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Flood Forecasting Gets Major pgrade
Researchers have created the National Water Model, which provides forecasts, data, and decision support to emergency services and water management personnel.
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Electrons at the Speed Limit
Researchers have explored the ultimate speed of electrons when controlled by electric fields, which has implications for future petahertz electronics.
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Nasa's Juno to Soar Closest to Jupiter This Saturday
This Saturday at 5:51 a.m. PDT, (8:51 a.m. EDT, 12:51 UTC) NASA's Juno spacecraft will get closer to the cloud tops of Jupiter than at any other time during its...
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sing Data to Better nderstand Climate Change
A University of Minnesota-led research team is using data-driven approaches to better understand the environmental and social impacts of climate change.
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How Cooperative Behavior Could Make Artificial Intelligence More Human
Computer science can play an important role in determining the conditions that give rise to the form of cooperation known as indirect reciprocity, or donation to...
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Computers Can Sense Sarcasm? Yeah, Right
Researchers at the University of Turin and Yahoo! have developed software that can identify the expression of sarcasm on social media and the Web.
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Mind Aglow: Scientists Watch Thoughts Form in the Brain
When a single neuron fires, it is an isolated chemical blip. When many fire together, they form a thought.
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Auto, Technology Industries Clash Over Talking Cars
Cars that wirelessly talk to each other are finally ready for the road, creating the potential to dramatically reduce traffic deaths, improve the safety of self...
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35 Years On, Voyager's Legacy Continues at Saturn
Saturn, with its alluring rings and numerous moons, has long fascinated stargazers and scientists.
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sing Light to Control Genome Editing
Researchers have added a new technique to the CRISPR genome-editing system that lets scientists control when and where gene editing occurs by using ultraviolet...
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Streamlining Accelerated Computing For Industry
Researchers have developed open source software that will enable computational fluid dynamics applications to make good use of supercomputers.
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A Point of Light
Boston University professor Vivek Goyal says he has overcome the challenges of photographing clear images in low light.
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World's Biggest Telescope Meets World's Second-Fastest Supercomputer
A component of the software system that will manage data from the Square Kilometer Array telescope has run on Tianhe-2, the world's second-fastest supercomputer...
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Beyond Terminator: Squishy 'octobot' Heralds New Era of Soft Robotics
A squishy octopus-shaped machine less than 2 centimetres tall is making waves in the field of soft robotics.
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After 25 Years, a New Web
Tim Berners-Lee and others want a more reliable Web that ensures integrity and privacy.
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Blockchain Could Bring Electronic Voting to Australia By 2017
Australia intends to employ blockchain technology to let citizens vote online.
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Test For Damp Ground at Mars' Seasonal Streaks Finds None
Seasonal dark streaks on Mars that have become one of the hottest topics in interplanetary research don't hold much water, according to the latest findings from...
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Microsoft Sheds Some Light on Its Mysterious Holographic Processing nit
Since it was first unveiled, we've learned bits and pieces about the hardware inside Microsoft's HoloLens augmented reality headset.
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