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Searching For Answers: Ethical Considerations of Google's Presence in China
When Jim Caccamo, Ph.D., heard of Google's recent struggles in China, he knew he'd need to update the curriculum for the Technology, Society and Christian Ethics...
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Sharp Increase In Computer Science niversity Enrollment
The number of undergraduate students majoring in computer science increased 14 percent over the last two years, reversing the steep decline in computer science...
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Programming With Purpose
The University of Washington recently held a reception that enabled computer-science and engineering undergraduate students to show off new accessibility applications...
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Augmented Reality Brings Dibidogs Alive in 3D
The VTT Technical Research Center of Finland has been developing augmented reality technology, which superimposes digital information in the user's view, and uses...
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Robot Soon Able to Operate Inside Mri Scanners
Researchers at the University of Twente's MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology, in partnership with Radboud University, are working to develop robot-assisted...
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Babbage Nanomachine Promises Low-Energy Computing
Boston University researchers have created a nanoscale mechanical logic gate that could form the basis of tiny mechanical computers, descendants of Babbage's mechanical...
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World Record: Julich Supercomputer Simulates Quantum Computer
University of Groningen and Julich Supercomputing Center researchers recently broke the world record for running software that can simulate the largest quantum...
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Robot Pruner May Cut Vineyard Labor Costs
Vino Farms is one of several farms in California that have invested in the development of a new machine that uses vision systems to mechanically prune vine spurs...
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Two Programs Honored for Bringing nderrepresented Groups into Mathematics
The American Mathematical Society is honoring two programs that do an outstanding job of bringing more individuals from underrepresented minority groups into the...
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Citizen Science Contributes to Research
As technology increases the amount of new information available in various fields of science, researchers are turning to citizen scientists to unlock the data....
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Hp Demos Rollup Flexible Displays
Hewlett-Packard (HP) researchers have developed display screens that are printed on flexible plastic sheets of mylar material that could be easily rolled during...
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Quantum Memories May Lead to Faster, More Secure Computers
Future communications networks could be based on quantum memories, which store data in a pulse of light and are the focus of research by University of Delaware...
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Rensselaer Launches the First .s. ndergraduate Web Science Degree Program
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has launched the nation's first undergraduate degree program devoted to the emerging interdisciplinary field of Web Science.
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Paintable Electronics? Nist Studies Spray-On Manufacturing of Transistors
A multidisciplinary research team at NIST has found that an organic semiconductor may be a viable candidate for creating large-area electronics, such as solar cells...
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Copying Plant Anatomy Promises New Photovoltaics
University of Massachusetts Amherst chemists have identified a new polymer-based method inspired by plant anatomy and photosynthesis for creating photovoltaic devices...
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Nist Racetrack Ion Trap Is a Contender in Quantum Computing Quest
Physicists at NIST have built and tested a device for trapping ions that potentially could process dozens at once with the most versatile control of any trap demonstrated...
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Energy Dashboard Helps csd Campus Curb Appetite For Power
After an extensive period of testing, researchers this week have launched an Internet portal to showcase the real-time measurement and visualization of energy use...
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Skin Becomes Gadget Control Pad
A method in which tapping one's skin to control gadgets using a combination of sensors and software has been worked out by Carnegie Mellon University Ph.D student...
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Could Robots Help Older People Look After Themselves
Researchers are participating in a European project aimed at developing an intelligent system comprised of a robot and smart sensors that can support independent...
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