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New technique is quantum leap forward in understanding proteins
Dec 23, 2008 |
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In this ongoing quest, a group of Scripps Research Institute scientists, along with colleagues from the University of California, San Diego, (UCSD) have borrowed from physics to deliver one of those research rarities -- an ...
T-Mobile says phone service outage resolved (Update)
Nov 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Wireless provider T-Mobile USA Inc. says it has cleared up service problems that were interfering with calls and text messaging for about 5 percent of its customers.
Wikileaks releases pager intercepts from 9/11
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Whistleblower website Wikileaks began publishing on Wednesday what it said were hundreds of thousands of pager messages from the day of the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington.
As opinions flow through blogs and Internet, political power relocates, diffusely
Mar 19, 2007 |
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There are many ways to define power, but Manuel Castells, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Technology and Society, defines power as the ability to make people think the way you want them to think--or to convince those ...
Twitter briefly blocked by hackers
Dec 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Hackers briefly blocked access to the popular Internet messaging service Twitter, steering traffic to another Web site where a group reportedly calling itself the "Iranian Cyber Army" claimed responsibility.
Scientists discover mechanism for wind detection in fruit flies (w/Video)
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Tiny, lightweight fruit flies need to know when it's windy out so they can steady themselves and avoid being knocked off their feet or blown off course. But how do they figure out that it's time to hunker down? According ...
New model for social marketing campaigns details why some information 'goes viral'
Aug 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Marketers dream of finding ways to get something to "go viral" on the Internet. Indeed, viral marketing, whether it be through email, YouTube, Facebook or Twitter, has become the Holy Grail ...
Psychologist studies how product messages influence our willingness to pay
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As retailers bombard holiday shoppers with a blizzard of product bargains and layaway options, they should probably be concerned with the power of the words being used to promote their products to consumers. ...
Know your text-messaging limits before being caught at school
Sep 04, 2008 |
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Beneath the desk, agile fingers flit across the keypad. Above, eye contact with the teacher never breaks. The cell-phone text message is sent, unnoticed. Or noticed.
Lizards 'Shout' Against a Noisy Background
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Feb 21, 2007 |
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Lizards that signal to rivals with a visual display "shout" to get their point across, UC Davis researchers have found.
Twitter's uses extend to law enforcement
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Call it a wanted poster for the Digital Age, in 140 characters or less: "Can you ID this armed robbery suspect?"
Bogus e-mails from FDIC link computer users to viruses, says computer forensics expert
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Cyber criminals are using fake messages claiming to be from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to deliver a virus capable of stealing unsuspecting victims' bank passwords and other sensitive ...
"Six Degrees of Separation" Explained In New Computer Algorithm
Sep 12, 2005 |
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University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have invented a new algorithm, solving a network-searching conundrum that has puzzled computer scientists and sociologists for years.
Weight matters: 'Normal' sized girls are judged to be more attractive by young men
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have found that despite the size zero trend, boys really do prefer 'normal' girls of an average weight and build.
Facebook, Wikipedia execs brief Vatican on Web
Nov 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Executives from Facebook, Wikipedia and Google are attending a Vatican meeting to brief officials and Catholic bishops about the Internet and digital youth culture.
