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A New Method that Is 700 Times Faster Than the Norm Is Developed to Magnify Digital Images
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A New Method that Is 700 Times Faster Than the Norm Is Developed to Magnify Digital Images

Researchers have developed an algorithm that can magnify images 700 times faster than conventional methods. 

Cheap, Color, Holographic Video
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Cheap, Color, Holographic Video

A new way to create holograms could significantly lower the cost of color holographic-video displays and boost conventional 2D display resolution. 

Sandia Hosts Annual Robot Rodeo
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Sandia Hosts Annual Robot Rodeo

The Western National Robot Rodeo and Capability Exercise draws bomb squad teams to see who can most effectively use robots to defuse dangerous situations. 

Web's Reach Binds N.s.a. and Silicon Valley Leaders
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Web's Reach Binds N.s.a. and Silicon Valley Leaders

When Max Kelly, the chief security officer for Facebook, left the social media company in 2010, he did not go to Google, Twitter, or a similar Silicon Valley concern...

A Detailed 3-D Atlas of a Human Brain
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A Detailed 3-D Atlas of a Human Brain

BigBrain is an electronic model that will enable scientists to explore the anatomy of a single brain in far greater detail than previously possible. 

Sizing ­p Big Data, Broadening Beyond the Internet
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Sizing ­p Big Data, Broadening Beyond the Internet

In his young career, Jeffrey Hammerbacher has been a scout on the frontiers of the data economy.

Where Rich People Live (AKA Maps of iPhone Use)
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Where Rich People Live (AKA Maps of iPhone Use)

Our stuff often says a lot about us, whether we own a hybrid car or a station wagon, a MacBook Pro or an ancient desktop.

How Smart Technology Could Change Public Transit
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How Smart Technology Could Change Public Transit

Ryerson University professor Joseph Chow is working to improve Canada's urban transportation systems using data analysis and mobile computing. 

Secret to Prism Program: Even Bigger Data Seizure
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Secret to Prism Program: Even Bigger Data Seizure

In the months and early years after 9/11, FBI agents began showing up at Microsoft Corp. more frequently than before, armed with court orders demanding information...

NASA Issues Grand Challenge, Calls for Public, Scientific Help in Tracking Threatening Asteroids
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NASA Issues Grand Challenge, Calls for Public, Scientific Help in Tracking Threatening Asteroids

NASA announced two programs that call on organizations around the world to help spot, track, and possibly alter the direction of asteroids headed for Earth. 

A New Era For Signatures
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A New Era For Signatures

The market for e-signature software and services is poised for dramatic growth.

The Secret War
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The Secret War

Inside Fort Meade, Maryland, a top-secret city bustles.

­.s. and Russia Sign Pact to Create Communication Link on Cybersecurity
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­.s. and Russia Sign Pact to Create Communication Link on Cybersecurity

The United States and Russia have agreed to use real-time communications about national security incidents to lower the risk of conflict in cyberspace. 

Mathematical Algorithms Cut Train Delays
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Mathematical Algorithms Cut Train Delays

New software is reducing delays and waiting times for commuters using railways in European countries such as Germany, the Netherlands, and Greece. 

Nasa Announces Asteroid Grand Challenge
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Nasa Announces Asteroid Grand Challenge

NASA announced Tuesday a Grand Challenge focused on finding all asteroid threats to human populations and knowing what to do about them.

The Limitations Of Crowdsourcing: On The Hunt For The Boston Bombers
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The Limitations Of Crowdsourcing: On The Hunt For The Boston Bombers

Crowdsourcing demonstrated some of its limitations after the Boston Marathon bombing.

Europe Says Farewell to Prolific Herschel Space Telescope
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Europe Says Farewell to Prolific Herschel Space Telescope


Don't Hurt the Web With Rushed Intellectual Property Laws, ­rges Internet Society
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Don't Hurt the Web With Rushed Intellectual Property Laws, ­rges Internet Society

The Internet Society hopes to get as many different voices as possible involved in bringing intellectual property policies in line with leading online platforms...

Danger Maps Backed By Alibaba Pinpoint Chinese Pollution
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Danger Maps Backed By Alibaba Pinpoint Chinese Pollution

Danger Maps, a crowdsourced mapping project, is helping users locate China's high pollution areas.

Google to Use Balloons to Provide Free Internet Access to Remote or Poor Areas
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Google to Use Balloons to Provide Free Internet Access to Remote or Poor Areas

Google plans to provide free Internet access to disaster-stricken, rural, or poor areas using giant helium balloons that beam Wi-Fi signals to the ground below. ...
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