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One-Third of Science Ph.D.s Lose Interest in Academic Careers
Factors other than low expectations of landing a faculty job are discouraging young science and engineering Ph.D.s from pursuing…
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What We Know about the Climate Change-Hurricane Connection
With Texas just beginning to recover from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey and the Southeastern U.S. preparing for Hurricane Irma's iminent arrival, people...
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Floating Treasure: Space Law Needs to Catch Up with Asteroid Mining
The Outer Space Treaty (OST) turns 50 in October. The foundational 1967 pact establishes space as "the province of all mankind" and forbids the nearly 100 states...
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Robots, Start Your Engines!
There's nothing like a throw-down to push new technologies out to the masses.
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Students Are Better Off Without a Laptop in the Classroom
Although computer use during class may create the illusion of enhanced engagement with course content, it more often reflects engagement with social media, YouTube...
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Quantum Computers Compete for 'Supremacy'
Scientists have long dreamed of developing quantum computers, machines that rely on arcane laws of physics to perform tasks far beyond the capability of today's...
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New Simpler Parkinson's Tests Probe Walking, Talking, Typing
People with Parkinson's disease may show hints of motor difficulty years before an official diagnosis, but current methods for catching early symptoms require clinic...
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20 Years after Deep Blue: How AI Has Advanced Since Conquering Chess
Twenty years ago IBM's Deep Blue computer stunned the world by becoming the first machine to beat a reigning world chess champion in a six-game match.
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When Hatred Goes Viral: Inside Social Media's Efforts to Combat Terrorism
On New Year's Eve in 2015 local and federal agents arrested a 26-year-old man in Rochester, N.Y., for planning to attack people at random later that night using...
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HPE Debuts Its Next-Gen Computer--Sans Much-Anticipated Memristors
Three years ago HPE (formerly Hewlett–Packard) laid out its vision for a radical redesign of the computer that would deliver hitherto unimaginable performance in...
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World's First 'Cybathlon' Pits High-Tech Prosthetics against One Another
Bob Radocy finished screwing a light bulb into a lamp perched on the desk ... and the crowd went wild.
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Highlights from the 2016 World Maker Faire
The chill in the air last weekend was a reminder that fall has arrived in New York City.
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Maker Movement Turns Scientists into Tinkerers
To do science, scientists need money—and usually a lot of it because specialized equipment and tools don’t come cheap.
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When Will Computers Have Common Sense? Ask Facebook
Facebook is well known for its early and increasing use of artificial intelligence.
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How to Hack the Hackers: The Human Side of Cyber Crime
Say what you will about cybercriminals, says Angela Sasse, "their victims rave about the customer service".
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Software Error Doomed Japanese Hitomi Spacecraft
Japan's flagship astronomical satellite Hitomi, which launched successfully on February 17 but tumbled out of control five weeks later, may have been doomed by...
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Pentagon Paying Techies to Think Like Terrorists
To stop a terrorist, it helps to think like one.
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The U.S. Government Launches a $100-Million 'Apollo Project of the Brain'
Three decades ago, the U.S. government launched the Human Genome Project, a 13-year endeavor to sequence and map all the genes of the human species.
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GPS and the World's First 'Space War'
Twenty-five years ago U.S.-led Coalition forces launched the world’s first "space war" when they drove Iraqi troops out of Kuwait.
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The Embarrassing, Destructive Fight over Biotech's Big Breakthrough
A defining moment in modern biology occurred on July 24, 1978, when biotechnology pioneer Robert Swanson, who had recently co-founded Genentech, brought two young...
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