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Forging a Qubit to Rule Them All
Peering into his cabinet of curiosities on a recent spring day, Bob Willett, a scientist at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, N.J., nimbly plucked a tiny black crystal...
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Hidden Greenland Canyons Mean More Sea Level Rise
Scientists at NASA and the University of California, Irvine (UCI), have found that canyons under Greenland's ocean-feeding glaciers are deeper and longer than previously...
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New Energy-Saving Facility Boosts Stanford's Computing Prowess
The new Stanford Research Computing Center is saving energy through air-driven cooling.
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For U.s. Companies That Challenge China, the Risk of Digital Reprisal
Two large American steel makers, U.S. Steel and Allegheny Technologies, each lost confidential files giving access to their computer networks.
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Microbial Stowaways to Mars Identified
Dozens of microbial species may have accompanied the Curiosity rover to Mars, where it landed in August 2012.
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How Google Built Its 3-D Interactive Rubik's Cube Doodle
Today Google launched one of its coolest doodles yet: a 3-D interactive Rubik's Cube.
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Device Aims to Brings Text and Graphics to Visually Impaired
European researchers are working on a portable Braille device with a tactile display that enables visually impaired users to access digital words and graphics.
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Glasses-Free 3D Projector
Researchers have developed a glasses-free, multi-perspective, three-dimensional video screen.
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Strongly Interacting Electrons in Wacky Oxide Synchronize to Compute Like the Brain
A device developed by Pennsylvania State University electrical engineers could serve as the foundation for non-Boolean computing.
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Harvard's Robotic Bees Aim to Pollinate Crops, Search For Survivors in Rubble
Researchers hope to prove within the next few years that it is possible to use robotic bees to artificially pollinate crops.
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The Emerging Science of Superspreaders (and How to Tell If You're One of Them)
Who are the most influential spreaders of information on a network?
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Tackling the Limits of Touch Screens
Touch screens are ubiquitous on tablets and smartphones, but their flat glass surfaces can hinder close reading and accurate typing.
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"we're at Greater Risk": General Keith Alexander
Since Edward Snowden's revelations about government surveillence, we know more about how the National Security Agency has been interpreting Section 215 of the Patriot...
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Who Watches the Watchers? Big Data Goes nchecked
The National Security Agency might be tracking your phone calls. But private industry is prying far more deeply into your life.
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Samsung-Apple Smartphone Battleground Is Single Atom Thick
The main battleground between Samsung Electronics Co. and Apple Inc. in the global smartphone market is moving from courtrooms to the laboratory, amid a race for...
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More Google 'forget' Requests Emerge After Eu Ruling
A man who tried to kill his family is among the latest to request removal of search results from Google.
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Google Hopes Test Drives Steer Americans to Embrace Its Robot Cars
Google this week embarked on its most concerted effort to provide an up-close look at its self-driving cars.
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A Smart Watch Controlled By Twists, Tilts, and Clicks
Researchers say they have developed a better way to control smart watches by enabling users to physically tilt, click, and twist the watch's bezel.
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