News tagged with home
Household robots do not protect users' security and privacy, researchers say
Oct 08, 2009 |
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People are increasingly using household robots for chores, communication, entertainment and companionship. But safety and privacy risks of information-gathering objects that move around our homes are not yet adequately addressed, ...
Solar Home Built by Students
Sep 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Students from the Boston Architectural College (BAC) and Tufts University have submitted a completely solar-powered home, the Curio House, as New England's entry into the Solar Decathlon competition. ...
SETI@home completes a decade of ET search
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 01, 2009 |
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The SETI@home project, which has involved the worldwide public in a search for radio-wave evidence of life outside Earth, marks its 10th anniversary on May 17, 2009.
In College Football, Home Field Advantage Often Overestimated
Nov 24, 2009 |
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This year, many of college football's biggest rivalry games take place over Thanksgiving weekend. A win earns bragging rights for the year. Visiting teams are often thought to be at a considerable disadvantage, especially ...
People work harder when expecting a future challenging task
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Consumers will work harder on a task if they're expecting to have to do something difficult at a later time, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Simple measures can yield big greenhouse gas cuts, scientists say
Oct 26, 2009 |
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New technologies and policies that save energy, remove atmospheric carbon and limit greenhouse gas emissions are needed to fight global climate change - but face daunting technological, economic and political hurdles, a Michigan ...
HP's new touch Tablet: Windows 7 ultimate remote?
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Hewlett-Packard recently announced a new wireless, touchscreen tablet that's a cross between a wireless photo frame and a super duper remote control.
New study finds home birth safe
Sep 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by McMaster University researchers has found low-risk women who have midwives in attendance during birth have positive outcomes regardless of where the delivery takes place.
A new language could improve home computer security
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 18, 2009 |
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Korean computer scientists have developed a security policy specification for home networks that could make us more secure from cyber attack in our homes. They report details in the International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ub ...
Family stability may be more crucial than two parents for child success
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 31, 2009 |
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The advantage that children get from living in two-parent families may actually be due to family stability more than the fact that their parents are married. A new study finds that children who who are born and grow up in ...
Yahoo jazzes up home page with major makeover
Jul 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is sprucing up its Web site's home page with a long-promised makeover that is supposed to make it easier to see what's happening at the Internet's other hot spots.
TV makers hope thin is in for newest sets
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Lee Richman installs high-end home theater systems that can cost as much as $170,000. Lately, he's noticed that some of his clients - or their interior designers - are perking up when they hear about ...
A (virtual) smart home controlled by your thoughts
May 11, 2009 |
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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 ...
Japan's top chipmaker Toshiba posts record loss
May 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Japan's top chipmaker Toshiba Corp. tumbled to a record annual loss amid sinking global demand that has forced it to cut thousands of jobs.
HP upgrades home server, adds video streaming to smart phones
Apr 15, 2009 |
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With serious competitors for its MediaSmart home server finally coming to the U.S., Hewlett-Packard is announcing a big software update of the Windows Home Server-based system.
