Breaking data records bit by bit
This year CERN's data centre broke its own record, when it collected more data than ever before.
General Physics
Dec 14, 2017
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Fires destroy part of Hewlett-Packard archives
California's deadly wildfires destroyed much of an archive from tech pioneers William Hewlett and David Packard, such as a decades-old memo in which Hewlett proposes designing a calculator that can fit in his pocket, authorities ...
Business
Oct 31, 2017
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Historians identify rare copy of Declaration of Independence in British archive
After discovering a highly rare copy of the Declaration of Independence in a small records office in the south of England, Harvard researchers were able to date the document to the 1780s, and say it sheds light on the tumultuous ...
Other
Apr 21, 2017
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National Archives to White House: Save all Trump tweets
The National Archives and Records Administration has told the White House to keep each of President Donald Trump's tweets, even those he deletes or corrects, and the White House has agreed.
Internet
Apr 3, 2017
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Who Was Detective X? 85 years after the Lindbergh kidnapping, the work of an early forensic scientist comes to light
It was called the Trial of the Century, and on the night it ended, the Hunterdon County Courthouse in Flemington, New Jersey, was surrounded by thousands of people awaiting the verdict. When it came, camera operators on the ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 23, 2017
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Internet Archive heads to Canada to be 'safe'
The Internet Archive, which keeps historical records of Web pages, is creating a new backup center in Canada, citing concerns about surveillance following the US presidential election of Donald Trump.
Security
Dec 1, 2016
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172 year old Saiwan boundary marker stone found
Teachers and students of Department of Real Estate and Construction of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) discovered a long forgotten boundary marker stone from the very earliest days of the British presence in Hong Kong. ...
Archaeology
Apr 11, 2016
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A medical pop-up book from the 17th century
Archives & Special Collections at Columbia University's Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library announced the digitization of an important anatomical flap book - an early attempt to represent the three dimensionality of ...
Other
Jan 8, 2016
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WikiLeaks creates online archive of hacked Sony documents
Sony's hacking problems aren't over yet.
Business
Apr 16, 2015
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Firm combines 3-D printing with ancient foundry method
A century-old firm that's done custom metal work for some of the nation's most prestigious buildings has combined 3-D printing and an ancient foundry process for a project at the National Archives Building in Washington, ...
Engineering
Mar 27, 2015
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