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Information as a concept has a diversity of meanings, from everyday usage to technical settings. Generally speaking, the concept of information is closely related to notions of constraint, communication, control, data, form, instruction, knowledge, meaning, mental stimulus, pattern, perception, and representation.

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UCSD Experts Calculate How Much Information Americans Consume

UCSD Experts Calculate How Much Information Americans Consume

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created 17 hours ago | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- U.S. households consumed approximately 3.6 zettabytes of information in 2008, according to the "How Much Information? 2009 Report on American Consumers," released today by the University of ...


Stanford researchers develop the next generation of retinal implants

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Stanford researchers has developed a new generation of retinal implants that aims to provide higher resolution and make artificial vision more natural.


Researchers Design Triple Quantum Dot for Quantum Information Applications

Researchers Design Triple Quantum Dot for Quantum Information Applications

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (18) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- While quantum dots have existed since the 1980s, only in the past decade have physicists successfully created lateral few-electron single quantum dots. These quantum dots enable physicists ...


The thalamus, middleman of the brain, becomes a sensory conductor

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Two new studies show that the thalamus--the small central brain structure often characterized as a mere pit-stop for sensory information on its way to the cortex--is heavily involved in sensory processing, and is an important ...


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US residents gorging on data bytes: study

Technology / Internet

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

If the data devoured in the United States last year were converted to text there would be enough books to bury the country under a pile seven feet (two meters) deep, according to a study released Wednesday.


EBay official: Employees shared Craigslist data

Technology / Internet

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Employees of Internet auction site eBay shared confidential information gained from Craigslist with other employees developing eBay's own online classifieds business, an eBay executive said Wednesday.


Download of the day: FireFound tracks your stolen computer, nukes your personal data

Technology / Software

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

The worst thing about losing your laptop isn't the cost of replacing your gear; it's the loss of personal info and saved passwords. Firefox extension FireFound tracks your lost laptop's location and nukes your personal data ...


Grooving Down the Helix

Grooving down the helix: Researchers show how proteins slide along DNA to carry out vital biological processes

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists has made a major step in understanding how molecules locate the genetic information in DNA that is necessary to carry out important biological processes.


Researchers develop drug interface to save lives

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A drug information interface system developed by two University of Alberta researchers has been shown to help in dealing with visual and motor impairments, which can make sorting, holding and indentifying pills a challenge ...


Tactile input affects what we hear: study

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Humans use their whole bodies, not just their ears, to understand speech, according to University of British Columbia linguistics research.


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Modified iPhones Are Compromised By New Worm

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Several research security firms have reported a new worm attack against jail broken iPhones, dubbed "Ikee.B or "Duh", this worm searches for personal and banking information.


Visual assistance for cosmic blind spots

Visual assistance for cosmic blind spots

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A bit of imagination on the part of a measuring instrument wouldn't be a bad thing. It could help to add data from areas where the instrument is unable to measure. However, it must do so constructively. In ...


Search engines are source of learning

Technology / Internet

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Search engine use is not just part of our daily routines; it is also becoming part of our learning process, according to Penn State researchers.


Swirl uses algorithms, metadata, and facial recognition software to distinguish digital images

Google image search gets a 'swirl'

Technology / Internet

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Google Labs on Tuesday brought more focus to finding pictures online, adding a "Swirl" tool that automatically groups similar images into categories presented on results pages.


JQI researchers create entangled photons from quantum dots

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 1

To exploit the quantum world to the fullest, a key commodity is entanglement—the spooky, distance-defying link that can form between objects such as atoms even when they are completely shielded from one another. Now, physicists ...