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New technique is quantum leap forward in understanding proteins

Chemistry /

created Dec 23, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0

In this ongoing quest, a group of Scripps Research Institute scientists, along with colleagues from the University of California, San Diego, (UCSD) have borrowed from physics to deliver one of those research rarities -- an ...





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T-Mobile says phone service outage resolved (Update)

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Wireless provider T-Mobile USA Inc. says it has cleared up service problems that were interfering with calls and text messaging for about 5 percent of its customers.


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Wikileaks releases pager intercepts from 9/11

Technology / Internet

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Whistleblower website Wikileaks began publishing on Wednesday what it said were hundreds of thousands of pager messages from the day of the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington.


As opinions flow through blogs and Internet, political power relocates, diffusely

Technology / Internet

created Mar 19, 2007 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

There are many ways to define power, but Manuel Castells, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Technology and Society, defines power as the ability to make people think the way you want them to think--or to convince those ...


Twitter briefly blocked by hackers (AP)

Twitter briefly blocked by hackers

Technology / Internet

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Hackers briefly blocked access to the popular Internet messaging service Twitter, steering traffic to another Web site where a group reportedly calling itself the "Iranian Cyber Army" claimed responsibility.


Scientists discover mechanism for wind detection in fruit flies (w/Video)

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tiny, lightweight fruit flies need to know when it's windy out so they can steady themselves and avoid being knocked off their feet or blown off course. But how do they figure out that it's time to hunker down? According ...


New model details why some information 'goes viral'

New model for social marketing campaigns details why some information 'goes viral'

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (16) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Marketers dream of finding ways to get something to "go viral" on the Internet. Indeed, viral marketing, whether it be through email, YouTube, Facebook or Twitter, has become the Holy Grail ...


Psychologist studies how product messages influence our willingness to pay

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- As retailers bombard holiday shoppers with a blizzard of product bargains and layaway options, they should probably be concerned with the power of the words being used to promote their products to consumers. ...


Know your text-messaging limits before being caught at school

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 04, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Beneath the desk, agile fingers flit across the keypad. Above, eye contact with the teacher never breaks. The cell-phone text message is sent, unnoticed. Or noticed.


Lizards 'Shout' Against a Noisy Background

Lizards 'Shout' Against a Noisy Background

Biology /

created Feb 21, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Lizards that signal to rivals with a visual display "shout" to get their point across, UC Davis researchers have found.


Twitter's uses extend to law enforcement

Technology / Internet

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Call it a wanted poster for the Digital Age, in 140 characters or less: "Can you ID this armed robbery suspect?"



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