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. (Phys.org) —The results of a new study support what many people intuitively know about winning political elections: the party that has a more connected voter network usually receives more votes. However, the study also found that, if the less connected network has even a small fraction of strongly committed voters, these voters have the ability to reverse the election outcome. The study demonstrates how multiple interacting and interdependent networks can be used to model and gain insight into real-world political elections, with the potential to influence future campaign strategies. http://phys.org/news286186785.html Technology Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:10:01 EST news286186785 (Phys.org) —Surveillance is everywhere, from street corner cameras to the subject of books and movies. "We talk a lot about why surveillance is bad, but we don't really know why," says Neil Richards, JD, privacy law expert and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. "We only have a vague intuition about it, which is why courts don't protect it. We know we don't like it, and that it has something to do with privacy, but beyond that, the details can be fuzzy." http://phys.org/news284021626.html Other Sciences Mon, 01 Apr 2013 08:20:02 EST news284021626 Decisions concerning innovations in the early stages of product development arise mostly from intuition. Olli Hyppänen has studied development work in strongly innovative ICT companies in his doctoral dissertation for the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management in Aalto University. He shows that innovative decision making is often remarkably intuitive. http://phys.org/news282814148.html Other Sciences Mon, 18 Mar 2013 08:29:16 EST news282814148 Some consumers will pay more for a product if they are given detailed information on how it works while others are inclined to pay less when given too much detail, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. http://phys.org/news270130450.html Other Sciences Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:14:27 EST news270130450 (Phys.org)—Do you love planes, airports and technology? And perhaps you've been lost at an airport at some stage in your travels? http://phys.org/news269587361.html Technology Tue, 16 Oct 2012 06:22:49 EST news269587361 (Phys.org)—Contrary to what you might see in police dramas, you don't have to be Jason Bourne to shake off a computer tracking you through a video feed. Cross paths with someone who vaguely resembles you, and the computer is likely to swap your labels. http://phys.org/news269155840.html Technology Thu, 11 Oct 2012 06:30:54 EST news269155840 It's an age old question: Why do we do good? What makes people sometimes willing to put "We" ahead of "Me?" Perhaps our first impulse is to be selfish, and cooperation is all about reining in greed. Or maybe cooperation happens spontaneously, and too much thinking gets in the way. http://phys.org/news267284898.html Other Sciences Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:49:09 EST news267284898 (Phys.org) -- A team of University of Maryland scientists have discovered that when electric current is run through carbon nanotubes, objects nearby heat up while the nanotubes themselves stay cool, like a toaster that burns bread without getting hot. Understanding this completely unexpected new phenomenon could lead to new ways of building computer processors that can run at higher speeds without overheating. http://phys.org/news253295925.html Nanotechnology Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:59:04 EST news253295925 NBA players may be too conservative with their shots, according to a comparison with a theoretical model describing shot selection reported Jan. 25 in the online journal PLoS ONE. http://phys.org/news246710549.html Other Sciences Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:00:12 EST news246710549 (PhysOrg.com) -- New findings reported last week in Science by Japanese researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI) shed first-ever light on the neural mechanisms that enable board game experts to quickly generate optimal moves. http://phys.org/news215080825.html Medicine & Health Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:50:01 EST news215080825 Here's good news for dieters who face food challenges in the break room every day: A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that our resistance gets a boost after we've just been exposed to similar temptations. http://phys.org/news157726648.html Other Sciences Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:57:58 EST news157726648