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SolarWinds shares climb during first trading day

May 20, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Shares of SolarWinds Inc. climbed Wednesday during the network management software maker's first day of trading, marking the latest flicker of life in an IPO market that has barely registered a pulse this year.

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New Internet ID Card Prevents Online Fraud

Electronics / Hardware

Mar 31, 2008 | 4.5 / 5 (14) | 0

Times are getting hard for anyone trying to get away with online fraud. That’s because Siemens, in cooperation with a partner company, has developed an Internet ID card the size of an ATM card that enables ...

World-first trial proves exercise helps memory

Medicine & Health / Health

Sep 02, 2008 | 4.8 / 5 (17) | 1

West Australian health experts are urging older people to get active after proving for the first time that just 20 minutes of activity each day can prevent memory deterioration.

Researchers Demonstrate 'Quantum Data Buffering' Scheme

Physics / General Physics

Feb 12, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (7) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pushing the envelope of Albert Einstein's "spooky action at a distance," known as entanglement, researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) of the Commerce Department's ...

What's in a name? 7 wacky tech monikers on the Web and where they came from

Technology / Internet

Jul 16, 2009 | 2.3 / 5 (3) | 1

Last week, Google said it's working on a Web-based operating system called Chrome, sharing a name with its Web browser.

Age-old magic tricks can provide clues for modern science

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Jul 23, 2008 | 4 / 5 (4) | 0

Revealing the science behind age-old magic tricks will help us better understand how humans see, think, and act, according to researchers at the University of British Columbia and Durham University in the U.K.

A (virtual) smart home controlled by your thoughts

Technology / Engineering

May 11, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 3

Light switches, TV remote controls and even house keys could become a thing of the past thanks to brain-computer interface (BCI) technology being developed in Europe that lets users perform everyday tasks ...

Software tool helps Web developers identify seizure-causing content

Technology / Software

Jul 22, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1997, an episode of the popular Pokemon cartoon gained worldwide attention when more than 800 Japanese children with photosensitive seizure conditions were admitted to the hospital after viewing the cartoon ...

Alzheimer's-associated plaques may have impact throughout the brain

Medicine & Health / Diseases

Feb 26, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

The impact of the amyloid plaques that appear in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease may extend beyond the deposits' effects on neurons - the cells that transmit electrochemical signals throughout the nervous ...

Scientists take a step towards uncovering the histone code

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

Dec 20, 2009 | 5 / 5 (6) | 1

Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have determined the structures of two enzymes that customize histones, the spool-like proteins around which DNA coils inside the cell.