Nov 18

The falling cost of supercomputer systems has allowed a broader range of corporations and institutions to buy them for everything from processing movie graphics to searching for oil.

Source: By ASHLEE VANCE

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Oct 17

The presidential candidates’ visions for sharpening the nation’s competitive edge are strikingly different.

Source: By WILLIAM J. BROAD and CORNELIA DEAN

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Oct 07

Joseph DeRisi, a molecular biologist and biochemist, helped invent the ViroChip, which accelerates the ability of researchers to diagnose viral infections.

Source: By CLAUDIA DREIFUS

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Sep 16

Both presidential candidates have issued positions on science policy, including climate change and stem cells.

Source: By WILLIAM J. BROAD

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Sep 06

The University Small Business Patent Procedures Act is under increasing scrutiny by swelling ranks of critics, who charge that it has distorted the fundamental mission of universities.

Source: By JANET RAE-DUPREE

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Aug 12

At what point should we consider the long-term ramifications of technological developments?

Source: By CORNELIA DEAN

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Aug 02

Should the computing habits of a nominee have any bearing at all on his fitness to be commander in chief?

Source: By MARK LEIBOVICH

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Aug 01

The first stars in the universe were short-lived brutish monsters that changed the nature of the cosmos forever, new computer simulations suggest.

Source: By DENNIS OVERBYE

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