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Jumping on the Multi-Bandwagon
When the U.S. Department of Homeland Security put out an "APB" looking for volunteers to test a new radio that allows first responders to talk to one another across...
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Long Tail Criticism Might Affect E-Business Strategies
The Long Tail theory embraced by online businesses has taken some recent criticism, raising questions about whether businesses should change their e-strategies.
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Chicago Academy of Advanced Technology Opens
The Chicago Academy of Advanced Technology (CAAT) opened its doors on Sept. 8, 2009. The academy is the result of an effort to fill the need for skilled IT workers...
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.s. Cyber War Policy Needs New Focus, Experts Say
Three cybersecurity experts recently told a meeting of the Congressional Cyber Caucus that current U.S. policies for protecting the United States against various...
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The Past, Present and Future of AI
The idea that fully-fledged artificial intelligence (AI) — thinking machines that could mimic human intelligence precisely — would be realized by the year 2000...
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Living Wallpaper That Devices Can Relate To
The Living Wall project, led by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab researcher Leah Buechley, features an electronically enhanced wallpaper that can...
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Study: No Shortage of .s. Engineers
The United States, contrary to popular belief, is not lacking graduates in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, according to a study...
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Meeting Notes Progress For Women in Academic Science, but More Work to Do
The current state of women in academia was addressed during the annual meeting of the grant recipients of the U.S. National Science Foundation's Advance program...
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Social Networks Thrive By Linking
"Reaching out, not building walls" might be one way to characterize the process of social networking. It is also an apt description of the core competitive strategy...
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How 40 Years of the Internet Changed the World
A conference at UCLA on Thursday marked the 40th birthday of the Internet, which was created on Oct. 29, 1969, when a team led by Engineering Professor Leonard...
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Professor Working to Advance Computing as a Science
University of Arizona professor Richard T. Snodgrass has received a U.S. National Science Foundation grant to promote computation as a true science. "The problem...
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Cell Phones Become Data Collection Tools For Global Development
Computer scientists at the University of Washington have used the Android open-source mobile operating system to turn a cell phone into a versatile data-collection...
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Virtual Surgery Aims to Replace Risky Training
A new haptically enabled computer simulation system is undergoing clinical trials at Cork University Hospital in Ireland and Pecs University in Hungary. The virtual...
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Report rges Colleges to Emphasize Math, Science, and International Studies
Mathematics, science, and technology must continue to be a priority for U.S. higher education to ensure that the United States remains globally competitive, according...
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Wiser Owl Learns to nravel Doctor Talk
OWL 2, a new Internet language developed by an international team led by computer scientists from the University of Manchester and Oxford University, is designed...
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Consumer Electronics Can Help Improve Patient Health
Electronic tools and technology applications for consumers can help improve health care processes, such as adherence to medication and clinical outcomes like smoking...
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Robert L. Ashenhurst, Former Communications Editor-in-Chief, Dies
Robert L. Ashenhurst, professor emeritus of applied mathematics at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business and a former editor-in-chief of Communications...
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Internet Set For Change With Non-English Addresses
Internationalized domain names (IDNs) will be one of the central topics at ICANN’s 36th International Public Meeting, which takes place October 25-30 in Seoul,...
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Robot Integrates Audio, Visual Data
European researchers developed technology that enables a robot to combine data from both sound and vision to create combined, purposeful perception. In the process...
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