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Scientists Worry Machines May Outsmart Man
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have spurred a group of computer scientists to consider whether research that might lead to a loss of human control over...
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Skilled Immigrants on Why They're Leaving the .s.
A number of highly skilled immigrants are preparing to leave the U.S. as the nation's economy slows. With the U.S. unemployment rate approaching double digits,...
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Top Designers in Your Own Home?
A Web tool that gives homeowners a virtual representation of how new products look in their home promises to help textile producers boost product development.AsIsKnown...
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Report Offers Principles For Maintaining the Integrity and Accessibility of Research Data
Though digital technologies and high-speed communications have significantly expanded the capabilities of scientists — allowing them to analyze and share vast amounts...
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Computing For the Future of the Planet
Computing could go a long way toward ensuring a sustainable future for human society and the earth, argue professor Andy Hopper and Andrew Rice of the University...
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Government Is Falling Behind on Cybersecurity, Report Finds
A report released by the Partnership for Public Service and Booz Allen Hamilton has found that the U.S. federal government is falling behind in its efforts to protect...
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Mobile Computing Task Force: Making the Way For Mobile Learning
"I am helping to change the classroom." That's what Mike Dickson told his grandmother during a telephone conversation when she asked what he did for a living. Dickson...
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Technology on Way to Forecasting Humanity's Needs, Researcher Reports
Much as meteorologists predict the path and intensity of hurricanes, Indiana University's Alessandro Vespignani believes we will one day predict with unprecedented...
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How Robot Drones Revolutionized the Face of Warfare
Today's warriors are fighting without getting in harm's way, with drones dramatically tilting the war in Afghanistan and Pakistan in favor of the United States...
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Robo-Ethicists Want to Revamp Asimov's 3 Laws
Researchers continue to work to make robots safer to be around humans, but some robot experts say the key is to stop making robots that lack ethics. "If you build...
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Council Releases Network Science and Engineering Research Agenda
Ellen Zegura, chair of the Computing Community Consortium's (CCC) Network Science & Engineering (NetSE) Council, released a report during the GENI Engineering Conference...
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Asu Summer Research Internship Exposes Middle School Students to Robotics, Complex Data Collection
A discovery-based, three-day workshop at Arizona State University (ASU) for junior high school students aims to get young adults interested in science, technology...
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Federal CTO Says .S. Lagging in Innovation
The United States must capitalize on emerging opportunities in order to regain the top spot in innovation, federal chief technology officer Aneesh Chopra said in...
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Seeking Advice on Women in Science
A hearing of the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology's Subcommittee on Research and Science Education concluded that while the scientific and engineering...
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This Data Will Self-Destruct: Tool Makes Online Info Vanish
The University of Washington has developed a system, called Vanish, that puts an expiration date on electronic data. After a set time period, electronic communications...
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A New Software to Assess Driving Behavior and Driving Risks
New software designed by a telecommunications engineer at the University of Malaga in Spain has the potential to reduce auto accidents by providing drivers with...
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Future Cars Will Communicate to Avoid Collisions
The recent First Rim Mathematical Association (PRIMA) conference in Sydney featured a demonstration of how the flocking technique could be used to control cars....
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NICTA Opens Its Software to the World
The National ICT Australia (NICTA) research organization has launched the OpenNICTA portal, which will allow people to view and download software developed and...
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Robo-Wheels Go Where Caterpillar Tracks Fear to Tread
Rescue robots could be more useful in snowy conditions thanks to an adjustable wheel that has been developed by researchers in Japan. A team led by Taro Iwamoto...
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