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The Quest for Environmentally Sustainable Materials
Machine Learning increasingly is being used to aid material discovery, since it can drastically speed up the process
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Computer Model Gives Clues to Dealing With Flu Pandemics
Researchers from The University of Western Australia (UWA) say their computer simulation of the spread of H5N1 avian influenza could be applied to the current swine...
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If the Face Fits . . .
Twelve law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom are using a forensic facial composite software tool that does not require witnesses to provide detailed descriptions...
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nmasking Social-Network sers
University of Texas at Austin researchers have found that, combined with readily available data from other online sources, social network data can reveal sensitive...
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When Really Big Numbers Aren't Nearly Enough
Unallocated Internet Protocol (IP) addresses are expected to be depleted by some time in 2012, according to IPv6 Forum fellow Tony Hain. He and others advocate...
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Could the Net Become Self-Aware?
The Internet is similar to the human brain in that it has a complex network of nodes for holding, processing, recalling, and transmitting information. The Web...
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Asia's Fastest Supercomputer Keys 3D Animation
Eka, the fastest supercomputer in Asia today, is a firm pillar of the 3D animation scene in Pune, India. With peak powers of 172 TeraFlops, Eka was used in the...
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Amazon to Launch Kindle For Textbooks
Amazon.com Inc. on Wednesday (May 6) plans to unveil a new version of its Kindle e-book reader with a larger screen and other features designed to appeal to periodical...
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Canada on Verge of It Student Shortage
Declining enrollment in computer science programs, along with an increased demand for computer science workers, could lead to a critical workforce shortage in Canada...
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U.S. Simulation Superiority Slips
Today's supercomputers require programming skills that too few U.S. researchers have to produce advanced computer simulations, and affordable computers and committed...
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Eu rges Icann Independence
ICANN should become completely independent of the U.S. government, says EU Information Society commissioner Viviane Reding. In a statement regarding the Oct. 1...
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Sequoia: The Next Generation of Supercomputer
The Sequoia project, commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), aims to build the world's first 20 petaflop...
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Students Make Atari Games Look Like Atari Again
Georgia Institute of Technology students have developed a system that recreates the original picture and experience of Atari video games. Old video game displays...
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Tough Times For Complex Systems: A Modernization Story
A European project has just released a prototype of a software engineering platform that could help companies save time, money and energy as they scramble to upgrade...
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Robot With Skin to Improve Human Communication
Computer scientists at the University of Hertfordshire are covering a child-sized humanoid robot with artificial skin in an effort to help autistic children improve...
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Simple Technology Links Students With Peers Overseas
A growing number of East Carolina University undergraduates are having international experiences without ever leaving the Greenville, N.C., campus. The university's...
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Web Tool 'as Important as Google'
Physicist Stephen Wolfram says the goal of his free Wolfram Alpha program, which will be available to the public starting in the middle of May, is to "make expert...
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Quantum Cryptography: Hackers' R.i.p.?
Researchers from Toshiba and Cambridge University's Cavendish Laboratory say secure quantum communication is possible with practical components for high-speed photon...
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Sending Cell Phones Into the Cloud
Intel Research Berkeley scientists Byung-Gon Chun and Petros Maniatis have developed CloneCloud, a cloud computing-based clone of smartphones that can handle large...
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Low Cost, Dexterous Robotic Hand Operated By Compressed Air
The Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech has developed a unique robotic hand that can firmly hold objects...
From ICT Results