt For Mh370
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Sound Clue in Hunt For Mh370

Researchers are exploring what may be the first promising lead in months in the search for the wreckage of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370.

Nasa Instruments on Rosetta Start Comet Science
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Nasa Instruments on Rosetta Start Comet Science

Three NASA science instruments aboard the European Space Agency's (ESA) Rosetta spacecraft, which is set to become the first to orbit a comet and land a probe on...

With New Hack, Cellphone Can Get Data Out of Computers
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With New Hack, Cellphone Can Get Data Out of Computers

A cellphone can be used to engage in air-gap network hacking, according to researchers at Ben Gurion University.

Ambitious Plans For Brain Project Unveiled
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Ambitious Plans For Brain Project Unveiled

A working group of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) presented a ten-year plan for the agency's portion of a major neuroscience initiative announced last...

World Cup 2014 to Be Most Hi-Tech Football Event Ever
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World Cup 2014 to Be Most Hi-Tech Football Event Ever

Football is full of "what ifs".

­CLA Researchers Create Nanoscale Structure For Computer Chips That Could Yield Higher-Performance Memory
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­CLA Researchers Create Nanoscale Structure For Computer Chips That Could Yield Higher-Performance Memory

Researchers say a new nanoscale magnetic component for memory chips could drastically improve their energy efficiency and scalability. 

Discovery Opens New Path to Superfast Quantum Computing
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Discovery Opens New Path to Superfast Quantum Computing

Researchers have used a super-cold cloud of atoms to perceive a quantum phenomenon predicted 60 years ago, opening a new experimental path to quantum computing. ...

How Online 'chatbots' Are Already Tricking You
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How Online 'chatbots' Are Already Tricking You

Sometimes it's the promise of sex that fools you.

Cyberattack Insurance a Challenge For Business
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Cyberattack Insurance a Challenge For Business

Julia Roberts's smile is insured. So are Heidi Klum’s legs, Daniel Craig's body and Jennifer Lopez's derrière.

Think Fast, Robot
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Think Fast, Robot

One of the reasons we don't yet have self-driving cars and mini-helicopters delivering online purchases is that autonomous vehicles tend not to perform well under...

World Cup Kickoff Looms For Demo of Brain-Controlled Machine
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World Cup Kickoff Looms For Demo of Brain-Controlled Machine

During the World Cup next week, there may be 1 minute during the opening ceremony when the boisterous stadium crowd in São Paulo falls silent: when a paraplegic...

Baggage Claim: Airlines Are Winning the War on Lost Luggage
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Baggage Claim: Airlines Are Winning the War on Lost Luggage

The number of bags delayed, damaged or lost by airlines has fallen by more than half since the industry hit a low point for lost luggage six years ago.

A Fast Look at Swift, Apple's New Programming Language
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A Fast Look at Swift, Apple's New Programming Language

If anyone outside Apple saw Swift coming, they certainly weren't making any public predictions.

'beam Me Up, Data'
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'beam Me Up, Data'

Researchers say they have succeeded in teleporting information between qubits in different computer chips. 

American Businesses in China Feel Heat of a Cyberdispute
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American Businesses in China Feel Heat of a Cyberdispute

A top Chinese general was in a combative mood as he presided recently over an international security forum at a historic hotel near the Forbidden City. Among the...

A Rare Look Inside the Air Force's Drone Training Classroom
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A Rare Look Inside the Air Force's Drone Training Classroom

Learning how to drop bombs and fire Hellfire missiles is more like sitting in a regular college classroom than you might expect.

Automating Cybersecurity
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Automating Cybersecurity

If only computers themselves were smart enough to fight off malevolent hackers.

High-Performance Computing at Los Alamos Announces Milestone For Key/value Middleware
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High-Performance Computing at Los Alamos Announces Milestone For Key/value Middleware

A project has achieved 1,782,105,749 key/value inserts per second into a globally-ordered key space on Los Alamos National Laboratory's Moonlight supercomputer. ...
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