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­WM Discovery Advances Graphene-Based Electronics
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­WM Discovery Advances Graphene-Based Electronics

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee researchers have discovered a new carbon-based material that could lead to the next generation of electronics.  

Ghent ­niversity and Imec Report Open Source Software Release of Ipkiss
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Ghent ­niversity and Imec Report Open Source Software Release of Ipkiss

Researchers at the Interuniversity Microelectronics Center and Ghent University recently launched IPKISS, a generic and modular open source software framework for...

Simulating Tomorrow's Chips
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Simulating Tomorrow's Chips

Most computer chips today have anywhere from four to 10 separate cores, or processing units, which can work in parallel, increasing the chips' efficiency. But the...

Secret Computer Code Threatens Science
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Secret Computer Code Threatens Science

Modern science relies upon researchers sharing their work so that their peers can check and verify success or failure.

A Ballooning Megabyte Budget
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A Ballooning Megabyte Budget

Everyone knows how long a minute is.

Novel Coding Technique Patented By A*star Researchers
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Novel Coding Technique Patented By A*star Researchers

A*STAR Data Storage Institute researchers have developed an algorithm for correcting errors that occur when information is stored and read out incorrectly.  

The Technology That Allowed the Titanic Survivors to Survive
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The Technology That Allowed the Titanic Survivors to Survive

More than 1,500 people died in the sinking of the Titanic, but more than 700 survived. Those who did owed their escape to the newest communications technology of...

Quantum Computing: Is It Possible, and Should You Care?
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Quantum Computing: Is It Possible, and Should You Care?

What is a quantum computer and when can I have one?

How to Handle Asteroid Threats
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How to Handle Asteroid Threats

How do you solve a problem like Apophis?

Webrtc Puts Video Chats All in the Browser
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Webrtc Puts Video Chats All in the Browser

The Web Real Time Communication (WebRTC) standard is expected to gain widespread use once it is mature, according to technology observers.  

A Quantum Network Built with Two Atoms and Fiber Optic Cable
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A Quantum Network Built with Two Atoms and Fiber Optic Cable

In an ordinary computer network, data in the form of binary numbers are transferred from one machine (node) to another via some sort of electronic signal, either...

Israel's Rocket-Hunting Ace Got His Start Playing Warcraft
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Israel's Rocket-Hunting Ace Got His Start Playing Warcraft

While many of the boys in Idan Yahya's high school class were buffing up and preparing themselves for selection into elite combat units, this gawky teenager was...

Computer Scientists Build Computer ­sing Swarms of Crabs
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Computer Scientists Build Computer ­sing Swarms of Crabs

Kobe University researchers have built a billiard ball computer using soldier crabs.

Humans vs. Robots: Who Should Dominate Space Exploration?
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Humans vs. Robots: Who Should Dominate Space Exploration?

The most recent footprints on the moon are 40 years old, and the next artificial mark on the lunar surface will probably be made by a robot’s wheels rather than...

Chips as Mini Internets
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Chips as Mini Internets

MIT researchers have established theoretical limits on the efficiency of packet-switched on-chip communication networks, and have presented measurements from a...

Will We Ever Create a Perfect Lie Detector?
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Will We Ever Create a Perfect Lie Detector?

To create machines that can always tell when someone is lying, we need to know much more about what goes on in our brains.

Ford Is Ready For the Autonomous Car. Are Drivers?
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Ford Is Ready For the Autonomous Car. Are Drivers?

The auto industry has already developed all the technology necessary to create truly autonomous vehicles, Ford engineers claim.

Seeking Robots to Go Where First Responders Can't
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Seeking Robots to Go Where First Responders Can't

In the event of another disaster at a nuclear power plant, the first responders may not be humans but robots.

A Little Device That's Trying to Read Your Thoughts
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A Little Device That's Trying to Read Your Thoughts

Already surrounded by machines that allow him, painstakingly, to communicate, the physicist Stephen Hawking last summer donned what looked like a rakish black headband...

The Human Voice, as Game Changer
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The Human Voice, as Game Changer

Vlad Sejnoha is talking to the TV again.
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