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The Coming Boom In Brain Medicines
Tony Coles could have had any job he wanted in the drug industry.
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Jupiter Glimpsed As Aliens Would See It
Astronomers have observed Jupiter for centuries.
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European Languages Linked to Migration from the East
A mysterious group of humans from the east stormed western Europe 4,500 years ago—bringing with them technologies such as the wheel, as well as a language that...
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NASA Rides Artificial Intelligence to the Moon and Mars
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration will use artificial intelligence to schedule research opportunities for its many probes and rovers.
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With Google Glass App Developed at UCLA, Scientists Can Analyze Plants' Health in Seconds
A new Google Glass application enables the wearer to quickly analyze the health of a plant without damaging it.
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Data Storage for Eternity
ETH Zurich researchers say they have found a way to store information for more than a million years.
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How to Interest Girls in Computer Science and Engineering? Shift the Stereotypes
A University of Washington study identifies inaccurate, negative stereotypes as the key culprits in the underrepresentation of women in computer science and engineering...
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Vint Cerf Warns of 'Digital Dark Age'
Former ACM president Vint Cerf worries a forthcoming "digital Dark Age" will leave behind mountains of data people will no longer be able to access.
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Robots Can Build Cars; Now They Learn Not to Crush You
Robots long ago earned a place in factories, where their pneumatic pumps and steel welding arms help manufacture everything from cars to planes.
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Computer Algorithm Can Accurately Identify Jackson Pollock Paintings
Like his work or hate it, it's clear that the painter Jackson Pollock pioneered a distinctive visual style with his drip paintings.
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A Crypto Trick That Makes Software Nearly Impossible to Reverse-Engineer
Software reverse engineering, the art of pulling programs apart to figure out how they work, is what makes it possible for sophisticated hackers to scour code for...
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DOE Pilots Big Data Infrastructure Projects
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers recently demonstrated what could be gained when facilities and tools are linked to complete specialized research...
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How Moore's Law Made Google Possible
Gordon Moore's famous calculation of the gains in power and economy that would drive chip production continues to have profound implications for every enterprise...
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Google Study Shows Users Fail to Understand Security Warnings
Researchers found changes to the text and graphics used in security warnings can help prompt users to take corrective action.
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A Computer Model to Understand the Genetic Basis of Disease
Splicing-based Analysis of variants (SPANR) is a computer model that can predict the effects mutations in the human genome would have on splicing.
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Thermal Management a Hot Topic in Microelectronic Devices
Researchers say they have achieved a breakthrough in the effort to accurately measure temperature at the scale of individual microelectronic devices.
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Making AI Robust and Beneficial
A call for proposals on maximizing the social benefits of AI.
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Taking the Robot Dog for a Walk
It's a video which is bound to go viral. Spot sets off down an office corridor, and then out into the open air.
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Facebook, LinkedIn Join to Help Women in Tech
Facebook and LinkedIn have launched a collaborative initiative to boost the shrinking numbers of women studying engineering and computer science.
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