News tagged with language data
Endangered species, languages linked at high biodiversity regions
Biodiversity hot spots -- the world's biologically richest and most threatened locations on Earth -- and high biodiversity wilderness areas -- biologically rich but less threatened -- are some of the most linguistically diverse ...
May 07, 2012 |
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Cybertools, database will help analyze languages
A new generation of cybertools developed at Cornell will help researchers share and analyze rare Sri Lankan language recordings important for studying language acquisition in children.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 01, 2011 |
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'Twitter-like' technology could make cities safer
Instant feedback technology that allows the public to voice spontaneous opinions about their surroundings is being tested to help make cities safer.
Jul 06, 2010 |
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As Oracle readies takeover, Sun's loss widens
(AP) -- Sun Microsystems Inc.'s loss ballooned in the latest quarter as restructuring charges and a 20 percent drop in sales compounded the financial woes Oracle Corp. is set to inherit by acquiring Sun for ...
Apr 28, 2009 |
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PowerNap plan could save 75 percent of data center energy (Podcast)
Putting idle servers to sleep when they're not in use is part of University of Michigan researchers' plan to save up to 75 percent of the energy that power-hungry computer data centers consume.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 05, 2009 |
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Pacific people spread from Taiwan
New research into language evolution suggests most Pacific populations originated in Taiwan around 5,200 years ago.
Jan 22, 2009 |
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