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Data breaches on the rise: Are you prepared to stop the leak in 2015?
Paul Starkman Science & TechnologyThroughout 2014, the number of security breaches continued to climb, as did the scope of the data breaches and the costs involved. The current epidemic of security breaches is happening at companies of all sizes and industries. As you turn the calendar to 2015, how can you be ready to stop the leak and mitigate the potential and significant damage that quickly engulfs companies?
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Apple products dominate Time’s list of top gadgets
Jennifer S. O'Reilly RetailThe month of December is upon us, and there is not much time left to find the perfect holiday gift for friends, family, colleagues and others you want to buy for. Of course, everyone has their own idea of the perfect gift.
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Orion launch ushers in next generation of space travel
Ross Lancaster Science & TechnologyThe progression of space travel has taken the human race farther beyond Earth than previous generations could have possibly imagined. With technology also evolving, the outer limit of where humanity can potentially go has also been expanded.
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Tomorrow’s buildings may be built by robots
Michael J. Berens Construction & Building MaterialsImagine building an entire 30-story hotel from the ground up in just 15 days. Sounds like futuristic pie-in-the-sky? A private Chinese construction company, the Broad Group, did just that in 2012 using robotics to prefabricate entire floors, according to a new report from Robotic Business Review.
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The case for environment-friendly e-waste recycling and disposal
Piyush Bakshi Waste Management & EnvironmentalAccording to a study by StEP Initiative, the volume of e-waste generated around the globe by 2017 will be around 66 million tons. The U.S leads the world in generation of electronic waste, with nearly 10 million tons generated each year and each American contributing around 66 pounds.
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Researchers use nanotechnology to enhance corrosion protection
Alan Kelsky EngineeringNanotechnology is one of the world's most rapidly growing fields across a wide swath of industries from pharmaceuticals to engineering. Within the material sciences, corrosion protection is an exciting area for the use and development of nanotechnology. Protecting materials from corrosion is a big challenge in the engineering and science world.
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Hotels expanding tech offerings to include mobile keys
Katina Hernandez Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementSmartphone apps are now allowing for increased convenience in almost all aspects of life, and the hotel and lodging industry has taken notice. Starwood Hotels is jumping onto the tech trend with a recent announcement of its new app that can be used in lieu of a hotel key to open your room at 10 U.S. Starwood properties.
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Apple Pay is another success story — but competition is coming
Danielle Manley RetailApple Pay recently introduced the world to a new form of payment and security. Apple Pay uses near-field communication technology and allows users to make a payment using their smartphone and fingerprint. This technology does not send card information, though. Instead, it sends a one-time code to be used for a single transaction that can never be used again.
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Solar roadways: Better for show than practicality?
Lauren Swan EngineeringWith the new solar road opening for cyclists in the Netherlands, a debate has been reignited that was initially begun by the Dutch's installation of solar panels into their roads. On the one hand, the government is trying to practice energy conservation and go "more green," while on the other hand, there are plenty of engineers who believe this is not a feasible option due to the mathematics supporting the installations.
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Use of cloud, mobility and big data growing, but security is a concern
Scott E. Rupp Science & TechnologyFindings from Dell's first Global Technology Adoption Index have uncovered a plethora of data that provides a number of key insights into how organizations are approaching security, cloud, mobility and big data to drive their businesses. The results include responses from more than 2,000 global organizations who overwhelmingly say that security is the biggest concern in IT solutions.
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