Twitter offers help in finding accounts to follow
Twitter wants to help you build your network.
Jul 30, 2010
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California is the primary US stop for LHC's ALICE data
For approximately one month a year, the nuclei of lead atoms traveling near the speed of light will collide in the Large Hadron Collider's (LHC) ALICE experiment, generating a fireball about 100,000 times hotter than the ...
Jul 30, 2010
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Reality TV, cosmetic surgey linked, researcher says
Teenage years have long been linked with a heightened concern with appearance. Some reality TV shows take full advantage and tout happiness as just a nip/tuck away. A Rutgers-Camden psychologist has found that teens fond ...
Jul 30, 2010
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Google agrees to delete WiFi data collected in Hong Kong
Google has agreed to delete all personal WiFi data gathered by its "Street View" mapping service in Hong Kong, in what the city's privacy commissioner said was a first.
Jul 30, 2010
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Reading terrorists minds about imminent attack: P300 brain waves correlated to guilty knowledge
Imagine technology that allows you to get inside the mind of a terrorist to know how, when and where the next attack will occur.
Jul 30, 2010
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Intervention effort cuts HIV incidence among female sex workers
A team of researchers from the University of California San Diego and Mexico has found that even a modest behavioral intervention program averaging just 35 minutes can measurably reduce the incidence of HIV and sexually transmitted ...
Jul 30, 2010
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Body of evidence: New fast, reliable method to detect gravesoil
Nothing against bloodhounds, but finding bodies buried by someone who wanted them to stay undiscovered can be difficult. However a new technique developed by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, ...
Jul 30, 2010
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Nano 'pin art': NIST arrays are step toward mass production of nanowires
NIST researchers grow nanowires made of semiconductors -- gallium nitride alloys -- by depositing atoms layer-by-layer on a silicon crystal under high vacuum. NIST has the unusual capability to produce these ...
Jul 30, 2010
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Some like it hot: How to heat a 'nano bathtub' the JILA way
Researchers at JILA have demonstrated the use of infrared laser light to quickly and precisely heat the water in "nano bathtubs" -- tiny sample containers -- for microscopy studies of the biochemistry of single ...
Jul 30, 2010
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Oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy may protect women against brain aneurysms
Results from a new study suggest that oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may yield additional benefit of protecting against the formation and rupture of brain aneurysms in women. The findings from this ...
Jul 30, 2010
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Protein helps fix damaged DNA in yeast
(PhysOrg.com) -- Like a scout that runs ahead to spot signs of damage or danger, a protein in yeast safeguards the yeast cells' genome during replication -- a process vulnerable to errors when DNA is copied ...
Jul 30, 2010
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Washington Post favors audio tycoon's Newsweek bid: report
The Washington Post Co. is leaning towards selling money-losing Newsweek magazine to California billionaire Sidney Harman, The New York Times reported Friday.
Jul 30, 2010
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Breaking the language barrier: NIST tests language translation devices for US troops
At dusk, a car stops at a checkpoint in Afghanistan. It is a tense moment for all. Because an interpreter is not available, U.S. Marines use hand gestures to ask the driver to step out of the car and open ...
Jul 30, 2010
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Sparks Fly over Electric Car Funding
As the Senate struggles with energy legislation this week, one of the few fixes with bipartisan support is a bill that would invest billions in putting electric-powered cars and trucks on the road. But it’s ...
Jul 30, 2010
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IST researchers categorize social media searches
(PhysOrg.com) -- By integrating social media, Penn State researchers have found a way to better satisfy individual users' multimedia searches on the Web.
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