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Cross-Industry Iot Group Pushes For Gear That Works Together
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Cross-Industry Iot Group Pushes For Gear That Works Together

Five information technology and equipment firms launched the Industrial Internet Consortium Thursday to guide standards for the Internet of Things. 

The Curious Nature of Sharing Cascades on Facebook
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The Curious Nature of Sharing Cascades on Facebook

Although the bulk of content on Facebook is shared only a few times, some can be reshared millions of times.

Hypnotic Art Shows How Patterns Emerge From Randomness in Nature
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Hypnotic Art Shows How Patterns Emerge From Randomness in Nature

British mathematician Alan Turing is perhaps best known for the Turing test, which determines if a computer can be considered intelligent based on whether it can...

Justice Scalia Looks Forward to Hearing Nsa Spying Case
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Justice Scalia Looks Forward to Hearing Nsa Spying Case

Justice Antonin Scalia signaled during a law school talk on March 21 that the Supreme Court is very much aware that legal challenges to the National Security Agency's...

Robotic Arm Probes Chemistry of 3-D Objects By Mass Spectrometry
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Robotic Arm Probes Chemistry of 3-D Objects By Mass Spectrometry

Researchers have developed a system that enables scientists to better simulate and analyze the chemical reactions of early Earth on the surface of real rocks. 

­niversity of Twente Tool Makes Scanning the Internet For Illegal Images Possible
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­niversity of Twente Tool Makes Scanning the Internet For Illegal Images Possible

A new system makes it possible to scan Internet traffic for illegal photographs without infringing on users' privacy rights. 

Dwarf Planet Stretches Solar System's Edge
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Dwarf Planet Stretches Solar System's Edge

The Solar System just got a lot more far-flung.

Building the Google of Blood, One Tube at a Time
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Building the Google of Blood, One Tube at a Time

The first shipment arrives at 4 A.M.

Tiny Transistors For Extreme Environs
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Tiny Transistors For Extreme Environs

University of Utah electrical engineers have fabricated the smallest transistors that can withstand the temperatures and radiation found in a nuclear reactor. 

Will We Ever Travel in Wormholes?
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Will We Ever Travel in Wormholes?

The universe is huge.

The World's 50 Greatest Leaders
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The World's 50 Greatest Leaders

17. Maria Klawe

Mugshots Built from Dna Data
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Mugshots Built from Dna Data

Leaving a hair at a crime scene could one day be as damning as leaving a photograph of your face.

This Underwater Microphone Could Find the Missing Malaysia Airlines Jet
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This Underwater Microphone Could Find the Missing Malaysia Airlines Jet

Authorities are all but certain Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 went down in the south Indian Ocean in water that may be as deep as 23,000 feet.

A 'crisis' in Online Ads: One-Third of Traffic Is Bogus
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A 'crisis' in Online Ads: One-Third of Traffic Is Bogus

Billions of dollars are flowing into online advertising. But marketers also are confronting an uncomfortable reality: rampant fraud.

How Your Tweets Reveal Your Home Location
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How Your Tweets Reveal Your Home Location

An algorithm developed by IBM researchers exploits anyone's last 200 Twitter postings to reveal their home city location with nearly 70-percent accuracy.

Impostoritis: A Lifelong, but Treatable, Condition
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Impostoritis: A Lifelong, but Treatable, Condition

The female president of Harvey Mudd College on how women in STEM can cope with feeling like they don’t belong.

N.S.A. Breached Chinese Servers Seen as Security Threat
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N.S.A. Breached Chinese Servers Seen as Security Threat

American officials have long considered Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications giant, a security threat, blocking it from business deals in the United States for...

Tor ­sage in Turkey Surges During Twitter Ban
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Tor ­sage in Turkey Surges During Twitter Ban

Since Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan implemented a ban on Twitter late last week, Tor usage in the country has surged—with connections nearly doubling...

Internet2 Teams Up With India's National Knowledge Network
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Internet2 Teams Up With India's National Knowledge Network

Internet2 expects to formalize a partnership with its Indian counterpart this month. 

Nasa 'codeathon' Seeks Apps That Address Coastal Flooding
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Nasa 'codeathon' Seeks Apps That Address Coastal Flooding

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's third global codeathon offers four climate-themed challenges. 
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