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Effort Will Help Libraries Put Academic Papers in Data 'cloud'
The nonprofit DuraSpace organization is developing software that would make it easier for librarians to set up off-site storage repositories in the computing cloud...
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Cell Phones That Protect Against Deadly Chemicals? Why Not?
The Cell-All initiative aims to equip cell phones with a sensor capable of detecting deadly chemicals and alerting the public of their danger.
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Visual Tricks Can Make Downloads Seem Quicker
Twiddling our thumbs while waiting for files to download is one of the great frustrations of our high-speed, technologically interconnected world. Computer scientists...
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Engineers Design Antenna Pill That Signals It Has Been Swallowed
University of Florida engineering researchers have added a tiny microchip and digestible antenna to a standard pill capsule that automatically alerts doctors or...
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U.s. One Step Closer to Cyber Guards For Nation's Electric Grid
The bidding for a National Electric Sector Cyber Security Organization that would shield the U.S. electrical grid from cyberattacks was officially opened up by...
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Comcast Ruling Raises Questions on FCC Regulation
At first glance, Tuesday's federal court ruling on Comcast looked like a clean win for the cable giant and for competitors including Time Warner and AT&T. The court...
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Silicon Cockroaches, 'dirty' Ipv4 Addresses and Other Internet Oddities
A few surprising Internet trends were detailed at the recent IETF conference, including an expected flood of silicon cockroaches—Internet-linked devices that run...
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After Google-China Dust-p, Cyberwar Emerges as a Threat
Recent cyberattacks against Google and other tech firms highlight concerns about adversaries' ability to launch a full-fledged cyberwar against the United States...
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Look, No Hands: Cars That Drive Better Than You
With his jeans, white trainers and stripy top, Bob is every inch the well-dressed 6-year-old. He's standing in the middle of a hotel car park and, scarily, I'm...
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Network Coding: Router Revolution?
Network coding, a radical approach to improving router efficiency, has been researched and explored for years. So why isn't it ready for prime time?
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Hackers Not Linked to China's Government, Researcher Says
China-based hackers who stole data on India's missile systems, private correspondence of the Dalai Lama and Canadian visa applications appear not to be linked...
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Glonass: Has Russia's Sat-Nav System Come of Age?
With the Glonass satellite-navigation constellation nearly complete, Russia's plan to wean itself off the US Global Positioning System (GPS) appears to be coming...
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Fcc Loses Comcast Challenge
Comcast on Tuesday won its federal lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission in a ruling that undermines the agency's ability to regulate Internet service...
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Researchers Trace Data Theft to Intruders in China
Canadian and United States computer security researchers have monitored the spying operation of a China-based computer espionage gang for the past eight months...
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Lifenet Disaster Communications Technology Moving to Market
The National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance has awarded a grant to Georgia Institute of Technology to migrate its wireless communications network...
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Searching For Answers: Ethical Considerations of Google's Presence in China
When Jim Caccamo, Ph.D., heard of Google's recent struggles in China, he knew he'd need to update the curriculum for the Technology, Society and Christian Ethics...
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Rensselaer Launches the First .s. ndergraduate Web Science Degree Program
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has launched the nation's first undergraduate degree program devoted to the emerging interdisciplinary field of Web Science.
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James Bond Spies Fail Social Networking
The director-general of MI5 says he's concerned the Britain's spy agency is being held back by some James Bond-generation agents who don't understand the world...
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Playing It Safe With Two Networks
To protect itself from hackers, Cryptography Research runs two unconnected networks—one for sensitive data and core engineering work that is not connected to the...
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