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    In an attempt to boost its search-ad business, Yahoo has begun a project that lets anyone build a customised search engine atop the Internet company's technology.

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  • Female leaders in technology

    At the AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford University, an innovation panel discusses ways to encourage women to join the computer industry.

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    At the AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford University, panelists discuss benefits that huge companies like Google and Facebook could get from embracing open source, such as third-party developers integrating their products into new application versions and easier connectivity with emerging technologies. Panelists include Ron Yekutiel, CEO of Kaltura; Kim Polese, CEO of SpikeSource; and moderator Matt Asay, vice president of business development at Alfresco and a member of the CNET Blog Network.

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  • Tablet PC works where keyboard falls short

    We catch up with Stanford University researcher Jeff Leonard, who takes notes by hand and annotates images on his tablet PC in the genetics lab.

  • Making sure a firewall does its job

    Getting a firewall to do what it promises--protect the network--doesn't begin with an equipment purchase and end with the plug-in. It starts with security assessment and continues with constant vigilance.

  • Scientists team up for nanotube breakthrough

    Researchers at Stanford and UC Berkeley have come up with a way to grow carbon nanotubes on silicon wafers and to test the nanotubes, which could help pave the way for carbon chips.

  • 3D displays emerge as commercial reality

    The market for organic light-emitting displays will be worth more than US$3 billion by 2009, according to research firm iSuppli/Stanford Resources.

  • The man who built a better mouse trap

    Ubiquitous PC mice once existed only on the scientific fringe, with their inventor waiting two decades before commercial models were produced.

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