Researcher Discovers Method to Fully Process Encrypted Data Without Knowing its Content
Jun 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An IBM Researcher has solved a thorny mathematical problem that has confounded scientists since the invention of public-key encryption several decades ago. The breakthrough, called "privacy homomorphism," ...
Who moved my 'Delete' key? Lenovo did. Here's why.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Lenovo put nearly a year of research into two design changes that debuted on an updated ThinkPad laptop this week. No, not the thinner, lighter form or the textured touchpad - rather, the extra-large "Delete" ...
Your arteries on Wonder bread
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Doctors have known for decades that foods like white bread and corn flakes aren't good for cardiac health. In a landmark study, new research from Tel Aviv University now shows exactly how these high carb foods increase the ...
Milky Way's super-efficient particle accelerators caught in the act
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Thanks to a unique "ballistic study" that combines data from ESO's Very Large Telescope and NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have now solved a long-standing mystery of the Milky Way's particle ...
Mars Rover Yielding New Clues While Lodged in Martian Soil
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars rover Spirit, lodged in Martian soil that is causing traction trouble, is taking advantage of the situation by learning more about the Red Planet's environmental history.
Stem cell surprise for tissue regeneration (w/ Podcast)
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Scientists working at the Carnegie Institution's Department of Embryology, with colleagues, have overturned previous research that identified critical genes for making muscle stem cells. It turns out that ...
US seniors 'smarter' than their English peers: study
Jun 25, 2009 |
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U.S. seniors performed significantly better than their counterparts in England on standard tests of memory and cognitive function, according to a new study.
Scientists Create Smallest Ever Droplet of Acid, Solve Ozone Puzzle
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jun 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In its atomic form, chlorine can destroy vast quantities of ozone. But exactly how chlorine is created in the ultracold conditions of the stratosphere has puzzled scientists. Now, a team of ...
Third of open ocean sharks face extinction: study
Jun 25, 2009 |
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A third of the world's open water sharks -- including the great white and hammerhead -- face extinction, according to a major conservation survey released Thursday.
Scientists cage chemical demon
Jun 25, 2009 |
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A Cambridge University-led research team has discovered a technique to safely handle and transport white phosphorous.
New fossil tells how piranhas got their teeth
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 25, 2009 |
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How did piranhas -- the legendary freshwater fish with the razor bite -- get their telltale teeth? Researchers from Argentina, the United States and Venezuela have uncovered the jawbone of a striking transitional ...
Projected food, energy demands seen to outpace production
Jun 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With the caloric needs of the planet expected to soar by 50 percent in the next 40 years, planning and investment in global agriculture will become critically important, according a new report released today ...
Mindfulness Training Improves Sleep Quality; Lessens Need for Sleep Medicines
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Stressed-out people sleep better and take sleep medication less often when they learn to let go of intrusive thoughts, according to researchers at Duke Integrative Medicine.
Microsoft says Vista buyers to get free Windows 7
Jun 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that prices for the Windows 7 computer operating system are largely in line with those for Vista, and that people who buy PCs before the new system goes on sale in October ...
Dinosaurs May Have Been Smaller Than We Thought: New Study
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For millions of years, dinosaurs have been considered the largest creatures ever to walk on land. While they still maintain this status, a new study suggests that some dinosaurs may actually have weighed ...
