News tagged with scientist
Cables spanning Pacific ocean seafloor to give ocean science a new edge
Scripps researchers, NOAA and TE SubCom agree to pursue science ports on transcontinental fiber optic cable lines to help monitor earthquakes, tsunamis and other forces.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 28, 2012 |
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Climate scientists compute in concert
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are sharing computational resources and expertise to improve the detail and performance of a scientific application code that is the product of one of the ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Feb 28, 2012 |
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KU researcher: Same-sex marriage bans helped create empathy for change
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Kansas political scientist who has researched gay and lesbian political movements in the United States says states’ statutory bans on same-sex marriages may have helped shift public empathy ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 28, 2012 |
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Automated stress testing for Web 2.0 applications helps Web developers find programming errors
Web applications such as Google Mail, Facebook and Amazon are used every day. However, so far there are no methods to test them systematically and at low cost for malfunctions and security vulnerabilities. ...
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Researchers create first large-scale model of human mobility that incorporates human nature
For more than half a century, many social scientists and urban geographers interested in modeling the movement of people and goods between cities, states or countries have relied on a statistical formula called ...
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Call for tough new targets on European Union energy reduction
Energy efficiency experts at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are calling for ambitious new targets to reduce energy demand across the European Union.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Scientists score one more victory over uncertainty in quantum physics measurements
(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people attempt to reduce the little uncertainties of life by carrying umbrellas on cloudy days, purchasing automobile insurance or hiring inspectors to evaluate homes they might consider ...
Feb 26, 2012 |
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Cebit 2012: The wireless bicycle brake, a prototype on an exciting mission
A German computer scientist has developed a reliable wireless bicycle brake.
Feb 24, 2012 |
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Design eye for the science guy: Drop-in clinic helps scientists communicate data
Some of the figures scientists create are stunning. Others are not – mismatched fonts, poorly aligned tables, clashing colors. Many fall somewhere in between. A deluge of data presents a challenge ...
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Software helps improve software
The earlier a problem is detected, the easier it can be solved. Before implementing complex programs in a time-consuming process, computer scientists also want to know whether they will reach the desired performance. Apart ...
Feb 21, 2012 |
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Computer scientist developing intersections of the future with fully autonomous vehicles
Intersections of the future will not need stop lights or stop signs, but will look like a somewhat chaotic flow of driverless, autonomous cars slipping past one another as they are managed by a virtual traffic controller, ...
Feb 18, 2012 |
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Models underestimate future temperature variability; Food security at risk
Climate warming caused by greenhouse gases is very likely to increase the variability of summertime temperatures around the world by the end of this century, a University of Washington climate scientist said Friday. The findings ...
Feb 17, 2012 |
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Researchers discover cell phone hackers can track your location without your knowledge
Cellular networks leak the locations of cell phone users, allowing a third party to easily track the location of the cell phone user without the user's knowledge, according to new research by computer scientists in the University ...
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Revealed in accurate detail, the underground world of plants
Plant and computer scientists can now study the underground world of plants with more accuracy and clarity. The revolutionary technique will improve our chances of breeding better crop varieties and increasing ...
Feb 16, 2012 |
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New malaria method could boost drug production
German scientists have developed a new way to make a key malaria drug that they say could easily quadruple production and drop the price significantly, increasing the availability of treatment for a disease that kills hundreds ...
Feb 16, 2012 |
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