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Robot Pills
Pill-sized robotic capsules are under development for screening, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures.
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Are Female It Graduates Still nderrepresented?
The U.K.'s Higher Education Statistics Agency reports that the number of women studying computer science has fallen over the past five years, from 24 percent to...
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H-1b Visa sage Declines Sharply Due to Economy, Bureaucracy
The United States' struggling economy is a major reason why almost 40,000 H-1B visa application slots are currently unused, in addition to 9,000 slots in the Masters...
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The Agnostic Cartographer
How Google’s open-ended maps are embroiling the company in some of the world’s touchiest geopolitical disputes.
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.s. Military Cyberwar: What's Off-Limits?
The United States should decide on rules for attacking other nations' networks in advance of an actual cyberwar, which could include an international agreement...
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Commerce Seeks Industry Comment on Ways to Bolster Cybersecurity
The U.S. Commerce Department's Internet Policy Task Force is seeking comments from the private sector and academia about the cybersecurity challenges they face...
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It Industry Working Toward Energy Efficiency, Report Finds
The information technology industry is on track to achieve the Climate Savers Computing Initiative's goal of reducing annual carbon dioxide emissions by 54 million...
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White House Proposal Would Ease Fbi Access to Records of Internet Activity
The Obama administration is seeking to make it easier for the FBI to compel companies to turn over records of an individual's Internet activity without a court...
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New Book Explores Democracy in the Digital Age
A new book by a University of Illinois at Chicago communication scholar explores how online media has influenced political culture, redefined contemporary society's...
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The Hunt For the Wikileaks Whistle-Blower
Attorney General Eric Holder's new probe into Wikileaks's posting of 91,000 war documents will likely find that tracing the path of the documents back through the...
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Google, CIA Invest in 'future' of Web Monitoring
The investment arms of the CIA and Google are both backing a company that monitors the web in real time—and says it uses that information to predict the future.
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Programming, Development Skills in Demand
Java/J2EE is the programming and development skill in most demand with more than 14,000 open job positions nationally, according to a July report from IT job board...
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Italy to China in Driverless Vehicles
University of Parma researchers recently embarked on an 8,000-mile, three-month road trip from Italy to China to test the limits of driverless vehicles.
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Snapshot of Global Internet Speeds Revealed
A report based on analysis of huge amounts of net traffic has revealed the state of the Internet around the globe.
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Device Lets Disabled Steer Wheelchair, Communicate By Sniffing
Weizmann Institute scientists have invented a unique device, based on sniffing, that permits disabled persons to navigate wheelchairs and communicate. Sniffing...
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Researcher Develops nderground Wireless Communication For Mines
Thanks to the work of Ryerson University researcher Xavier Fernando, countless miners' lives could be saved in the future with state-of-the-art technology that...
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How Will the Smart Grid Handle Heat Waves?
Pretty well, once the technology to automatically respond to peak demand and store renewable energy matures.
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Technology Not a Key Differentiator in Modern War, Historian Says
Despite the U.S. military's increasing reliance on technologies like aerial drones and global positioning systems, technology is not a decisive factor in modern...
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Nanowick at Heart of New System to Cool 'power Electronics'
Purdue University researchers have developed an advanced cooling technology that can handle about 10 times the heat generated by conventional computer chips.
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