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Nicira promises virtual networks will transform networking

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the past four years, founders of the start-up company Nicira have been developing cutting-edge software that they predict will transform the networking technology underlying the Internet. ...

Technology / Software

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast weblog

Minneapolis as a tech center? Start-ups say yes

Ten of the top 20 most visited websites are based in California, with the remainder in New York, Washington and Georgia.

Technology / Business

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

False starts can sneak by in women's sprinting

Olympic timing procedures don't accurately detect false starts by female sprinters, according to a new analysis by University of Michigan researchers.

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Local environs explained, and marketed, in a click

An innovative application for mobile phones that identifies places and objects by comparing photographs of them with reference images in a remote database will not only provide unprecedented amounts of information ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jul 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

College students sleep longer but drink more and get lower grades when classes start later

Although a class schedule with later start times allows colleges students to get more sleep, it also gives them more time to stay out drinking at night. As a result, their grades are more likely to suffer, suggests a research ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Green tech cleans up with investors

Is there still big green to be made in green tech? A few years ago, investing in green technology companies in Silicon Valley was as de rigueur as vertical social-media sites. Those sites went away, but money continues to ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

EGG-energy brings power to Africa with battery subscription service

(PhysOrg.com) -- By applying the NetFlix model of movie swapping to batteries, a team of researchers and students from MIT and Harvard is hoping to provide electricity to thousands of homes in Tanzania. Their ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 12, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (12) | comments 3 | with audio podcast weblog

Getting a 'Head Start' on obesity prevention

Almost 1 million preschool children from low-income families are enrolled in Head Start, a national program for young children that readies them for school. While the program provides them with educational and social skill ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study Shows Atlanta Kills Off Start-Up Companies

(PhysOrg.com) -- Atlanta is poised to become the nation’s poster child for how to kill off a burgeoning industry. A new study by professors at Georgia Tech reveals that the city’s reputation as a high technology ...

Technology / Business

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study: Lack of capital not a 'death sentence' for start-ups

A new study from North Carolina State University is turning the conventional wisdom about technology start-up companies on its head, showing that ventures with moderate levels of undercapitalization can still be successful ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1