New search technique for images and videos has broad applications
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed a powerful new approach to a fundamental problem in computer vision: how to program a computer to recognize or categorize ...
Electronic Waste Needs to Go Green
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Americans love their consumer electronics, but what happens to all the gadgets when their useful life is over? Despite being one of the largest generators of "e-waste" in the world, the U.S. has no federal ...
Skunk's Strategy Not Just Black and White
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Predators with experience of skunks avoid them both because of their black-and-white coloration and their distinctive body shape, according to UC Davis wildlife researcher Jennifer Hunter. The study was published ...
Noise Evidence Could Expand Hurricane Record
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 10, 2009 |
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As sea-surface temperatures rise across the globe, some scientists believe that hurricane frequency and intensity may increase. A fresh technique offers promise to generate new data from long-dead storms, ...
The Link Between Birdsong And Human Language
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Scientists studying how Bengalese finches use sets of syllables to communicate are a step closer to understanding how humans develop and use vocabulary. After studying the neural networks in finch brains, ...
NASA's Great Observatories Celebrate International Year of Astronomy
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A never-before-seen view of the turbulent heart of our Milky Way galaxy is being unveiled by NASA on Nov. 10. This event will commemorate the 400 years since Galileo first turned his telescope ...
Women More Likely Than Men to Suffer Depression After Stroke
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Depression occurs in as many as one-third of patients after a stroke, and women are at somewhat higher risk, according to a large new review of studies. Post-stroke depression is associated with greater disability, ...
The 2009 Leonid Meteor Shower
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 10, 2009 |
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This year's Leonid meteor shower peaks on Tuesday, Nov. 17th. If forecasters are correct, the shower should produce a mild but pretty sprinkling of meteors over North America followed by a more intense outburst ...
The Stars My Destination
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 10, 2009 |
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The Voyager spacecraft are now in the outermost layer of the heliosphere, traveling toward interstellar space - the first man-made spacecraft to travel such a vast distance from Earth.
New NASA 3-D Video Shows Thunderstorms in Tropical Storm Ida (w/ Video)
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, or TRMM satellite has the ability to provide data that can be made into three-dimensional images. Visualizers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center ...
Grant awarded to improve the security of mobile devices and cellular networks
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Smart phones -- like BlackBerrys and iPhones -- have become indispensable to today's highly mobile workforce and tech-savvy youngsters. While these devices keep friends and colleagues just a few thumb-taps ...
A pain in the neck: Researcher studies the effects of too much texting on college students
Nov 10, 2009 |
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The world record for fastest text message typing is held by a 21-year old college student from Utah, but his dexterous digits could mean serious injury later on. Most adults aged 18-21 prefer texting over e-mail or phone ...
Argonne 'homegrown' hybrid solar cell aims for low-cost power
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have refined a technique to manufacture solar cells by creating tubes of semiconducting material and then "growing" ...
Many lack the skills to make good health decisions
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Some 93 million Americans do not have the numerical skills necessary to make well-informed decisions about their medical care, reports a Cornell professor, who has some suggestions on changing that.
Men leave: Separation and divorce far more common when the wife is the patient
Nov 10, 2009 |
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A woman is six times more likely to be separated or divorced soon after a diagnosis of cancer or multiple sclerosis than if a man in the relationship is the patient, according to a study that examined the role gender played ...
