New system trains good grid operators with bad data
Jun 22, 2006 |
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Power grid operators now have the ability to train like pilots, with simulators providing faulty readings designed to throw them off. Such misleading data and resulting loss of "situational awareness" was identified as a ...
Attention shoppers: Researchers find neurons that encode the value of different goods
Jun 22, 2006 |
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Researchers at Harvard Medical School report in the April 23, 2006 issue of Nature that they have identified neurons that encode the values that subjects assign to different items. The activity of these neurons might facili ...
Brain protein may help treat schizophrenia
Jun 22, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists say a recently discovered small protein in the brain may represent a target for the treatment of schizophrenia.
Broadband Report: TiVo on PlayStation?
Jun 22, 2006 |
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TiVo and Sony Computer Entertainment are teaming up to let subscribers watch TV shows on their PlayStation Portables. Users can transfer content from a TiVo digital video recorder to a PSP system, which is available to all ...
Purdue starts Internet 'Beef Blog'
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Jun 22, 2006 |
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Purdue University says it has started a new Internet blog that's loaded with bull -- as well as cows.
African park's mammals make a comeback
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Jun 22, 2006 |
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Scientists say they believe several species of large mammals are recovering from a decade of civil war and poaching in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
First step towards environmentally-friendly shoes
Jun 22, 2006 |
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A Northumbria University student has designed an environmentally-friendly children’s shoe that adapts to a child’s differing needs in footwear.
In Brief: Nokia calls quits on Sanyo CDMA deal
Jun 22, 2006 |
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Finland's Nokia said it will not go forward with its CDMA partnership with Japanese electronics group Sanyo after all.
Home broadband growth steady in U.S.
Jun 22, 2006 |
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Broadband penetration in the United States has reached 72 percent of active home Internet users compared to 57 percent a year ago.
Tanzanian survey reveals new species
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Jun 22, 2006 |
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Field surveys of Tanzania's Rubeho Mountains have discovered more than 160 animal species -- including a new species of frog and 11 endemic species.
