computer
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Yet researchers have struggled for years to determine exactly how the material responds under such extreme conditions because laboratory measurements and computer simulations have produced conflicting results.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
Ashten Akemoto, 23, studied computer engineering and would have been one of the college students leaving Hawaii but for a meeting with a tech entrepreneur.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
To explore how synaptic loss might move through the brain, the researchers used computer simulations based on the brain's structural connections.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
Instead, he studied computer science at the University of Birmingham alongside apprentices who secured a place on the same programme he was rejected from.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Mom used to have a computer I’d watch TV on, back before we knew how bad it is for you.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
After the Cold War ended, defense spending plummeted, dropping nearly 30% by the end of the 1990s, just as the commercial market for personal computers was exploding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Electronics — including cameras, computers and drones — were the most popular category, followed by outdoor equipment.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
One thing the Federal Reserve could always count on to keep inflation low was falling prices for computers, cell phones and other high-tech stuff.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Quantum computers represent a fundamentally different type of computing that uses the principles of quantum physics to solve problems far beyond the capabilities of today’s best supercomputers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Modern data encryption uses a mix of the two techniques, allowing us to send messages and do business safely on our phones and computers.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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