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Aircraft hit birds, kangaroos, even turtles in Australia
The rate of Australian aircraft hitting birds increased sharply in the last decade, with data Monday showing that even kangaroos, wombats and turtles are occasionally involved in accidents.
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What, no spellcheck? Romney app misspells 'America'
White House hopeful Mitt Romney has meticulously spelled out his vision for a better America while on the campaign trail this year. But in his new mobile app? Not so much.
May 30, 2012 |
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Move over pie charts, here come FatFonts
(Phys.org) -- Researchers in the computer science department at the University of Calgary have developed a new font for numbers that represent their relative value. Unlike the usual numeric typefaces, the ...
May 30, 2012 |
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Al Qaeda suspect's porn film found to contain treasure trove of secret documents
A suspected member of the Al Qaeda terrorist group, arrested in May last year in Germany, was found with a memory stick hidden in his underwear. Police discovered the stick contained a password-protected folder ...
May 04, 2012 |
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The future cometh: Science, technology and humanity at Singularity Summit 2011 (Part I)
(PhysOrg.com) -- In its essence, technology can be seen as our perpetually evolving attempt to extend our sensorimotor cortex into physical reality: From the earliest spears and boomerangs augmenting our arms, ...
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Developing technologies to protect security and privacy of electronic health information
Information sharing requires that partners establish broad electronic trust among the caretakers of critical information and those who need and are authorized to use that information.
May 31, 2012 |
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The future cometh: Science, technology and humanity at Singularity Summit 2011 (Part II)
(PhysOrg.com) -- In its essence, technology can be seen as our perpetually evolving attempt to extend our sensorimotor cortex into physical reality: From the earliest spears and boomerangs augmenting our arms, horses and ...
Dec 02, 2011 |
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Nationwide adoption of NIST-developed test predicted to cut death toll due to cigarette-caused fires
In 2003, New York became the first state requiring cigarettes sold within its borders to pass a fire safety standard based on a test developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to ...
May 30, 2012 |
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Internet voting still faces hurdles in US
Shop online. Bank online. Why not vote online?
May 24, 2012 |
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Scotland Yard deploys mobile fingerprint devices
(AP) -- Scotland Yard says it's equipping its police officers with handheld fingerprint devices, something the force says will help identify suspects in a matter of seconds.
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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Mario Bros creator Miyamoto wins top Spanish prize
Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong and other hit video games, won a top Spanish prize Wednesday for "revolutionising" the industry.
May 23, 2012 |
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Days of 'one-size-fits-all' cloud contracts are numbered, report finds
Combined legal and market factors may force online companies to offer more flexible contract terms, suggests new research from Queen Mary, University of London.
May 23, 2012 |
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Inventor of first wireless TV remote control dies at 96
Eugene Polley, who in 1955 invented the first wireless remote control for television, has died of natural causes, his longtime employer Zenith Electronics said Tuesday. He was 96.
May 22, 2012 |
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America expands once again -- digitally, this time
(AP) -- The metaphor is an easy one, overused and perhaps even a bit overwrought. We are forging forward into a digital frontier, leaving convention behind, traveling without guides into an uncharted virtual ...
May 19, 2012 |
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