We all know the feeling, the short, sharp shock of waking to the sound of an alarm clock. Whether the traditional clattering metal bells, the incessant beeping of digital or the dulcet tones of today's radio news reader. ...
Engineering
Oct 20, 2011
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A book or a screen – which of these two offers more reading comfort? There are no disadvantages to reading from electronic reading devices compared with reading printed texts. This is one of the results of the world's ...
Social Sciences
Oct 20, 2011
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Engineers at Case Western Reserve University have made an electrochemical cell that uses a plasma for an electrode, instead of solid pieces of metal.
Materials Science
Oct 20, 2011
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Recent breakthroughs have enabled scientists from the Northwestern University's Center for Quantum Devices to build cameras that can see more than one optical waveband or "color" in the dark. The semiconducting material used ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 20, 2011
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New research suggests that hitch-hiking, once believed to be the exclusive domain of beat poets and wanderers, is in fact an activity that daring members of the animal kingdom engage in. And it may lead to a serious ecological ...
Ecology
Oct 20, 2011
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You point your smartphone at an Italian restaurant, and diner reviews of its lasagna pop up on-screen.
Software
Oct 20, 2011
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Despite the iPad's superstar popularity, a truckload of tablets demand your attention.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 20, 2011
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Apple's latest update to its iOS software for iPhones, iPads and other handheld devices is more evolutionary than revolutionary, particularly if you're not getting it on the new iPhone 4S, which was released Friday.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 20, 2011
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Bally Technologies Inc. showcased its most popular games, including Cash Spin, on several platforms here this month at the Global Gaming Expo.
Internet
Oct 20, 2011
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You might not have heard of Tout, but some big people have. People like Shaquille O'Neal, the former NBA star, and Li Ka-Shing, one of Asia's richest men.
Internet
Oct 20, 2011
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