ICSU: Widen world's scientific capacities
In an unprecedented statement to the U.N. General Assembly, the International Council for Science has urged widening the planet's scientific capacities.
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Bang & Olufsen to make phone with Samsung
Bang & Olufsen said it will join forces with Samsung to create a cell phone.
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Study says spyware still stealing data
Spyware is a growing threat to personal data as a new study finds 15 percent of the known threats are capable of copying keystrokes and pinching passwords.
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Meta-search finds Katrina-displaced people
Louisiana Technical University scientists say they are helping relatives locate Hurricane Katrina victims by using meta-search technology.
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Like fireflies and pendulum clocks, nano-oscillators synchronize their behavior
Like the flashing of fireflies and ticking of pendulum clocks, the signals emitted by multiple nanoscale oscillators can naturally synchronize under certain conditions, greatly amplifying their output power and stabilizing ...
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MIT researchers map city by cellphone
Researchers at MIT may not be able to hear your cellphone call, but they have found a way to see it. They mapped a city in real time by tracking tens of thousands of people traveling about carrying cellphones.
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Helping Out a High-Temperature Superconductor
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered a way to significantly increase the amount of electric current carried by a high-temperature superconductor, a material that conducts ...
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Ancient Neutrinos Could Put String Theory and Quantum Loop Gravity to the Test
The distribution of ancient neutrinos may eliminate some of the most promising theories linking gravity and quantum mechanics, according to a theoretical analysis put forth at the Perimeter Institute in Canada. Many physicists ...
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Rice researchers gain new insight into nanoscale optics
New research from Rice University has demonstrated an important analogy between electronics and optics that will enable light waves to be coupled efficiently to nanoscale structures and devices. The research is available ...
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The Web: eBay looks to become phone giant
The motivation for eBay Inc.'s acquisition of Internet telephony upstart Skype may be a mystery to most.
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