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Developers Love Trendy New Languages but Earn More with Functional Programming
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Developers Love Trendy New Languages but Earn More with Functional Programming

Developer Q&A site Stack Overflow performs an annual survey to find out more about the programmer community, and the latest set of results has just been published...

Google Thinks It's Close to 'Quantum Supremacy.' Here's What That Really Means.
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Google Thinks It's Close to 'Quantum Supremacy.' Here's What That Really Means.

Seventy-two may not be a large number, but in quantum computing terms, it's massive.

Teaching Computers to Guide Science: New Machine Learning Method Sees the Forests and the Trees
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Teaching Computers to Guide Science: New Machine Learning Method Sees the Forests and the Trees

Researchers have created a novel machine learning method that enables scientists to derive insights from highly complex systems in record time.

The Final Frontier's Final Frontier
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The Final Frontier's Final Frontier

The Space Test Program-Houston 6 hybrid and reconfigurable space supercomputer will board the International Space Station in about a year.

Computing Gets Foggy
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Computing Gets Foggy

Fog computing offers a more effective way to address the challenges of distributed systems and Internet of Things devices.

For Blind Gamers, Equal Access to Racing Video Games
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For Blind Gamers, Equal Access to Racing Video Games

A Columbia University student has created a new system to help the visually impaired play racing video games.

The Key to the Perfect March Madness Bracket: Evolution
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The Key to the Perfect March Madness Bracket: Evolution

Predicting the winners and losers of March Madness is such a daunting challenge that it attracts math nerds like Starfleet voyagers lining up at Comic-Con.

Newer Horizons: Scientist Pitch Pluto Probe as a ­nique Deep-Space Telescope
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Newer Horizons: Scientist Pitch Pluto Probe as a ­nique Deep-Space Telescope

A maverick group of astronomers is proposing to radically reshape one of NASA's most successful missions in the modern era, the New Horizons probe that flew by...

Computer Model Describes the 'Architecture of Life'
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Computer Model Describes the 'Architecture of Life'

Researchers say they have used a new holistic multiscale modeling technique to demonstrate the application of tensegrity principles within living cells.

New Algorithm Allows for Potential 'Brain-Reading'
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New Algorithm Allows for Potential 'Brain-Reading'

A new machine learning algorithm is capable of identifying pieces of music from functional magnetic resonance imaging scans of the listener's brain.

Big Data Shows Women Engineers Downplay Coding Skills
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Big Data Shows Women Engineers Downplay Coding Skills

Female engineers contributing to open source software websites are less likely than males to self-report their coding skills in job candidate profiles.

China Eyes 'Black Tech' to Boost Security as Parliament Meets
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China Eyes 'Black Tech' to Boost Security as Parliament Meets

At a highway check point on the outskirts of Beijing, local police are this week testing out a new security tool: smart glasses that can pick up facial features...

AI Has a Hallucination Problem That's Proving Tough to Fix
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AI Has a Hallucination Problem That's Proving Tough to Fix

Tech companies are rushing to infuse everything with artificial intelligence, driven by big leaps in the power of machine learning software. But the deep-neural...

Who Makes the NCAA Tournament? Researchers at Illinois Can Help
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Who Makes the NCAA Tournament? Researchers at Illinois Can Help

University of Illinois researchers say they have found a way to predict the selection of basketball teams for the National Collegiate Athletic Association's annual...

Social Sensing Emerges as a Tool for Army Leaders
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Social Sensing Emerges as a Tool for Army Leaders

U.S. Army and university scientists are seeking to create social sensing as a scientific discipline.

Stanford Researchers Develop Technique to See Objects Hidden Around Corners
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Stanford Researchers Develop Technique to See Objects Hidden Around Corners

Stanford University researchers have developed laser-based imaging technology that can produce images of objects hidden from view around corners.

NASA Juno finds Jupiter's Jet-Streams Are ­nearthly
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NASA Juno finds Jupiter's Jet-Streams Are ­nearthly

Data collected by NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter indicate that the atmospheric winds of the gas-giant planet run deep into its atmosphere and last longer than similar...

Making Climate Models Open Source Makes Them Even More ­seful
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Making Climate Models Open Source Makes Them Even More ­seful

A new open source set of models has allowed climate research to become more collaborative, efficient, and reliable.

Mining Hardware Helps Scientists Gain Insight Into Silicon Nanoparticles
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Mining Hardware Helps Scientists Gain Insight Into Silicon Nanoparticles

Researchers have developed the first three-dimensional dynamic model of an interaction between light and silicon nanoparticles.

How a Yeast Cell Helps Crack Open the 'Black Box' Behind Artificial Intelligence
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How a Yeast Cell Helps Crack Open the 'Black Box' Behind Artificial Intelligence

Researchers say they have developed a "visible" neural network, and have used it to construct a virtual model of a functioning brewer's yeast cell.
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