Search results for oblivious transfer
An oblivious transfer protocol for quantum cryptography
Jul 01, 2008 |
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“It's hard to beat the noise that you have with quantum information,” Barbara Terhal tells PhysOrg.com. “So our security protocol relies on the fact that storing quantum bits noiselessly is hard to do with current technology.”
The unicycling clown phenomenon: Talking, walking and driving with cell phone users
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Everyone tends to float off into space once in a while and fail to see what is sitting there right in front of them. Recently researchers decided to put the theory of "inattentional blindness" to the test: the unicycling ...
Troops in Iraq fight bugs, parasites
May 07, 2007 |
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A parasitic disease transmitted by sand flies has become so common in Iraq that troops call it the "Baghdad boil."
Response to immune protein determines pathology of multiple sclerosis
Oct 13, 2008 |
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New research may help reveal why different parts of the brain can come under attack in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). According to a new study in mice with an MS-like disease, the brain's response to a protein produced ...
Wake up and smell the sweat
Nov 21, 2007 |
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Some people are oblivious to the odor in the locker room after a game, while others wrinkle their noses at the slightest whiff of sweat. Research by Prof. Doron Lancet and research student Idan Menashe of the Molecular Genetics ...
Pilots used laptop computers while straying off course
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Two distracted US pilots were using laptop computers against company rules last week when they overshot their destination by some 150 miles (240 kilometers), federal investigators said.
Software That's Resilient Against Hacker Attack
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers headed by Martin Rinard, a professor of computer science at MIT, have developed new software that automatically patches errors in deployed software in a matter of minutes.
Study shows cell phone users miss the obvious, like a unicycling clown
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 04, 2009 |
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How blind to their surroundings can people be when they're talking on their cell phones?
UCLA expert blames American values for health-care crisis
Dec 04, 2008 |
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To heal our ailing health care system, we need to stop thinking like Americans. That's the message of two articles by UCLA's Dr. Marc Nuwer, a leading expert on national health care reform, published this week in Neurology, ...
Smart phones become tiny boom boxes
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 20, 2009 |
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If you've visited a major city during the past decade, you've surely seen the people riding the train or walking the streets with a content but glazed look on their faces, seemingly oblivious to everything around them.
Got sugar? Skeletal muscle development responds to nutrient availability
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May 12, 2008 |
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A new study finds that restricted nutrient availability prevents muscle stem cells from growing into mature muscle cells. The research, published by Cell Press in the May issue of the journal Developmental Cell, provides exciti ...
Quantum dance draws unexpected guests
Jul 30, 2007 |
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It was always thought to be restricted to everyday types, with no magnetic sorts allowed in the door. But the quantum dance party’s guest list just got bigger.
Genomics of large marine animals showcased in the biological bulletin
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Jun 24, 2008 |
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Though the slow moving purple sea urchin may look oblivious, lacking a head, eyes and ears, this prickly creature has an impressive suite of sensory receptors to detect outside signals. And don't overlook ...
Parents fail to recognize their children's burgeoning weight
Jul 15, 2009 |
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Despite constant warnings about childhood obesity, too many Australian parents are still oblivious to the fact their children are overweight, according to the findings of the national MBF Healthwatch survey.
Humans may be losers if technological nature replaces the real thing
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 01, 2009 |
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There are Web cams focused on falcons, ferrets and fish, virtual tours of the Grand Canyon and Yosemite, and robotic dogs, seals and even dinosaurs. But what about the real deal: observing animals in their natural habitat, ...
