Stanford University Professor Emeritus Edward Feigenbaum, known as "the father of expert systems," has the distinction of being named the IEEE Computer Society's 2013 Computer Pioneer Award recipient. Feigenbaum received the award "for ...
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Mozilla has added automatic third-party cookie-blocking to a preview version of Firefox 22, a move that will put the feature in most users hands by late June and the company on a collision course with the online ad industry. Advertising ...
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April 8, 2013 - The construction of the photovoltaic power industry since 2000 has required an enormous amount of energy, say Stanford University researchers, mostly from fossil fuels. The good news is that the clean electricity from all ...
Two groups of researchers have independently built the first biological analogue of the transistor - an integral element of modern electronics. It should make it easier to create gadgets out of living cells, such as biosensors that detect ...
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Americans take electrical power for granted whenever they flip on a light switch. But the growing use of solar and wind power in the United States makes the on-demand delivery of electricity more challenging. A key problem is that the ...
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Stanford University have partnered to save for posterity over 15,000 software programs created in the early days of microcomputing. The 18-month project aims to make these ...
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The relationship between Ferrari and tech giant Apple is set to expand, with the Italian supercar maker’s CEO hinting at future endeavours during the Geneva motor show. Bloomberg reports Ferrari CEO Luca di Montezemolo confirmed the ...
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Today, the buzz in networking is all around software-defined networks -- and nothing could make Arista Networks CEO Jayshree Ullal happier. Ullal spent 15 years at Cisco, where she ran the network giant's core switching and data center ...
Mozilla will automatically block third-party cookies starting with Firefox 22, which is slated to ship this summer, according to the Stanford University researcher who coded the change. The move, which will make it more difficult for ...
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Diagnovus has announced the launch of a gene expression assay, ENGAUGE-cancer-DLBCL, designed for use in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). The assay, which combines patients International Prognostic Index (IPI) score ...
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It's a win-win: The smaller and faster computers get, the less power they use. The new rankings of notebook and non-expandable desktop computers from TopTen USA exemplify the potential for energy savings through technology—many of ...
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USA Triathlon has added four new members to its 12-member board of directors, the organization announced Monday. "These four talented individuals possess a magnitude of experience in the worlds of business, governance and multi-sport, and ...
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When the three-day grand opening celebration began on 11 January at the new Bing Concert Hall at Stanford University, the 842-seat hall resonated with performances by the San Francisco Symphony, mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade, the St. ...
DARPA (the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) has awarded $3 million to software provider Continuum Analytics to help fund the development of Python's data processing and visualization capabilities for big data jobs. The ...
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Scientists at ASU are celebrating their recent success on the path to understanding what makes the fiber that spider’s spin – weight for weight – at least five times as strong as piano wire. They have found a way to obtain ...
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