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New Web Research Network Gets Off the Ground
The Web Science Trust has launched the Web Science Trust Network of Laboratories (WSTNet Labs), an international network to support Web science research and education...
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Monash 'tardis' Transports Research to the World
Monash University software engineer Steve Androulakis and biochemist Ashley Buckle have developed a tool designed to securely collect, store, and share research...
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Fixing Silicon Valley's Gender Gap One Pitch at a Time
Teams of high school girls recently pitched Android apps and business plans to business leaders at Microsoft's campus as part of an eight-week program that introduces...
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Pentagon: Boost Training With Computer-Troop Mind Meld
The Pentagon is looking to better train its troops--by scanning their minds as they play video games.
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Point and Click Your Phone to Get the Inside Dope on Just About Anything
Researchers at Illinois Institute of Technology's Institute of Design are developing augmented reality applications for use on mobile phones.
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German It Body
Finding young women to fill tech jobs continues to be a problem for the German information technology (IT) industry, according to a new study from German technology...
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Why the Iphone Could Be Bad News For Computer Science
Robert Harle of the University of Cambridge's Computer Laboratory says the closed philosophy of devices such as the iPhone discourages the kind of tinkering that...
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Students' Auction Technology Helps Raise Record Funds for Charity
Software developed by students in the Computer and Information Science Department at Westfield State College in Massachusetts helped the local Kiwanis Club raise...
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Cloud Computing and Developing Nations
For a growing number of organizations worldwide, cloud computing offers a quick and affordable way to tap into IT infrastructure as an Internet service. But obstacles...
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Modeling the Astronomical
Advances in computer technology have changed the way astronomers see and study the universe.
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Apple Removes Teaching App From App Store, and Educators Complain
Apple generally makes news by publishing new apps, not by unpublishing them. But last week, it made some educators upset when it removed an app, Scratch Viewer,...
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Why Computer Science Students Cheat
Enrollment in undergraduate computer science courses is at an all-time high at colleges nationwide. But this trend that's been hailed by the U.S. tech industry...
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Xo Laptops Inspire Learning In Birmingham Grade Schools
Researchers examine the educational and social effects of making XO laptops available in select classrooms, and their impact on student outcomes.
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Technology in the Classroom: China's Challenges
Even as China's technology infrastructure advances, computer teachers in Shanghai readily acknowledge the shortcomings of tech education in their classrooms.
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Effort Will Help Libraries Put Academic Papers in Data 'cloud'
The nonprofit DuraSpace organization is developing software that would make it easier for librarians to set up off-site storage repositories in the computing cloud...
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Math Tutoring Software Reads Visual Clues
University of Massachusetts in Amherst researchers are testing a math tutoring program that uses a built-in camera to identify visual cues from the student user...
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Robotc2.0 Gives Students Cross-Platform Robot Programming
Robot programming is many students' first exposure to the world of computer programming. As with so much of the computing world, however, different robot platforms...
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niversities Perpetuate the Digital Divide, Study Finds
A new study by has found that students have unequal opportunities to learn about technology in high school and at home, which can affect their choice of major, ...
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Clearing a Path For Latino Scientists
A University of Southern California study found that although the number of Latinos earning bachelor's degrees has increased over the last decade, the growth has...
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