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Experimental Mathematics: Computing Power Leads to Insights
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Experimental Mathematics: Computing Power Leads to Insights

In a forthcoming article, "Exploratory Experimentation and Computation," American Mathematical Society researchers will describe how modern computer technology...

Robot Biologist Solves Complex Problem From Scratch
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Robot Biologist Solves Complex Problem From Scratch

Researchers at Vanderbilt and Cornell universities have demonstrated that a computer can analyze raw experimental data from a biological system and derive the basic...

"ghostwriting" the Torah?
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"ghostwriting" the Torah?

Tel Aviv University researchers have developed a computer algorithm that could help identify the different sources that contributed to the individual books of the...

People as 'sensors': Twitter Messages Reveal Nfl's Big Plays and Fans' Excitement
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People as 'sensors': Twitter Messages Reveal Nfl's Big Plays and Fans' Excitement

Researchers at Rice University and Motorola Mobility have developed SportSense, software that monitors Twitter posts of National Football League fans to determine...

Paralyzed Man Uses Brain-Powered Robot Arm to Touch
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Paralyzed Man Uses Brain-Powered Robot Arm to Touch

Giving a high-five. Rubbing his girlfriend's hand. Such ordinary acts—but a milestone for a paralyzed man. True, a robotic arm parked next to his wheelchair did...

Take Control of Your Phone's Sensors
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Take Control of Your Phone's Sensors

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab have developed Funf, a phone-based data collection system for self-tracking applications. 

Uvm Scientist Wins Highest National Award
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Uvm Scientist Wins Highest National Award

U.S. President Barack Obama has recognized University of Vermont researcher Joshua Bongard with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers...

Caltech Engineers Build Smart Petri Dish
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Caltech Engineers Build Smart Petri Dish

California Institute of Technology researchers have developed ePetri, a device that can streamline and improve cell culture experiments by reducing human labor...

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10 Ways Steve Jobs Changed the World

Fortune looks back at how Steve Jobs changed the way we think about and use technology forever, putting his own stamp on everything from the personal computer...

From Doom to Rage: 20 Years of Id Development
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From Doom to Rage: 20 Years of Id Development

Both Tim Willits and Matt Hooper got their start in game design as fans, creating maps for id Software games like Doom and Quake. Now, as the studio celebrates...

Low-Cost Electronic Tablet Proves Worth in Indian Classroom
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Low-Cost Electronic Tablet Proves Worth in Indian Classroom

Researchers at Rice and Nanyang Technological universities, working at the Institute for Sustainable and Applied Infodynamics, are preparing for full-scale production...

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Secure Updates For Navigation Systems & Co

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Applied and Integrated Security (AISEC) have developed a way to enable a vehicle navigation system to automatically...

Wales' Rugby World Cup Team ­sing Swansea ­ni App
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Wales' Rugby World Cup Team ­sing Swansea ­ni App

The Wales national rugby team is using MatchPad, a Swansea University-developed iPad application, to simplify match information and help understand the team's performance...

Scientists Release Most Accurate Simulation of the Universe to Date
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Scientists Release Most Accurate Simulation of the Universe to Date

The Bolshoi simulation, which ran on the Pleiades supercomputer at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Ames Research Center, is the most accurate...

How to Hatch a Dinosaur
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How to Hatch a Dinosaur

People have told Jack Horner he’s crazy before, but he has always turned out to be right.

Electronic Elections: One App, One Vote
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Electronic Elections: One App, One Vote

Rice University researchers led by Bryan Campbell have designed an iPhone app that will allow voters to cast their ballots with their smartphones. 

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Computational Modeling Can Help Plan Vaccine Introduction, Pitt Study Finds

Computational modeling can predict the impact of a new vaccine introduction and identify potential disruptions before introducing new vaccines to a developing country's...

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Kinect Project Merges Real and Virtual Worlds

Microsoft researchers recently demonstrated KinectFusion, a research project that lets users generate three-dimensional (3D) models in real time using a standard...

Supercomputer Simulations of the Evolution of the ­niverse
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Supercomputer Simulations of the Evolution of the ­niverse

Two research articles describing the most accurate cosmological simulation of the evolution of the large-scale structure of the universe yet made—named "Bolshoi"...

How Rapidly Expanding Storage Spurs Innovation
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How Rapidly Expanding Storage Spurs Innovation

Moore's Law gets all the press. It's easy to present even to non-technical readers, and the way it's most often expressed is something like, "computers double...
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