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Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program Reaches Record Numbers
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Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program Reaches Record Numbers

Girls Who Code has launched its 2016 Summer Immersion Program with a record number of programs reaching 1,560 11th- and 12th-grade girls in cities across the U.S...

Video Privacy Tool Lets You Select What Others See
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Video Privacy Tool Lets You Select What Others See

Researchers at Duke University have developed software that enables users to specify what others can see when sharing images captured by camera-equipped devices...

College Students Demonstrate Integrity in Learning and Ignore Cheating Opportunities
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College Students Demonstrate Integrity in Learning and Ignore Cheating Opportunities

A University of California, Riverside study found most college students make a legitimate attempt to answer questions in homework assignments.

Tackling Intractable Computing Problems
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Tackling Intractable Computing Problems

Princeton University researchers used a $10-million U.S. National Science Foundation Expeditions in Computing award to find the sources of intractability.

Google Tests New Crypto in Chrome to Fend Off Quantum Attacks
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Google Tests New Crypto in Chrome to Fend Off Quantum Attacks

For anyone who cares about Internet security and encryption, the advent of practical quantum computing looms like the Y2K bug in the 1990s: a countdown to an unpredictable...

How Today's Farmers Got a Head-Start on Tomorrow's Tech
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How Today's Farmers Got a Head-Start on Tomorrow's Tech

Cory Anstey always wanted to be a farmer. It was the joy of riding in the tractor, "the smell of the dirt in the spring" that drew him to the fields.

The Toughest Spaceship We've Ever Built
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The Toughest Spaceship We've Ever Built

It's been a long time since anyone tried landing on Venus,

This Robot Follows You Around and Blasts You With Air Conditioning
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This Robot Follows You Around and Blasts You With Air Conditioning

More efficient air conditioning via a mobile robot is a goal of researchers at the University of Maryland's Center for Environmental Energy Engineering.

New Framework ­ses Patterns to Predict Terrorist Behavior
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New Framework ­ses Patterns to Predict Terrorist Behavior

Binghamton University researchers have developed a framework that can predict future terrorist attacks by recognizing patterns in past attacks.

A Bug in Fmri Software Could Invalidate 15 Years of Brain Research
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A Bug in Fmri Software Could Invalidate 15 Years of Brain Research

The past 15 years of human brain research could be invalidated by a recently discovered bug in functional magnetic resonance imaging software.

The Fully Self-Driving Car Is Still Years Away
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The Fully Self-Driving Car Is Still Years Away

The arrival of fully autonomous automobiles is complicated by the debate over how much self-supervision should be allowed.

The Juno Spacecraft Reaches Jupiter
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The Juno Spacecraft Reaches Jupiter

NASA has a habit of scheduling high-stakes maneuvers to coincide with patriotic holidays.

­se Your Eyes, Voice—and Thoughts—to Replace Passwords
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­se Your Eyes, Voice—and Thoughts—to Replace Passwords

I'm sitting in an office at the University of California, Berkeley with an electrode strapped to my head. A black headband holds a connector to my forehead and...

Engineers to ­se Cyborg Insects as Biorobotic Sensing Machines
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Engineers to ­se Cyborg Insects as Biorobotic Sensing Machines

Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis are developing a method to detect the smell of chemicals used in explosives.

Researchers Develop Method to Map Cancer Progression
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Researchers Develop Method to Map Cancer Progression

Researchers at New York University have developed a computational method to map cancer progression.

Artificial Intelligence Plus Common Sense
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Artificial Intelligence Plus Common Sense

Austrian researchers are working to advance the development of artificial intelligence and equip robots with common sense.

Nasa's Juno Peers Inside a Giant
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Nasa's Juno Peers Inside a Giant

NASA's Juno spacecraft will make its long anticipated arrival at Jupiter on July 4. Coming face-to-face with the gas giant, Juno will begin to unravel some of the...

How Amazon Triggered a Robot Arms Race
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How Amazon Triggered a Robot Arms Race

An Amazon warehouse is a flurry of activity.

The Advent of Virtual Humans
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The Advent of Virtual Humans

Justine Cassell has taken her virtual assistant Sara on a road trip.

Software For Fmri Yield Erroneous Results
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Software For Fmri Yield Erroneous Results

Researchers at Linkoping University and the University of Warwick have shown that common statistical methods used to analyze brain activity through images taken...
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