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Sorting diamonds from toothbrushes: New guide to protecting personal information

Technology / Other

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Thefts of personally identifiable information (PII), such as social security and credit card account numbers, are increasing dramatically. Adding to the difficulty of fighting this problem, organizations often disagree on ...


New tool gives researchers a glimpse of biomolecules in motion

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The ability of biomolecules to flex and bend is important for the performance of many functions within living cells. However, researchers interested in how biomolecules such as amino acids and proteins function have long ...





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Capturing those in-between moments: Researchers solves timing problem in molecular modeling

Capturing those in-between moments: Researchers solves timing problem in molecular modeling

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A theoretical physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed a method for calculating the motions and forces of thousands of atoms simultaneously over a wider range of time scales ...


NIST quantifies low levels of 'heart attack risk' protein

NIST quantifies low levels of 'heart attack risk' protein

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Searching for a needle in a haystack may seem futile, but it's worth it if the needle is a hard-to-detect protein that may identify a person at high risk of a heart attack circulating within a haystack of ...


NIST test proves 'the eyes have it' for ID verification

NIST test proves 'the eyes have it' for ID verification

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The eyes may be the mirror to the soul, but the iris reveals a person's true identity—its intricate structure constitutes a powerful biometric. A new report by computer scientists at the National Institute ...


Scientists build first 'frequency comb' to display visible 'teeth'

Scientists Build First 'Frequency Comb' To Display Visible 'Teeth'

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Finally, an optical frequency comb that visibly lives up to its name. Scientists at the University of Konstanz in Germany and the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the U.S. ...


SEMATECH Reports New Approach to Simulate Transistor Noise

Technology / Semiconductors

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers from SEMATECH's Front End Processes (FEP) program have developed a comprehensive transistor noise model capable of extracting defect characteristics from low frequency noise data in advanced gate stack transistors ...


Fingerprint technology beats world's toughest tests ... including 100s of builders' thumbs

Fingerprint technology beats world's toughest tests... including 100s of builders' thumbs

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Technology developed by the University of Warwick that can identify partial, distorted, scratched, smudged, or otherwise warped fingerprints in just a few seconds has just scored top marks in the world's two ...


Is Your Microrobot Up for the (NIST) Challenge?

Is Your Microrobot Up for the (NIST) Challenge?

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The scientists and engineers who introduced the world to tiny robots demonstrating soccer skills are creating the next level of friendly competition designed to advance microrobotics -- the ...


The White Stuff: Marine Lab Team Seeks to Understand Coral Bleaching

The White Stuff: Marine Lab Team Seeks to Understand Coral Bleaching

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- With technology similar to that used by physicians to perform magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, researchers from six institutions -- including the National Institute of Standards and ...


Biochemical 'On-Switch' Could Solve Protein Purification Challenge

Biochemical 'On-Switch' Could Solve Protein Purification Challenge

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Drugs based on engineered proteins represent a new frontier for pharmaceutical makers. Even after they discover a protein that may form the basis of the next wonder drug, however, they have ...


Physicists Turn to Radio Dial for Finer Atomic Matchmaking

Physicists Turn to Radio Dial for Finer Atomic Matchmaking

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Investigating mysterious data in ultracold gases of rubidium atoms, scientists at the Joint Quantum Institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland ...



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