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OpenFlow is a Software-Defined Networking protocol used for southbound communications from an SDN controller to and from a network device.

The art of origami as we know it today -- folding flat sheets of paper into intricate sculptures -- was first developed in Japan around 400 years ago.

Cal Poly was recently ranked 70th of 1,500 colleges and universities and received a B+ grade by Money magazine in a survey that assessed overall value among four-year U.S. colleges and universities.

It has long been known that biomass burning - burning forests to create agricultural lands, burning savannah as a ritual , slash-and-burn agriculture and wildfires - figures into both climate change and public health but the degree of that contribution had never been comprehensively quantified and when science gets political, people may not always ... (more)

NSF announces two Frontier-scale projects, part of a $74.5 million investment to support foundational cybersecurity research and education As our lives and businesses become ever more intertwined with the Internet and networked technologies, it is crucial to continue to develop and improve cybersecurity measures to keep our data, devices and ... (more)

Chronic pain may rewire the brain in such a way that it decreases motivation, even after an individual takes painkillers, a new study in mice finds.

It's a window of opportunity. A chemical treatment that can turn mice transparent will allow researchers to see the body and brain in unprecedented detail.

The AIA Healthcare Awards program showcases the best of healthcare building design and healthcare design-oriented research.

Vivian McCann is convinced that nurses can be taught to stand up to authority figures who are cutting safety corners.

A Wisconsin woman who was reported missing Sunday in Mountain View turned up safe early Wednesday at a BART station in Oakland, according to the Mountain View Police Department.

Whitworth has landed once again on Forbes ' annual rankings of the top undergraduate institutions in the United States.

Williams College is the best college in America, according to Forbes' annual Top Colleges ranking , which this year placed Harvard University at number seven.

Knowledge is power, unless your perspective on time is creating a mental block toward strong financial health.

Philadelphia school and city officials say the district will be forced to lay off teachers and possibly grow class sizes as large as 40 when students return in September, unless the state and city gives it more money.

Recently, on July 19, 2104, Sacramento had a solar cooker festival in Land Park.

Stanford University scientists have produced the first-ever high-resolution carbon geography of Peru, a country whose tropical forests are among the world's most vital in terms of mitigating the global impact of climate change.

Many little girls play with dolls because they would like to bring those dolls to life.

What is so enticing about these free online courses that is urging millions of students from across the world to sign up for it? And just how is the revolution affecting the education sector? Read on! At that time it was the appearance of the first web browser and what it portended for the media industries that caused the excitement.

Standard scores measuring "adaptive behavior" in boys with fragile X syndrome tend to decline during childhood and adolescence, the largest longitudinal study of the inherited disorder to date has found.

The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas.