Job Hunting in the Internet Age A Techwise Conversation with Mike Junge, Google’s senior recruiter
Lighting a Fire Under Satellite Broadband The root of satellite speed is processing power on the ground
Can Software Predict Repeat Offenders? Criminologist Richard Berk’s algorithms are getting better and better at it
iCandy: Data Saves the Day Gadgets alert us to weapons, the weather, and our workouts
Nanoscale Lasers Come In Out of the Cold Ultratiny light emitters no longer need high power and low temperatures

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Energy: Fri, February 24, 2012
Georgia Reactor Project Seems Set for Big Federal Loan Guarantee
Blog Post: But that will not be the end of the fight over Vogtle, despite its questionable significance
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Semiconductors: February 2012
Nanoscale Lasers Come In Out of the Cold
Article: Ultratiny light emitters no longer need high power and low temperatures
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At Work: March 2012
Is Math Still Relevant?
Article: The queen of the sciences may someday lose its royal status
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Computing: March 2012
A Faster Fast Fourier Transform
Article: New algorithm crunches sparse data with speed
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Semiconductors: Fri, February 24, 2012
MIT Researchers Able to Control Properties of Nanowires as They Grow
Blog Post: By regulating the interaction of gases and seed particles, the researchers were able to grow nanowires with varying diameters and structures
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Aerospace: Thu, Feb 16, 2012
Did Bad Memory Chips Down Russia’s Mars Probe?
Article: Moscow blames radiation wreckage on an SRAM chip, but does it add up?
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Energy: Tue, Jan 24, 2012
A Perfect Storm of Planetary Proportions
Article: The approach of the solar maximum is an urgent reminder that power grids everywhere are more vulnerable than ever to geomagnetic effects
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Telecom: Fri, Feb 17, 2012
Lighting a Fire Under Satellite Broadband
Article: The root of satellite speed is processing power on the ground
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Robotics: Fri, Feb 17, 2012
DARPA Wants to Give Soldiers Robot Surrogates, Avatar Style
BlogPost: Soldiers controlling bipedal robot surrogates on the battlefield? It's not science fiction, it's DARPA's 2012 budget
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Semiconductors: Thu, Feb 16, 2012
Spray-on Nanoparticle Mix Turns Trees Into Antennas
BlogPost: The spray-on antennas also extend the range of existing antennas by 100x
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Energy: Sat, February 18, 2012
Implications of PG&E's Smart Meter Opt-out
Blog Post: The general impact would be vry unfortunate if many customers rejected advancing metering
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Aerospace: Wed, February 22, 2012
Will GPS Jamming Cause Future Shipping Accidents?
Blog Post: As more systems rely on GPS, deliberate jamming becomes a bigger concern
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Robotics: Thu, February 23, 2012
Real Fish Get Schooled By Robots
Blog Post: Real fish are willing to accept robots as their masters, potentially setting model for animals and humans
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Green Tech: Tue, February 21, 2012
Have German Solar Subsidies Failed?
Blog Post: They have, says Bjorn Lomborg, the skeptical environmentalist who was once a solar enthusiast
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Robotics: Wed, February 22, 2012
Sebastian Thrun Will Teach You How to Build Your Own Self-Driving Car, For Free
Blog Post: Learn how to program an autonomous vehicle from Sebastian Thrun, the AI expert and Google researcher, at no cost (robotic car not included)
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