http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. An analysis by researchers at the Institute for Immigration Research (IIR) at George Mason University shows that the Boston Marathon bombings had little effect on conversations on social media regarding immigration reform. http://phys.org/news287158954.html Other Sciences Tue, 07 May 2013 15:22:41 EST news287158954 University of Granada researchers have developed a new statistical technique that enables an exhaustive analysis of all possible causes that increase the severity of a traffic accident. The research, based on two data-mining studies (Latent Class Clustering and Bayesian Networks), means that traffic accidents can be measured much more precisely and, furthermore, demonstrate certain relations among the variables that were not previously identifiable using traditional methods: http://phys.org/news284109203.html Technology Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:13:35 EST news284109203 (Phys.org)—Researchers at the University of Rochester showed last year how Twitter can be used to predict how likely it is for a Twitter user to become sick. They have now used Twitter to model how other factors – social status, exposure to pollution, interpersonal interaction and others – influence health. http://phys.org/news279517362.html Technology Fri, 08 Feb 2013 03:42:59 EST news279517362 Parents object to the collecting of personal information from children under 13 when they are online and using mobile devices, according to a new survey conducted by two privacy groups ahead of a vote from federal regulators on whether to strengthen privacy rules that protect children. http://phys.org/news274106409.html Technology Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:30:01 EST news274106409 The Internet is awash with text. Databases swell larger and larger by the minute. How can the vast amount of textual data be systematically analysed and managed, as the number of languages, domains, styles and dialects is getting countless? The task is too much for the human brain. Traditional methods for textual analysis run short. What we need are statistical methods, data mining and machine learning. http://phys.org/news271664111.html Technology Fri, 09 Nov 2012 06:30:01 EST news271664111 (AP)—A group of lawmakers say data-mining companies that collect and sell personal information about consumers should make their operations more transparent. http://phys.org/news271614800.html Technology Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:33:48 EST news271614800 Looking for information? Google it, right? Maybe not. Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) Maureen Henninger is helping journalists, writers and information knowledge management professionals use data mining and data visualisation to unearth new ideas. http://phys.org/news265877691.html Technology Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:55:06 EST news265877691 (PhysOrg.com) -- The stock price of a company continuously changes, going up or down depending on the collective activity of a large number of investors. Although this process seems fairly straightforward, no one fully understands how this collective trading activity finds the "correct" price of a stock. Some theoretical models have been proposed to describe how different investment strategies affect price dynamics, but challenges such as investor confidentiality and complicated data mining make it difficult to gather empirical support for these models. http://phys.org/news246883311.html Physics Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:30:01 EST news246883311 Internet auction giant eBay said Monday it has bought Hunch, an online service which provides users with personalized recommendations for products and services. http://phys.org/news241098383.html Technology Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:46:28 EST news241098383 Data mining Twitter "tweets" may produce a gold mine for two University of Cincinnati computer science students. http://phys.org/news239990061.html Technology Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:54:28 EST news239990061 Since the World Wide Web emerged in the mid 1990s scientists have dreamed of having the whole body of scientific peer reviewed literature freely available on the web, openly available without any hindrance. In the "Open Access" scenario each published article is just one mouse-click away from any reader worldwide, a model which is in sharp contrast to the established subscription system (whereby access is only provided to those people who are able to pay for an annual subscription), 'Open Access' removes any barriers to what many believe should be publicly available material and in addition, provides for full use and re-use of the published output (hence facilitating developments such as data mining of knowledge discovery). http://phys.org/news227199305.html Other Sciences Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:00:01 EST news227199305 (PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, a computer scientist has developed a method of making smart phones able to show a disaster unfolding in real-time on phone screens. http://phys.org/news226745975.html Technology Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:00:26 EST news226745975 (PhysOrg.com) -- A better understanding of corrosion resistance may be possible using a data-mining tool, according to Penn State material scientists. This tool may also aid research in other areas where massive amounts of information exist. http://phys.org/news222496176.html Technology Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:29:59 EST news222496176 At the Supercomputing 2010 conference, IBM today unveiled details of a new storage architecture design, created by IBM scientists, that will convert terabytes of pure information into actionable insights twice as fast as previously possible. http://phys.org/news209398017.html Technology Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:30:02 EST news209398017 Technologies for rapid detection of bacterial pathogens are crucial to maintaining a secure food supply. http://phys.org/news206358441.html Other Sciences Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:00:01 EST news206358441 To many big companies, you aren't just a customer, but are described by multiple "dimensions" of information within a computer database. Now, a University of Utah computer scientist has devised a new method for simpler, faster "data mining," or extracting and analyzing massive amounts of such data. http://phys.org/news198987412.html Technology Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:17:59 EST news198987412 (PhysOrg.com) -- It's comforting to know that when you board a commercial airline Ames Researcher Ashok Srivastava is working to ensure that you enjoy a safe flight. http://phys.org/news191687093.html Technology Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:25:26 EST news191687093