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Focus Was Shane Todd murdered over high-tech secrets?
Shane Todd, a US citizen working in Singapore, believed he had access to restricted tech. His death in 2012 was by suicide, say local authorities. But his family, suspecting murder, wants the FBI to take part in the investigation.
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Mystery drone near JFK airport: FBI seeks public's help in investigation (+video)
A commercial pilot reported seeing a drone loitering near his aircraft as he was preparing to land on Monday. The FAA has tried to go to great lengths to make sure drones do not collide with piloted aircraft.
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How sequester cuts could set back scientific research
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are among those hit hard by the sequester cuts that take effect on March 1.
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Mind meld rats? Scientists link rat brains via the Internet.
Mind meld rats: Researchers have demonstrated that electrical signals generated in the brain of one rat can be decoded by the brain of another, in an experiment involving rodents that are thousands of miles apart.
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The Monitor's View: Yahoo's ban on working remotely: a creative step for innovation?
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer (formerly of Google) has banned remote working for her employees, hoping to find innovation in office interactions. She's the latest example of executives trying to find the source of good ideas.
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Military invests in smart-phone reconnaissance
AOptix signs a $3 million contract with the US Department of Defense to help develop smart phones with Smart Mobile Identity technology, which scans fingerprints and other physical features for identity verification. Biometrics developers say they aren't far from making the technology commercially available.
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Energy Voices A guide to public investments in clean energy technology
Energy innovation policy is often misrepresented as only research, Stepp writes, or largely ignored by advocates to support rigid economic doctrines or policy goals that divert attention from addressing climate change.
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Space cooperation with Australia the latest sign of US pivot toward Asia
In addition to last year's agreement to rotate US Marines through Australia, the US and Australia are now cooperating on advanced military space equipment that will help tackle 'space junk.'
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Pentagon's Plan X: how it could change cyberwarfare
The Pentagon has always been secretive about its desire and ability to carry out offensive cyberwarfare. Now, Plan X makes it clear that offensive cyberattacks will be in the Pentagon playbook.
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New DARPA robot could make Marine pack mules obsolete (+video)
Developed by DARPA and the robotics company Boston Dynamics for the US Marines, the Legged Squad Support System robot can carry up to 400 pounds over rough terrain.
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Twisted light could let you download 70 DVDs per second
An international team of researchers has developed a method of manipulating beams of to transmit information at astonishing speeds.
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Mysterious Air Force space plane lands after 15 months in orbit
An unmanned space plane built by Boeing, the second of its kind, returns to Earth after 463 days in orbit for a clandestine mission.
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Forget 'Men in Black 3': Why aliens won't attack Earth
SETI hunter Jill Tarter says Sir Stephen Hawking is wrong about aliens coming to attack or colonize Earth. If aliens can get here, Tarter reasons, they'll be advanced enough not to need slaves, food or other planets,
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Paralyzed woman masters mind-controlled robotic arm
Cathy Hutchinson is one of two patients undergoing a trial of the BrainGate neural interface, a system designed to transmit paralyzed patients' thoughts into commands.
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DARPA hypersonic glider skin peeled off, says Pentagon
Darpa Hypersonic Glider: The Pentagon has explained why it aborted the DARPA hypersonic glider last year. Apparently, the unmanned craft's skin started to peel off as it reached speeds of Mach 20.
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Backchannels Good Reads: No cyber-utopia for activists
Activists in Syria and elsewhere may find it ever easier to connect online. But the governments that want to thwart them are watching.
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Google's Project Glass: Are people ready for sci-fi eye wear? (+video)
Google's Project Glass turns Terminator-vision into an upcoming product. But is Project Glass feasible? Or even desirable?
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Pentagon seeks cheap, disposable satellites to observe battlefields
The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency lab plans to launch a fleet of disposable satellites to provide images for troops fighting on the ground.
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The Monitor's View: From DARPA to Google, the search for sources of innovation
Regina Dugan, the head of the Pentagon's research arm, is going to Google. What her move means in the global race for innovation.
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Why the cyber security bill in Congress is getting big push from Pentagon
The bill would require US companies that run 'critical infrastructure' to buttress their cyber security and share certain information with the government. Critics say that's risky and unnecessary, but the Pentagon is all for it.
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Libya's missing missiles: a threat to US airline passengers
If terrorists get hold of some of Qaddafi's 20,000 shoulder-fired missiles and manage to bring down an airliner in the United States, the economic repercussions would be huge. Antimissile systems exist, but so far US airlines have balked at the expense.
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How much will science research suffer from federal budget cuts?
How will research universities reconfigure themselves to the reality of lowered federal funding?
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Unmanned drone attacks and shape-shifting robots: War's remote-control future
The Pentagon already includes unmanned drone attacks in its arsenal. Next up: housefly-sized surveillance craft, shape-changing 'chemical robots,' and tracking agents sprayed from the sky. What does it mean to have soldiers so far removed from the battlefield?
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Post oil: Electrofuels are an oil-substitute minus the eons
Scientists compress the oil-forming process with a deep water bacteria to create electrofuel, a possible post oil era alternative.
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iPhone 4S: How the best new feature works
iPhone 4S dramatically revamps its voice command system. Now 'Siri' can control many aspects of the iPhone 4S, without you needing to touch the new iPhone.
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