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Building a Practical Quantum Computer
Quantum computation has a long road ahead.
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Penn Researchers Build First Physical "metatronic" Circuit
University of Pennsylvania researchers have demonstrated "lumped" optical circuit elements, which they say represents a milestone in the field of metatronics.
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CeBIT: Robot Obeys to Commands and Gestures
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and the FZI Research Center for Information Technology will present technology innovations designed to augment...
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DARPA Warns: Your Iphone Is a Military Threat
There’s a growing threat to the U.S. military, according to the Pentagon's premier research wing. No, it's not Iran’s nukes or China's missiles. It's the iPads,...
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Tiny 3D Chips
Microelectromechanical systems, or MEMS, are small devices with huge potential. Typically made of components less than 100 microns in size—the diameter of a human...
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Nasa Pinning Down Where 'here' Is Better Than Ever
Before our Global Positioning System navigation devices can tell us where we are, the satellites that make up the GPS need to know exactly where they are.
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Garmin Finds a New Direction
In the pantheon of seemingly obsolete technologies, automobile navigation devices might seem ready to join laser discs and pagers.
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World's Most Massive Supercomputer Needed For Colossal Space Telescope
The International Center for Radio Astronomy Research is working with the Canadian Astronomical Data Center to develop systems that will work with the Square Kilometer...
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Drexel Engineering Research Brings Seven Adult-Sized Humanoid Robots Together in the .s. For the First Time
Drexel University recently celebrated National Engineers Week by presenting seven adult-sized humanoid robots made by the HUBO Lab.
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In Attack on Vatican Web Site, a Glimpse of Hackers' Tactics
The elusive hacker movement known as Anonymous has carried out Internet attacks on well-known organizations like Sony and PBS. In August, the group went after its...
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Facebook: The Wimps Will Inherit the Data Center
Unlike Google, Facebook believes the wimps have a future in the data center. As variousacademics and free-thinking startups seek to reinvent the server using ultra...
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How Data Storage Cripples Mobile Apps
The latest smart phones and tablets at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month came with an emphasis on faster processors and compatibility with faster...
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Study Explores Computing Bursts For Smartphones
The performance of smartphones could be improved by using chips that are designed for computational sprinting, say researchers at Pennsylvania and Michigan universities...
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New Chips Help Bring High-Definition Sound to Smartphones and Other Devices
Smartphone owners can surf the Web, pay bills, watch videos, enjoy music, and send email. But while their gadgets have been designed to handle increasing amounts...
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A Law Apple Would Like to Break
These days, it’s hard to find a superlative that adequately describes Apple. But maybe simplest is best: biggest.
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In Back Alleys and Basements, Video Arcades Quietly Survive
The Stockton Tunnel, excavated in 1914, lets San Francisco drivers get between downtown and Fisherman’s Wharf without having to ascend the scarily steep grades...
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Over-the-Air Tv Catches Second Wind, Aided By Web
It's cool to have rabbit ears again.
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More Design Hobbyists, Entrepreneurs Use 3D Printing
Matt Sullivan, a retired soldier, still has trouble explaining his right leg to strangers.
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Intel Ponders Solar-Powered CP Tech in Graphics, Memory
Intel is working to extend its experimental solar-powered processor technology to hardware such as graphics processors, memory, and floating point units.
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If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It: Ancient Computers in se Today
Large sections of the transportation and military infrastructure, some modern businesses, and computer programmers still use technology that has not been updated...
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