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Voting-machine-allocation method could reduce voters' wait time by 36 percent

With a lifelong interest in politics, University of Cincinnati researcher Muer Yang spent the last two years developing a quantitative method for allocating voting machines that could significantly reduce ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

India's electronic voting machines are vulnerable to attack (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Electronic voting machines in India, the world's largest democracy, are vulnerable to fraud, according to a collaborative study involving a University of Michigan computer scientist.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 29, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Voter group challenges Diebold voting machine sale

(AP) -- A voter advocacy organization asked the U.S. Justice Department Tuesday to undo the sale by Diebold Inc. of its voting machine business, saying the transaction promotes a monopoly.

Technology / Business

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Computer scientists take over electronic voting machine with new programming technique (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer scientists demonstrated that criminals could hack an electronic voting machine and steal votes using a malicious programming approach that had not been invented when the voting machine ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 7




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Countries consider time out on the 'leap second'

It's high noon for the humble leap second. After ten years of talks, governments are headed for a showdown vote this week on an issue that pits technological precision against nature's whims.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 18

CEO calls Zynga his 'crowning achievement'

Before Zynga traded its first share on Friday, nervous investors in the social-gaming company didn't know whether to expect a killing or to be killed.

Technology / Business

created Dec 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China's pollution data shrouded in official fog

(AP) -- Armed with a device that looks like an old transistor radio, some Beijing residents are recording pollution levels and posting them online. It's an act that borders on subversion.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Ballmer says 'Windows Era' everlasting

Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer proclaimed an everlasting "Windows Era" as the software giant's board easily won re-election at an annual meeting of shareholders on Tuesday.

Technology / Software

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Stem cell therapy for diabetes still a long way off

Ever since scientists started talking about the potential of embryonic stem cells, curing Type 1 diabetes has been a dear dream.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds voters concerned with privacy in US elections

Ever had the feeling that someone was looking over your shoulder while you voted?

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 8

New device uses light to screen for melanoma

Dermatologists will soon get some high-tech help deciding which suspicious-looking moles should be removed and checked for melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Could social media be used to detect disease outbreaks?

New research has looked at whether social media could be used to track an event or phenomenon, such as flu outbreaks and rainfall rates.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Businesses churn out apps blending real, virtual worlds

You point your smartphone at an Italian restaurant, and diner reviews of its lasagna pop up on-screen.

Technology / Software

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Science materials in Texas get prelim. approval

(AP) -- An expected fight over teaching evolution in Texas classrooms fizzled Thursday when the state's Board of Education gave preliminary approval to supplemental science materials for the coming school ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1


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