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Mathematical Proof Reveals How To Make The Internet More Earthquake-Proof
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Mathematical Proof Reveals How To Make The Internet More Earthquake-Proof

One of the common myths about the Internet is that it was originally designed during the Cold War to survive nuclear attack.

Open Source Challenges a Proprietary Internet of Things
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Open Source Challenges a Proprietary Internet of Things

The Linux Foundation recently created the AllSeen Alliance, which combines the AllJoyn Framework with its open source network. 

Inside the New Arms Race to Control Bandwidth on the Battlefield
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Inside the New Arms Race to Control Bandwidth on the Battlefield

An electromagnetic mystery in northern Iraq changed the course of Jesse Potter's life.

Cuban-Americans Hack For Information Freedom
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Cuban-Americans Hack For Information Freedom

A network of students and young professionals strive to empower youth in Cuba.

Cassini Nears 100th Titan Flyby with a Look Back
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Cassini Nears 100th Titan Flyby with a Look Back

Ten years ago, we knew Titan as a fuzzy orange ball about the size of Mercury.

Since It Can't Sue ­s All, Getty Images Embraces Embedded Photos
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Since It Can't Sue ­s All, Getty Images Embraces Embedded Photos

For the past decade or so, the best defense Getty Images could find against the right-click button on your mouse—home of the "copy" and "save" functions—has been...

A Blueprint For Centralized Research Data Storage and Sharing
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A Blueprint For Centralized Research Data Storage and Sharing

The University of Colorado Boulder PetaLibrary storage system has been deployed to address challenges regarding large-scale data storage and data management. 

Interviewing the Algorithm
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Interviewing the Algorithm

Often, when there's talk about algorithms and journalism, the focus is on how to use algorithms to help publishers share content better and make more money.

Russia and ­kraine in Cyber 'stand-Off'
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Russia and ­kraine in Cyber 'stand-Off'

As diplomatic efforts are stepped up to ease tensions in Ukraine, security experts have warned that Kiev and Moscow are locked in a cyber stand-off.

Europa Mission Gets Boost from President's New Nasa Budget
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Europa Mission Gets Boost from President's New Nasa Budget

A dedicated mission to Jupiter's icy moon Europa, one of the best bets for life beyond Earth in our solar system, has inched a little closer to reality today.

Keeping Pace With the Data Explosion
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Keeping Pace With the Data Explosion

Researchers have developed co-factorization machines that utilize mathematical analysis to study the interaction between social media users and tweets. 

Mitsubishi Planning Predictive User Interface For Cars
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Mitsubishi Planning Predictive User Interface For Cars

Mitsubishi Electric recently demonstrated prototype technology that predicts in-car operations. 

N.s.a. Director Says Snowden Leaks Hamper Efforts Against Cyberattacks
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N.s.a. Director Says Snowden Leaks Hamper Efforts Against Cyberattacks

Gen. Keith B. Alexander, the director of the National Security Agency, said Tuesday that the leaks by the former agency contractor Edward J. Snowden had slowed...

­kraine Crisis: Cyber War with Russia Heating up
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­kraine Crisis: Cyber War with Russia Heating up

If you think the crisis in the Ukraine is limited just to being on the ground, think again.

Remembering Mit, When There Were Just 50 Women in a Class of 1,000
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Remembering Mit, When There Were Just 50 Women in a Class of 1,000

When Radia Perlman attended MIT in the late '60s and '70s, she was one of just a few dozen women (about 50) out of a class of 1,000.

University of Leicester Student Helps Develop Innovative Food Safety Management System
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University of Leicester Student Helps Develop Innovative Food Safety Management System

Researchers working with the European Safety Bureau have developed the Navitas online food safety management system.

How Do You Build a Large-Scale Quantum Computer?
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How Do You Build a Large-Scale Quantum Computer?

Researchers have proposed a modular architecture that offers scalability to address the challenge of physically implementing a full-scale universal quantum computer...

The Job After Steve Jobs: Tim Cook and Apple
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The Job After Steve Jobs: Tim Cook and Apple

Shortly after Tim Cook succeeded Steve Jobs as CEO of Apple in August 2011, he told a confidant that he got up every morning reminding himself just to do the right...

Rise of the Human Exoskeletons
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Rise of the Human Exoskeletons

On the outskirts of Pisa in a back room of a modern block, a machine is waiting for its operator.

Report Calls for Better Backstops to Protect Power Grid From Cyberattacks
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Report Calls for Better Backstops to Protect Power Grid From Cyberattacks

Despite increasing anxiety over the possibility of a cyberattack on the power grid, the U.S. energy industry and government are ill-equipped to counter the threat...
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