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Physics Model Determines Dynamics of Friends and Enemies
Dec 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes friends can become enemies and enemies become friends, and it’s difficult to understand exactly how or why the changes took place. A new study shows that when the shifting of alliances ...
Computer hardware 'guardians' protect users from undiscovered bugs
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 30, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As computer processor chips grow faster and more complex, they are likely to make it to market with more design bugs. But that may be OK, according to University of Michigan researchers who have devised a ...
Computer hardware 'guardians' protect users from undiscovered bugs
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 01, 2008 |
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As computer processor chips grow faster and more complex, they are likely to make it to market with more design bugs. But that may be OK, according to University of Michigan researchers who have devised a system that lets ...
'Fluidhand': Each finger can be moved separately
Apr 22, 2008 |
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It can hold a credit card, use a keyboard with the index finger, and lift a bag weighing up to 20 kg – the world’s first commercially available pros-thetic hand that can move each finger separately and has ...
Novel spots found on Jupiter
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 17, 2008 |
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Scientists have observed unexpected luminous spots on Jupiter caused by its moon Io. Besides displaying the most spectacular volcanic activity in the solar system, Io causes auroras on its mother planet that ...
Opening a new window on daylight
Jul 31, 2009 |
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A new approach to windows that could let in more light and cut indoor lighting needs by up to 99% in buildings in Tropical regions without losing the cooling effect of shades. Details are reported in the International Jo ...
Northeastern University researchers solve Rubik's Cube in 26 moves
May 31, 2007 |
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It’s a toy that most kids have played with at one time or another, but the findings of Northeastern University Computer Science professor Gene Cooperman and graduate student Dan Kunkle are not child’s play. ...
Researchers create next-generation software to identify complex cyber network attacks
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 17, 2008 |
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Researchers in George Mason University’s Center for Secure Information Systems have developed new software that can reduce the impact of cyber attacks by identifying the possible vulnerability paths through an organization’s ...
RFID testbed measures multiple tags at once and rapidly assesses new antenna designs
May 05, 2008 |
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Researchers have designed a system capable of simultaneously measuring hundreds of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and rapidly testing new RFID tag prototypes.
Space station crew stages emergency drill
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 11, 2007 |
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The International Space Station crew has successfully conducted a mandatory emergency drill, simulating a rapid depressurization of the station.
Trust Digital Offers Smart-Phone Security Management Tool
Mar 19, 2007 |
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Verizon Wireless and Trust Digital are teaming up to sell a new enterprise-level wireless security product that allows Web-based console management.
NASA Tests Rover Concepts in Arizona
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 27, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's newest lunar rover prototype has now gone farther than it ever has before.
Tethered molecules act as light-driven reversible nanoswitches
Jun 23, 2008 |
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Our ability to see is based on molecules in the eye that flip from one conformation to another when exposed to visible light. Now, a new technique for attaching light-sensitive organic molecules to metal ...
Materials' crystal properties illuminated by mathematical 'lighthouse'
Jan 17, 2008 |
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A deeper fundamental understanding of complex materials may now be possible, thanks to a pair of Princeton scientists who have uncovered a new insight into how crystals form.
New Argonne study may shed light on protein-drug interactions
Jan 15, 2008 |
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Proteins, the biological molecules involved in virtually every action of every organism, may themselves move in surprising ways, according to a recent study from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory ...
