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A Rare Peek Into The Massive Scale of Aws
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A Rare Peek Into The Massive Scale of Aws

A look inside Amazon Web Services.

Attack of the One-Letter Programming Languages
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Attack of the One-Letter Programming Languages

From D to R, these lesser-known languages tackle specific problems in ways worthy of a cult following.

Polite Drones Do Awkward Dance to Avoid Crashing
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Polite Drones Do Awkward Dance to Avoid Crashing

No, I insist, after you.

Sensors For Seniors
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Sensors For Seniors

In-home technologies are helping seniors stay aware, healthy, and in touch.

Intelligent Living
From Communications of the ACM

Intelligent Living

After years of false starts, the smart home is gaining momentum.

Decoding the Language of Human Movement
From Communications of the ACM

Decoding the Language of Human Movement

Computers that recognize what is happening in moving images can help defend against crime, and revolutionize rehabilitation.

What's Next For the Rosetta Mission and Comet Exploration
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What's Next For the Rosetta Mission and Comet Exploration

Somewhere dark and icy on a comet 320 million miles away, the history-making, comet-bouncing Philae spacecraft is sleeping.

Note to Future Self
From ACM TechNews

Note to Future Self

Jonathan Zittrain, director of Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and Society, is working to develop a sort of cryptographic time capsule. 

New Device Could Make Large Biological Circuits Practical
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New Device Could Make Large Biological Circuits Practical

Researchers have developed a new kind of load driver that could enable biological circuits to behave almost as predictably as electronic circuits. 

Tomorrow's Degradable Electronics
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Tomorrow's Degradable Electronics

SINTEF researchers in Norway say they have made electronic components that are soluble in water and disappear after a few hours. 

Facebook's Flow Could Help Javascript Programmers Spot Elusive Bugs
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Facebook's Flow Could Help Javascript Programmers Spot Elusive Bugs

Facebook researchers have developed Flow, an open source debugging tool for JavaScript designed to highlight problems caused by the misuse of data types. 

­S Regulators Move on Thought-Controlled Prosthetics
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­S Regulators Move on Thought-Controlled Prosthetics

For the first time since accidents severed the neural connection between their brains and limbs, a small number of patients are reaching out and feeling the world...

Structural Electronics Come Online
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Structural Electronics Come Online

Multifunction components are becoming more common as the world gets "smarter."

Microsoft Machine Learning Tech Adds Captions to Images
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Microsoft Machine Learning Tech Adds Captions to Images

Microsoft is leveraging its machine learning research to build software that automatically captions images. 

Webrtc Hammers Out Compromise on Video Codec Standards
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Webrtc Hammers Out Compromise on Video Codec Standards

Proponents of WebRTC, the Web standard for real-time communications via browsers, have reached a compromise on the H.264 and VP8 video codecs.

Molecular Flash Memory Could Store Massive Amounts of Data
From ACM TechNews

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. 

How to Teach Self-Driving Cars Ethics of the Road
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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.​

Researchers Announce Advance in Image-Recognition Software
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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...

Stanford Cyber Initiative Will Tackle Internet Technology Concerns From Many Angles
From ACM TechNews

Stanford Cyber Initiative Will Tackle Internet Technology Concerns From Many Angles

The Stanford Cyber Initiative is a program applying broad Stanford University expertise to  cybersecurity, cyberspace, and networked information. 

Silicon Valley Turns Prisoners Into Programmers at San Quentin
From ACM TechNews

Silicon Valley Turns Prisoners Into Programmers at San Quentin

A San Francisco-based programming boot camp has launched a program in which inmates at San Quentin State Prison will learn the basics of computer coding. 
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