Obama Puts $126 Million Toward Next-Generation Exascale Computer Research
President Obama's 2012 budget request specifically focuses on exascale computing, the first time the word has appeared in the federal books.
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New Wireless Tech Lets Radio Devices Send and Receive Simultaneously, Doubling Efficiency
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Researchers Call For Creation of Standardized METI Protocol For Talking To Extraterrestrials
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3-D Printer Sets Record For Building World's Biggest, Most Complicated Rubik's Cube
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To Silence Protesters, Egypt Unplugs Itself From the Internet Entirely
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With Upgraded Fasteners for the iPhone 4, Apple Finds a New Way to Screw With Inquisitive Users
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New Wireless Tech Lets Radio Devices Send and Receive Simultaneously, Doubling Efficiency
Electrical engineering grad students Jung Il Choi and Mayank Jain (along with fellow grad student Kannan Srinivasan, not pictured here) developed the tech along with their professors at Stanford.
Radio communications devices can either send or receive wireless signals
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A Company Seeks Ubiquitous Iris Scans On PCs, ATMs and Cell Phones
A company based in Puerto Rico wants to install iris-detection capabilities in everything from cell phones to ATMs, beefing up personalized
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Telepresence Bots Help Sick Teens Attend Class, Providing Real-Time Lessons and Adolescent Interaction
With telepresence robots serving as stand-ins, there's no reason for sick kids to miss school. Some children may prefer to skip class, of course, but for those with serious immune system disorders, telepresence ‘bots are a
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Egypt Comes Back Online, Even as Protests Turn Violent
After nearly a weeklong Internet blackout in Egypt amid anti-government protests, the Egyptian Web is back online this morning. Web monitoring firm Renesys reported via blog post that
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Researchers Call For Creation of Standardized METI Protocol For Talking To Extraterrestrials
Since the first binary code sent from Puerto Rico in 1974, our messages to aliens have been increasingly complicated and cryptic, possibly so much that extraterrestrials won't get what we're saying.
A trio of astrophysicists from the US and France hope to change
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3-D Printer Sets Record For Building World's Biggest, Most Complicated Rubik's Cube
They said it couldn't be done, but Oskar van Deventer-a longtime puzzle maker living in the Netherlands-created it anyhow: a 17-by-17-by-17 tile Rubik's cube that, as far as we know, is an unofficial world record for the world's largest and most complex Rubik's puzzle.
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To Silence Protesters, Egypt Unplugs Itself From the Internet Entirely
Add "shutting down the Internet" to batons and tear gas as the protest-silencing methods of the modern era. In response to protests simmering throughout Egypt this week, with calls for the president to resign and outcries over the jailing of political dissidents,
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What Could Possibly Go Wrong: An Internet "Off" Switch
The last time someone could shut down the Internet was probably in 1969, when it consisted of two computers. But in recent years, concerned with the possibility of a "cyberattack," Congress has been exploring such an option.
In 2009, senator Jay Rockefeller sponsored
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With Upgraded Fasteners for the iPhone 4, Apple Finds a New Way to Screw With Inquisitive Users
If you thought Apple's dictatorial stranglehold over the devices that you bought and paid for only extended to the company's vice-grip control over its operating system and its app store, think again. According to the hardware hackers over at ifixit,
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Stuxnet Worm is a "Game Changer" for Global Cybersecurity, Top U.S. Official Tells Senate
The Stuxnet worm has generated plenty of commentary from computer industry experts and security pundits, but yesterday the U.S. government's senior cybersecurity expert at the Department of Homeland Security weighed
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You Are Here: How Digital Maps Are Changing the Landscape of the 21st Century
Mapmakers have more power than ever. But who are the mapmakers?
Buried beneath November's headlines depicting rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, European economic woes, and the brazen disclosure of confidential State Department cables, a meaningful geopolitical
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To Thwart Distracted Driving, US Government Considers Cell Phone Jammers in Cars
The Obama administration is considering disabling cell phones in American cars, aiming to cut down on distracted
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Johannesburg Thieves Raid Traffic Lights for SIM Cards, Yielding Free "Burners"
In Johannesburg, South Africa, some thieves have found that there's an even cheaper and more anonymous way to make phone calls than buying disposable "burners" (like those featuring so prominently in The Wire): Traffic lights. It turns out that some Johannesburg
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Ten Google Chrome Apps to Check Out Right Now
Ten reasons apps are better than bookmarks
Everyone loves apps, right? Google is the first to launch a desktop app store (though Apple and Microsoft aren't far behind), the Chrome Web Store, expressly designed for their Chrome browser. It looks pretty much like any
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How Secure Is Julian Assange's "Thermonuclear" Insurance File?
Could Wikileaks's most damaging files be hacked too early?
Once your leader has been compared to a Bond villain, you might as well go all the way, right? A few months back, Wikileaks released a giant file that's been referred to as the "thermonuclear" option,
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The Largest Communication Antenna Ever Put Into Space Will Beam 4G Where Towers Won't
Boeing has received the first signals from SkyTerra 1, a communications satellite it built for LightSquared that was hurled into orbit aboard a Proton rocket launched from Kazakhstan yesterday. The
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Anonymous Activist Hackers Attack Wikileaks's Enemies, Bring Down MasterCard.com
"Anonymous," a group of hackers perhaps best known for their attacks on the Church of Scientology, have appointed themselves the protectors of Wikileaks. To that end, they've begun a full-scale attack on those who have harmed Wikileaks in the past. This is no cute
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Four Driverless Vans Complete 8,000-Mile Transcontinental Trek From Italy to Shanghai
Back in July, two all-electric, driverless vans set out from Italy bound for China, an 8,000-mile trek through two continents, several countries,
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Researchers Call For Creation of Standardized METI Protocol For Talking To Extraterrestrials
Since the first binary code sent from Puerto Rico in 1974, our messages to aliens have been increasingly complicated and cryptic, possibly so much that extraterrestrials won't get what we're saying.
A trio of astrophysicists from the US and France hope to change
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To Thwart Distracted Driving, US Government Considers Cell Phone Jammers in Cars
The Obama administration is considering disabling cell phones in American cars, aiming to cut down on distracted
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The Largest Communication Antenna Ever Put Into Space Will Beam 4G Where Towers Won't
Boeing has received the first signals from SkyTerra 1, a communications satellite it built for LightSquared that was hurled into orbit aboard a Proton rocket launched from Kazakhstan yesterday. The
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Stuxnet Worm is a "Game Changer" for Global Cybersecurity, Top U.S. Official Tells Senate
The Stuxnet worm has generated plenty of commentary from computer industry experts and security pundits, but yesterday the U.S. government's senior cybersecurity expert at the Department of Homeland Security weighed
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New York Times Will Add E-Books To Best Seller Lists Next Year
Old media recognizes the accomplishments of the new
In a surprising move, the New York Times today announced that they'll be introducing a new "Best Seller" category for ebooks. Sorry, I should
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Diagnosis of STDs Could Be As Quick As Peeing On A Chip And Putting It In Your Phone
Peeing on your phone seems like an all-around pretty bad idea, but British researchers have managed to find an upside. They claim that by urinating on a computer chip and plugging
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Polish Soldiers in Afghanistan Given Faulty GPS Units That Say They're Still In Poland, Or Maybe Africa
In Afghanistan, perhaps more so than in a small Polish town, it's important to know exactly where you're going. So you can imagine the frustration felt by Polish troops serving in Afghanistan when faulty
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Four Driverless Vans Complete 8,000-Mile Transcontinental Trek From Italy to Shanghai
Back in July, two all-electric, driverless vans set out from Italy bound for China, an 8,000-mile trek through two continents, several countries,
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China Unveils 2.507-Petaflop Supercomputer, the World's Fastest
Earlier this week China unveiled the world's fastest bullet train, and today it boasts the world's fastest supercomputer.
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Electrocardiogram-Equipped Cell Phone Allows Remote Monitoring
High-risk patients can lose hours and thousands of dollars to in-hospital heart monitoring, but now physicians can regularly check in from afar. German cellphone maker H'andy's Sana 210 needs only 30 seconds to measure heart rhythm and send it to a doctor. When your heart
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Apocrypha In Your Browser: Google Is Putting The Dead Sea Scrolls Online
In a matter of months, it will be possible to peruse the Dead Sea Scrolls from the comfort of your computer chair. Because now that Google's digitized one priceless
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