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NIST Team Demystifies Utility of Power Factor Correction Devices

Physicists Demystify Utility of Power Factor Correction Devices

Technology / Energy

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(PhysOrg.com) -- If you've seen an Internet ad for capacitor-type power factor correction devices, you might be led to believe that using one can save you money on your residential electricity bill. However, ...





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Swine flu vaccine now plentiful in half the states

Medicine & Health / Medications

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(AP) -- After weeks of shortages, swine flu vaccine is plentiful enough that nearly half the states now say everyone can get it, not just people in high-risk groups.


Study reveals lack of diversity in embryonic stem cell lines

Biology / Biotechnology

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The most widely used human embryonic stem cell lines lack genetic diversity, a finding that raises social justice questions that must be addressed to ensure that all sectors of society benefit from stem cell advances, according ...


Learning styles debunked

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created 8 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Are you a verbal learner or a visual learner? Chances are, you've pegged yourself or your children as either one or the other and rely on study techniques that suit your individual learning needs. And you're not alone— for ...


Michelangelos make smart lovers: New study shows that partners sculpt each other to achieve their ideal selves

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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Is that really Bob? You've seen him hundreds of mornings for the last 10 years at local coffee shops. Since he started dating Sara, he looks you in the eye -- and smiles. Sara takes every opportunity to let coffee shop cronies ...


Naturally skinny people have their own challenges

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Nancy Brueheim wishes she could break 100 pounds. Without working at it, Brueheim, who is 71 and stands 5-foot-2, fluctuates between 95 and 98 pounds.


Device connected to tongue designed to help blind perceive images

Technology / Hi Tech

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

An experimental device that uses the tongue instead of the eyes to "see" could be on the market next year, and a blind Fresno, Calif., teen hopes to be among the first to take one home.


Seagate Unveils World's Thinnest 2.5-Inch Hard Drive For Slim Laptop Computers

Seagate Unveils World's Thinnest 2.5-Inch Hard Drive For Slim Laptop Computers

Electronics / Hardware

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Seagate Technology today announced the Momentus Thin drive, the world's thinnest 2.5-inch hard disk drive for ultra-portable and entry-level laptops, high-end netbooks, backup devices and consumer electronics. ...


Our devices will spin denser webs of data in 2010s (AP)

Our devices will spin denser webs of data in 2010s

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(AP) -- Ten years ago, we would have been blown away by a cell phone with far more computing power and memory than the average PC had in 1999, along with a built-in camera and programs to manage every aspect ...


Pension fund switch to decentralized management right way to go, landmark study finds

Other Sciences / Economics

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

As pension funds have grown and become increasingly complex many have turned to using multiple, often pricier specialist managers to steer their investment decisions.


Toshiba Launches Highest Density Embedded NAND Flash Memory Modules

Toshiba Launches Highest Density Embedded NAND Flash Memory Modules

Technology / Semiconductors

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Toshiba Corporation today announced the launch of a 64 gigabyte (GB) embedded NAND flash memory module, the highest capacity yet achieved in the industry.



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