News tagged with tool
Researchers identify workings of L-form bacteria
Oct 13, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have for the first time identified the genetic mechanisms involved in the formation and survival of L-form bacteria. Their findings are described in a study ...
Software Helps Design Energy Stingy Buildings (w/ Video)
Oct 12, 2009 |
3 / 5 (3) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new quick, easy to use and free software tool created by NREL developers seamlessly combines the building energy simulation of EnergyPlus with the popular drawing interface of Google's SketchUp, ...
Twitter's becoming an important tool for job seekers and employers
Oct 09, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
As the Internet's microblogging superhero Twitter continues to balloon with 40 million users worldwide and countless apps like Twhirl and TweetDeck, the Twittersphere has been overrun lately with refugees from the real world's ...
No Facebook at work in most US companies
Oct 08, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
More than half of US companies do not allow employees to visit social networks such as Facebook, MySpace or Twitter while at work, according to a new survey.
Household robots do not protect users' security and privacy, researchers say
Oct 08, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
1
People are increasingly using household robots for chores, communication, entertainment and companionship. But safety and privacy risks of information-gathering objects that move around our homes are not yet adequately addressed, ...
Toward better solar cells: Chemists gain control of light-harvesting paths
Oct 08, 2009 |
3 / 5 (2) |
0
University of Florida chemists have pioneered a method to tease out promising molecular structures for capturing energy, a step that could speed the development of more efficient, cheaper solar cells.
Web tool helps advise when flu needs a doctor
Oct 07, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(AP) -- Wondering if swine flu's bad enough to require a doctor's attention? An interactive Web site may help you decide, using the same type of triage calculations that doctors at Emory University use.
Nanotechnology gets a new light touch
Oct 02, 2009 |
4.9 / 5 (8) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Building the super-fast computers of the future has just become much easier thanks to an advance by Australian researchers that lets them grab hold of tiny electronics components and probe ...
Piezoelectric Fingers Key in New Breast Cancer Detector
Sep 24, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
1
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Drexel University are developing a new portable, low-cost, radiation-free breast cancer detector that can potentially be used in a doctor's office as a first-line to detect breast cancer.
Genetic discovery could break wine industry bottleneck
Sep 24, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
One of the best known episodes in the 8000-year history of grapevine cultivation led to biological changes that have not been well understood - until now. Through biomolecular detective work, German researchers have uncovered ...
UK national autism research study results published
Sep 22, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
The first ever major study into adults living with autism was published today by the NHS Information Centre. The report, entitled 'Autism Spectrum Disorders in adults living in households throughout England 2007' was written ...
Virtual maps for the blind
Sep 10, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
The blind and visually impaired often rely on others to provide cues and information on navigating through their environments. The problem with this method is that it doesn't give them the tools to venture out on their own, ...
Google launches user-led Q&A service in Arabic
Sep 08, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(AP) -- Google Inc. launched an online tool Tuesday that allows Arab users to answer each other's questions, a move designed to boost the amount of Web content available in Arabic.
'Brain profiling' to keep suicidal soldiers alive
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 02, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
According to a recent Washington Post study, approximately 20% of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are psychologically damaged. Among them are a substantial number with post-traumatic stress ...
Open source DNA
Aug 31, 2009 |
1 / 5 (1) |
1
A new mathematical tool from Dr. Eran Halperin of TAU's Blavatnik School of Computer Science aims to protect genetic privacy while giving genomic data to researchers.
