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Robots As Furniture?
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Robots As Furniture?

Planning the menu for a dinner party in a tiny apartment can be far easier than making sure guests have a place to sit: Many apartment dwellers simply don’t have...

Get Ready For the Computers of the Future
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Get Ready For the Computers of the Future

Sandia National Laboratories computer scientists are exploring ways next-generation computers can make performance gains while reducing energy consumption. 

To Young Minds of Today, Harvard Is the Stanford of the East
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To Young Minds of Today, Harvard Is the Stanford of the East

In academia, where brand reputation is everything, one university holds an especially enviable place these days when it comes to attracting students and money.

Brokers ­se 'billions' of Data Points to Profile Americans
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Brokers ­se 'billions' of Data Points to Profile Americans

Are you a financially strapped working mother who smokes?

Estonia's E-Society: Visionary or Naive?
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Estonia's E-Society: Visionary or Naive?

Estonians are very early adopters of information and communications technology (ICT) in domains across their society: from e-Banking and e-Health to e-Police and...

Going Dark: The Internet Behind the Internet
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Going Dark: The Internet Behind the Internet

The average computer user with an Internet connection has access to an amazing wealth of information. But there's also an entire world that's invisible to your...

How Darpa's Augmented Reality Software Works
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How Darpa's Augmented Reality Software Works

Six years ago, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) decided that they had a new dream. The agency wanted a system that would overlay digital tactical...

Can Killer Robots Learn to Follow the Rules of War?
From ACM News

Can Killer Robots Learn to Follow the Rules of War?

As Memorial Day reminds us every year, war doesn't go away.

­sing Thoughts to Control Airplanes
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­sing Thoughts to Control Airplanes

Pilots of the future could be able to control their aircraft by merely thinking commands.

Sunsets on Titan Reveal the Complexity of Hazy Exoplanets
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Sunsets on Titan Reveal the Complexity of Hazy Exoplanets

Scientists working with data from NASA's Cassini mission have developed a new way to understand the atmospheres of exoplanets by using Saturn's smog-enshrouded...

How Statisticians Found Air France Flight 447 Two Years After It Crashed Into Atlantic
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How Statisticians Found Air France Flight 447 Two Years After It Crashed Into Atlantic

"In the early morning hours of June 1, 2009, Air France Flight AF 447, with 228 passengers and crew aboard, disappeared during stormy weather over the Atlantic...

Girls at the Center of Obama's Science Push
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Girls at the Center of Obama's Science Push

Girls and women in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields will be a special focus of the annual White House science fair May 27. 

Supercomputers ­sed to Model Disaster Scenarios
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Supercomputers ­sed to Model Disaster Scenarios

Bangor University School of Computer Science researchers are using supercomputers to run programs that can predict how people will react in a disaster. 

Computers Learn Better Reading Comprehension Through ­t Research
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Computers Learn Better Reading Comprehension Through ­t Research

A University of Twente researcher has developed a way to help computers improve their understanding of written texts. 

Google's Next Phase in Driverless Cars: No Brakes or Steering Wheel
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Google's Next Phase in Driverless Cars: No Brakes or Steering Wheel

Humans might be the one problem Google can't solve.

'smart Pills' with Chips, Cameras, and Robotic Parts Raise Legal, Ethical Questions
From ACM News

'smart Pills' with Chips, Cameras, and Robotic Parts Raise Legal, Ethical Questions

Each morning around 6, Mary Ellen Snodgrass swallows a computer chip.

Meet the People Behind the Wayback Machine, One of Our Favorite Things About the Internet
From ACM Opinion

Meet the People Behind the Wayback Machine, One of Our Favorite Things About the Internet

Brewster Kahle is quick to point out that we are not standing inside a former Scientology church.

Tcp/ip Turns 40
From ACM News

Tcp/ip Turns 40

Pioneers gather in Palo Alto to commemorate a foundational Internet technology.

Screening For Autism: There's an App For That
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Screening For Autism: There's an App For That

New software tracks and records infants' activity during videotaped autism screening tests. 

Making Babies
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Making Babies

Forty years ago, there was exactly one way for humans to reproduce.
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