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The U.S. government must step in to fill the leadership vacuum

You can read the study itself here, plus a very comprehensive discussion of reactions to the study here. 1. If you intend to publish your research in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, you are expected to have conducted that research with the appropriate ethical oversight.

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Environmentalists are bugging rainforests with discarded smartphones to catch poachers and illegal loggers

A new software technique thwarts forensic software by making indiscernible changes in a handset’s operating system

The coffee chain is putting wireless mobile device charging on the menu, a harbinger of cable-free communications and computing

How hard can it be to determine whether a computer works as promised? Step one: turn it on. Step two: Try to solve some problems. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work.

A new platform allows users to mix and match 32 aromas and then tag photographs with the result

To protect your financial and personal data, most mobiles come with PIN-based security, biometrics or number grids that require you to retrace a particular pattern to access your device.

Just a reminder for those of you in the Chicago area: I’ll be speaking Monday July 16th, 6 PM, at the Harold Washington Library Center.

At a time when we are still seeing subtle and not-so-subtle opposition to fostering young girls’ interest in STEM disciplines and to women’s mobility in professional science, it’s encouraging to see this ad from Verizon asking parents to not squelch their daughters’ natural curiosity.