News tagged with communication
College asks students to power down, contemplate
Dec 24, 2009 |
1 / 5 (1) |
0
(AP) -- Dianne Lynch wanted to give the students of Stephens College a break from the constant digital communication that pervades their generation. So she asked them to put their phones and computers away ...
Efficient new wireless system can save 10 percent of bandwidth
Dec 22, 2009 |
3 / 5 (5) |
0
Driven by fast-growing use of smart phones and Internet videos, wireless communication among Americans is expanding so rapidly that a tsunami of megabytes could soon threaten to overwhelm the bandwidth available.
Search results for communication
As shuttle's career nears an end, NASA turns focus to satellites
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 26, 2009 |
4.4 / 5 (8) |
2
NASA heads into 2010 with the bittersweet assignment of retiring the space shuttle after nearly three decades. But that's not all the agency has planned: There are also launches of three new satellites aimed at better understanding ...
Knockdown of E2F1 reduces invasive potential of melanoma cells
Dec 23, 2009 |
4 / 5 (2) |
0
Inhibition of transcription factor E2F1 reduced epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression and reduced the invasive potential but not proliferation of metastatic melanoma cells, according to a brief communication ...
Understanding interaction in virtual worlds
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 23, 2009 |
3 / 5 (10) |
0
New cinema blockbuster, Avatar, leapt to the top of box office charts as soon as it came out — a stunning 3D realisation of an alien world. Our fascination with themes of escape to other fantastic places and the thrill of ...
New insight in nerve cell communication
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 22, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Communication between nerve cells is vital for our bodies to function. Part of this communication happens through vesicles containing signalling molecules called neurotransmitters. The vesicle fuses with the ...
Modern behavior of early humans found half-million years earlier than previously thought
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 22, 2009 |
4.6 / 5 (16) |
0
Evidence of sophisticated, human behavior has been discovered by Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers as early as 750,000 years ago - some half a million years earlier than has previously been estimated ...
Researchers crack part of the neuronal code
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 22, 2009 |
4.9 / 5 (7) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Prostheses for paralysed patients, communication with patients who have lost all capacity for normal communication - the hopes for modern brain research are high. However, such brain-machine ...
Aviation-based team training may influence clinicians' safety behaviors
Dec 21, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Team training based on protocols originally developed for aviation crews may change safety-related behaviors and contribute to perceptions of empowerment among nurses and other surgical staff, according to a report in the ...
Putting the squeeze on data
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 21, 2009 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Data compression is one of the fundamental research areas in computer science, letting information systems do more with less. It’s the reason the iPod nano can hold thousands of songs instead ...
Machine Translates Thoughts into Speech in Real Time
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 21, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (73) |
22
(PhysOrg.com) -- By implanting an electrode into the brain of a person with locked-in syndrome, scientists have demonstrated how to wirelessly transmit neural signals to a speech synthesizer. The "thought-to-speech" ...
List of search results for communication
