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How the World’s First Computer Was Rescued From the Scrap Heap
Staffers of Ross Perot have unearthed and restored a big chunk of ENIAC, the "Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer."
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Seven Steps to Creating a Brain Implant
The brain is one of the most delicate and complex objects in the universe, so tinkering with its activity may seem like a fool's errand.
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Structural Electronics Come Online
Multifunction components are becoming more common as the world gets "smarter."
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At China Online Coming-Out Party, Beijing Spells Out Internet Control Ambition
China showed governments and the planet's biggest tech firms last week its vision for global Internet governance—clean, controlled and choreographed.
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Molecular Flash Memory Could Store Massive Amounts of Data
Novel molecules could help expand the storage capacity of flash memory, which is widely used in mobile devices such as smartphones.
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Automakers Aim to Drive Away Car Computer Hackers
Against the team of hackers, the poor car stood no chance.
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How to Teach Self-Driving Cars Ethics of the Road
A large truck speeding in the opposite direction suddenly veers into your lane.
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Researchers Announce Advance in Image-Recognition Software
Two groups of scientists, working independently, have created artificial intelligence software capable of recognizing and describing the content of photographs...
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Supercomputing 2014 Recognizes Outstanding Achievements in Hpc
Both novice and veteran researchers were honored for their contributions to high-performance computing at the Supercomputing 2014 (SC14) conference.
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Workers in Silicon Valley Weigh In on Obama's Immigration Order
Silicon Valley's constant stream of new apps and services depends on hundreds of thousands of foreign-born engineers to help create them.
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Nasa Issues 'remastered' View of Jupiter's Moon Europa
Scientists have produced a new version of what is perhaps NASA's best view of Jupiter's ice-covered moon, Europa.
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Researchers Advance 'quantum Teleportation'
The world at the quantum level, at the scale of particles too small for the eye to see, is very strange.
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Sculptor Offers Another Clue in 24-Year-Old Mystery at C.i.a.
The artist who created the enigmatic Kryptos, a puzzle-in-a-sculpture that has driven code breakers to distraction since it was installed 24 years ago in a courtyard...
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Mathematical Time Law Governs Crowd Flow
Walking in crowds means predicting the future.
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Dartmouth's BRACE—a BRACE-Let to Improve Computer Security
The Bilateral Recurring Authentication Conducted Effortless system continuously authenticates users while they are using a terminal.
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Robots Put to Work on E-Waste
Researchers believe they have automated the process of disassembling liquid crystal display screens for recycling.
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Researchers Push Supercomputing's Bleeding Edge With Diverse Applications
One of five finalists will be awarded ACM's Gordon Bell Prize today at the SC14 high-performance computing conference in New Orleans.
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sing 3D Printers to Print Out Self-Learning Robots
Researchers at Oslo University are developing self-instructing robots using three-dimensional printers.
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Ntu Engineers Develop Innovative Process to Print Flexible Electronic Circuits
Nanyang Technological University researchers say they have developed a technique to print complex electronic circuits using a common T-shirt printer.
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