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Chart junk? How pictures may help make graphs better

Those oft-maligned, and highly embellished, graphs and charts in USA Today and other media outlets may actually help people understand data more effectively than traditional graphs, according to new research from North Carolina ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Student’s idea gives graphic details to visually impaired scientists

Whether it's a bar chart showing the debt of European countries, or a graph indicating the rise of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, graphics are a powerful communications tool that many of us take for granted.

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A fresh perspective on internet security

People don’t do enough to protect themselves on the Internet. They don’t use good passwords. They’re poor at recognizing the URL of “phishing” sites. They ignore certificate errors.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Flaw makes Jawbone UP wristbands go down

US wireless earpiece maker Jawbone on Thursday apologized for a flaw that causes its fitness focused UP wristbands to go down and offered users their money back even if they keep the gadgets.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New wristband harnesses Apple gadgets for fitness

Wireless earpiece maker Jawbone is once again blending fashion and technology to help people make healthier choices with a little help from their beloved Apple gadgets.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Lab helps engineers improve wind power

A laser in Iowa State University's Wind Energy Manufacturing Laboratory scanned layer after layer of the flexible fiberglass fabric used to make wind turbine blades.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

People as 'sensors': Twitter messages reveal NFL's big plays and fans'

Using millions of Twitter subscribers as living "sensors," engineers from Rice University and Motorola Mobility have found a way to monitor fans' levels of excitement and to keep track of the action in National Football League ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Easy to visualize goal powerful motivator to finish a race or a task

Whether you are swimming in the Olympics or saving for a vacation, being able to see progress toward your goal will help you reach it.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Fruit fly nervous system provides new solution to fundamental computer network problem

(PhysOrg.com) -- The fruit fly has evolved a method for arranging the tiny, hair-like structures it uses to feel and hear the world that's so efficient a team of scientists in Israel and at Carnegie Mellon ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jan 13, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (14) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

In the case of DNA, the package can be as important as its contents: study

(PhysOrg.com) -- In 2003, the year a complete draft of the human genome was released, the U.S. National Human Genome Research Institute launched the ENCODE project (ENCyclopedia of DNA Elements), to develop ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Privacy vs profit at Facebook

Facebook's evolution from online club house to Internet powerhouse is raising fears that the social network is trading privacy for profit.

Technology / Internet

created May 02, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 5


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