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The Quantified Computer Scientist: Larry Smarr on the Future of Medicine
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The Quantified Computer Scientist: Larry Smarr on the Future of Medicine

A conversation with computer scientist Larry Smarr

Perjurers and Fake Reviews Train Software to Spot Lies
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Perjurers and Fake Reviews Train Software to Spot Lies

Lawyers and judges use skill and instinct to sense who might be lying in court.

Mathematical Proof Reveals How To Make The Internet More Earthquake-Proof
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Mathematical Proof Reveals How To Make The Internet More Earthquake-Proof

One of the common myths about the Internet is that it was originally designed during the Cold War to survive nuclear attack.

Radboud Professor Invents Magnet For Fast and Cheap Data Storage
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Radboud Professor Invents Magnet For Fast and Cheap Data Storage

Optical data storage does not require expensive magnetic materials and works just as well as synthetic alternatives, say researchers. 

S&t Computer Engineer Patents Quantum Computing Device
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S&t Computer Engineer Patents Quantum Computing Device

A Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher has patented a quantum processor capable of parallel computing that uses no transistors. 

Designing Robots That Can Keep Secrets
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Designing Robots That Can Keep Secrets

Researchers are studying ways to prevent surrogate robots from unnecessarily revealing the identities of the people with whom they interact.

Inside the New Arms Race to Control Bandwidth on the Battlefield
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Inside the New Arms Race to Control Bandwidth on the Battlefield

An electromagnetic mystery in northern Iraq changed the course of Jesse Potter's life.

Cassini Nears 100th Titan Flyby with a Look Back
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Cassini Nears 100th Titan Flyby with a Look Back

Ten years ago, we knew Titan as a fuzzy orange ball about the size of Mercury.

MIT Research Looks to Extend Moore's Law
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MIT Research Looks to Extend Moore's Law

New directed self-assembly techniques could resolve issues associated with techniques used in the conventional semiconductor manufacturing process. 

Russia and ­kraine in Cyber 'stand-Off'
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Russia and ­kraine in Cyber 'stand-Off'

As diplomatic efforts are stepped up to ease tensions in Ukraine, security experts have warned that Kiev and Moscow are locked in a cyber stand-off.

Europa Mission Gets Boost from President's New Nasa Budget
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Europa Mission Gets Boost from President's New Nasa Budget

A dedicated mission to Jupiter's icy moon Europa, one of the best bets for life beyond Earth in our solar system, has inched a little closer to reality today.

N.s.a. Director Says Snowden Leaks Hamper Efforts Against Cyberattacks
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N.s.a. Director Says Snowden Leaks Hamper Efforts Against Cyberattacks

Gen. Keith B. Alexander, the director of the National Security Agency, said Tuesday that the leaks by the former agency contractor Edward J. Snowden had slowed...

­kraine Crisis: Cyber War with Russia Heating up
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­kraine Crisis: Cyber War with Russia Heating up

If you think the crisis in the Ukraine is limited just to being on the ground, think again.

Remembering Mit, When There Were Just 50 Women in a Class of 1,000
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Remembering Mit, When There Were Just 50 Women in a Class of 1,000

When Radia Perlman attended MIT in the late '60s and '70s, she was one of just a few dozen women (about 50) out of a class of 1,000.

How Do You Build a Large-Scale Quantum Computer?
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How Do You Build a Large-Scale Quantum Computer?

Researchers have proposed a modular architecture that offers scalability to address the challenge of physically implementing a full-scale universal quantum computer...

The Job After Steve Jobs: Tim Cook and Apple
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The Job After Steve Jobs: Tim Cook and Apple

Shortly after Tim Cook succeeded Steve Jobs as CEO of Apple in August 2011, he told a confidant that he got up every morning reminding himself just to do the right...

Rise of the Human Exoskeletons
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Rise of the Human Exoskeletons

On the outskirts of Pisa in a back room of a modern block, a machine is waiting for its operator.

What Do Data Brokers Know About Me?
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What Do Data Brokers Know About Me?

I once ran into a friend and her husband at the playground in our neighborhood in Manhattan.

Brands Take Advantage of Hci Technologies
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Brands Take Advantage of Hci Technologies

Technologies demonstrated in motion pictures are coming to life for advertisers.

Experts Urge Conservatism on Crypto Standards
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Experts Urge Conservatism on Crypto Standards

Security people are, by nature, cautious and methodical, and that is even more true of cryptographers.
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