Emerging Tech
Why pilots can use iPads and you can't
The FAA has given American Airlines pilots permission to use iPads during all phases of flight
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Video: Marine Corps brings back the cavalry with DARPA's 'robot horse'
The Legged Squad Support System is intended to act like a pack mule and think like a trained animal.
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Swabbing and hoping: How NASA keeps germs from colonizing Mars
The agency tries to keep humans from inadvertently populating other planets.
Digital Government
A continental network to monitor how we're trashing the environment
The National Ecological Observatory Network will feature dozens of monitoring stations to document land use patterns and ecosystem changes.
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Amid partisanship, everyone agrees: ARPA-E Is a fascinating experiment
New technologies are being funded, including energy projects.
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This Is the clearest photo of Mars yet
Photos have not revealed any water or signs of life.
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Get ready for computers worldwide to automatically smother cyber strikes
‘Cyber ecosystem’ could mimic dynamics of the human immune system to isolate and contain threats robotically.
Modernization
Don't expect to use a gadget during takeoff and landing anytime soon
Industry experts say it does not make sense for airlines to change the rules now.
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Brain scans could help measure effectiveness of behavioral therapy
Findings suggest combat victims could be directed to more effective treatments.
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Video: NASA satellite captures first glimpse of Curiosity's tracks from Martian orbit
The little rover is on the go, and NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was there to document it.
Digital Government
How Google builds its maps—and what it means for the future of everything
An exclusive look inside Ground Truth, the secretive program to build the world's best accurate maps.
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Democratic lawmakers praise Internet freedom platform
Democratic lawmakers are praising language in their newly approved party platform that calls for protections for an open and free Internet.
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Feds embrace ‘nerds of the Internet’
From mapping to archives, agencies look to crowdsourcing.
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NASA helps hatch robots for drilling oil
Mars rover may have something to teach the evolving oil industry.
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Voyager 1 turns 35, will soon be the first man-made object to leave the solar system
A look at what Voyager has seen in its years in space
Cybersecurity
A BitCoin heist and the upside of government regulation
Last night's Bitcoin heist of $250,000 (or so) worth of the virtual currency shows that this world isn't quite ready for an online alternative to dollar bills.
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Tweets peaked Tuesday as Michelle recounted Obama's concern
Michelle Obama drove the conversation surrounding the Democratic convention on Tuesday night, according to tweets-per-minute data supplied by Twitter.
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President Obama's Reddit AMA: The numbers are in, and they're huge
The stats behind the "the only link in recorded history to have surpassed the front page"
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