Security companies on alert as scam e-mails plunge
E-mail spam has plunged by more than half since Christmas Day when the world's largest criminal spamming operation inexplicably shut down.
Internet
Jan 14, 2011
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Car batteries powered by relativity
(PhysOrg.com) -- French physicist Gaston Plante invented the lead-acid battery in 1859 – almost 50 years before Einstein developed his theories of relativity. Now scientists have found that the lead-acid battery, which ...
Mobile app takes on India's cheating tuk-tuk drivers
It could spell the end for cheating autorickshaw drivers in India, the scourge of commuters and foreign tourists alike.
Software
Jan 14, 2011
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Light touch transforms material into a superconductor
(PhysOrg.com) -- A non-superconducting material has been transformed into a superconductor using light, Oxford University researchers report.
Superconductivity
Jan 14, 2011
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A greener path for the production of a vital chemical
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanoparticles of gold and palladium (Au-Pd) could lead to a more efficient and environmentally friendly way of producing benzyl benzoate, a chemical compound used widely in the food, pharmaceutical and chemical ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 14, 2011
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Predation by foxes aided by Earth's magnetic field
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in the Czech Republic and Germany studying the hunting behavior of red foxes have discovered the foxes are more successful if they jump on their prey towards the north.
Taiwan develops face-recognising vending machine
A face-recognising vending machine developed in Taiwan is able to offer hair-growing tonic to balding men and razors to people with beards, one of the inventors said Friday.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 14, 2011
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Michael Jackson dance moves hit Kinect in April
Ubisoft on Thursday announced an April 12 release date for a Michael Jackson video game that challenges Xbox 360 players to dance like the King of Pop.
Software
Jan 14, 2011
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Hate mobs thrive in Asia's booming social media
A teenager involved in a car crash that killed nine people in Thailand deserves "no happiness forever", according to just one of more than 300,000 Facebook users who support a page set up to condemn her.
Internet
Jan 14, 2011
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China sets goals to reduce emissions of pollutants
(AP) -- China said Friday it would cut emissions this year by rejecting construction projects that pollute too much and developing new technologies that curb greenhouse gases.
Environment
Jan 14, 2011
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