News tagged with hands free
Research shows hands-free phones just as risky
(AP) -- Like it or not, when someone is talking to you, your brain is listening, processing and thinking about what's being said - even when you're in the driver's seat trying to concentrate on traffic.
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Athletes' winning streaks may not be all in our -- or their -- heads
When an athlete consistently does well, sports commentators may describe them as being "hot" or "on fire." Scientists have debunked these streaks as being in the eye of the beholder, but a new study by Yale School of Medicine ...
Oct 05, 2011 |
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The Science Of Streaky Shooting
Players, coaches, commentators and fans believe in streaky shooting, but universal assumptions are not always true.
May 17, 2010 |
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Student Drivers -- Especially Males -- Think Hands-free Cell Phones are Safer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Driver education classes should be teaching young drivers that all kinds of mobile phones, both conventional and hands-free, are a dangerous distraction, says a University at Buffalo researcher, who studies ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 08, 2009 |
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US rejects proposal to put Internet under UN control
US officials, lawmakers and technology leaders voiced firm opposition Thursday to efforts to bring the Internet under UN control, saying it could hurt free expression and commerce.
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Fabrication of new elastic 'soft capsule' using nano-sized flakes
A research group headed by MANA Scientist Dr. Qingmin Ji of the National Institute for Materials Science (Japan), in joint study with Prof. Frank Caruso of the University of Melbourne, developed a new elastic ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 30, 2012 |
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Review: A mapping contender emerges in MapQuest
(AP) The summer travel season has arrived in the U.S., and with gas prices going down, it's time to plan a road trip.
May 30, 2012 |
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Is a classical electrodynamics law incompatible with special relativity?
(Phys.org) -- The laws of classical electromagnetism that were developed in the 19th century are the same laws that scientists use today. They include Maxwell’s four equations along with the Lorentz la ...
CWRU class earns Science magazine prize for innovation
Science magazine has awarded a prize for Inquiry-Based Instruction to a Case Western Reserve University class that melds biology, computer modeling, mathematical analysis and writing.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 24, 2012 |
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SpaceX readies space station rendezvous
The US company SpaceX on Friday prepared for the climax of its Dragon capsule's landmark mission to the International Space Station with a high-stakes bid to latch on to the orbiting research lab.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 24, 2012 |
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Geological record shows air up there came from below
(Phys.org) -- The influence of the ground beneath us on the air around us could be greater than scientists had previously thought, according to new research that links the long-ago proliferation of oxygen ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 23, 2012 |
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Play on: Google posts synthesizer tribute to Moog
(AP) -- Bob Moog's synthesizer helped change the sound of modern music. On what would have been his 78th birthday, Google is paying tribute to the man with a virtual version of his famous Moog on their homepage ...
May 23, 2012 |
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Google completes takeover of Motorola Mobility
Google closed Tuesday its $12.5 billion deal for Motorola Mobility, a key manufacturer of smartphones and other devices that puts the Internet giant in head-to-head competition with Apple.
May 22, 2012 |
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UK virtual orchestra puts you in conductor's stand
(AP) -- A London museum is putting the conductor's baton in visitors' hands, allowing guests to direct a virtual orchestra using three-dimensional motion sensors.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
May 22, 2012 |
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