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THE MULTICORE DILEMMA

More chip cores can mean slower supercomputing, simulation shows

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jan 14, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- The worldwide attempt to increase the speed of supercomputers merely by increasing the number of processor cores on individual chips unexpectedly worsens performance for many complex applications, ...





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Higher levels of protein hormone associated with lower risk of dementia, Alzheimer's disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created 13 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Persons with higher levels of leptin, a protein hormone produced by fat cells and involved in the regulation of appetite, may have an associated reduced incidence of Alzheimer disease and dementia, according to a study in ...


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 16 hours ago | 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 ...


Toshiba Launches Highest Density Embedded NAND Flash Memory Modules

Toshiba Launches Highest Density Embedded NAND Flash Memory Modules

Technology / Semiconductors

created 16 hours ago | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | 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.


Power Rank

New Algorithm Ranks Sports Teams like Google's PageRank

Technology / Computer Sciences

created 22 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sports fans may be interested in a new system that ranks NFL and college football teams in a simple, straightforward way, similar to how Google PageRank ranks webpages. The new sports algorithm, ...


Does scent enhance consumer product memories?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

It may seem odd to add scent to products like sewing thread, automobile tires, and tennis balls, as some companies have done. But a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says scent helps consumers remember produc ...


Study finds significantly worse outcomes in cancer patients with cognitive impairment

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new study published by researchers from the University of Georgia and the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., has found that cancer patients with dementia have a dramatically lower survival rate than patients with cancer ...


'Fighting' IED attacks with SCARE technology

'Fighting' IED attacks with SCARE technology

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Maryland researchers have developed and successfully tested new computer software and computational techniques to analyze patterns of improvised explosive device (IED) attacks ...


Nobel Prizes honor a record 5 women in 2009

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- A record five women were among the 13 people awarded Nobel Prizes on Thursday, including a writer who depicted life behind the Iron Curtain and researchers who showed how chromosomes protect themselves from degrading.


Student self-testing earns high marks as study tool

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

College students who pore over their notes again and again as they prep for finals could use their studying time more wisely, according to new learning research from Purdue University.


New techniques make carbon-based integrated circuits more practical

New techniques make carbon-based integrated circuits more practical

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (13) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford engineers have built what they believe is a chip with the most advanced computing and storage elements made of carbon nanotubes to date by devising a way to root out the stubborn ...



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