Study examines websites' password practices
Global IT giants including Amazon and LinkedIn could be doing far more to raise awareness of the need for better password practices among their users.
Security
Dec 22, 2014
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Sex marks the spot – treasure trove of images reveal life in 1960s red light district
Previously unseen images have laid bare the lives of sex workers in the city in a University of Birmingham research project. The study will continue investigations into a photographic archive thanks to funding from the Arts ...
Social Sciences
Dec 22, 2014
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The importance of three-way atom interactions in maintaining coherence
Quantum computers will someday perform calculations impossible for conventional digital computers. But for that to happen, the core quantum information must be preserved against contamination from the environment. In other ...
Quantum Physics
Dec 22, 2014
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Researchers discover new method to convert CO2 to a valuable organic compound
Louisiana State University researchers are contributing to ongoing work aimed at reducing the amount of carbon dioxide released in the environment. The research team, led by Andrew Maverick, Philip & Foymae West Distinguished ...
Materials Science
Dec 22, 2014
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Water fleas prepared for trip to space
Local 'Daphnia' waterfleas are currently being prepared by scientists at the University of Birmingham for their trip to the International Space Station (ISS), where they will be observed by astronauts.
Space Exploration
Dec 22, 2014
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Bacteria are wishing you a Merry Xmas
A bacterium has been used to wish people a Merry Xmas. Grown by Dr Munehiro Asally, an Assistant Professor at the University of Warwick, the letters used to spell MERRY XMAS are made of Bacillus subtilis, a non-pathogenic ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 22, 2014
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Ecosystems need maths not random nature to survive
A previously unknown mathematical property has been found to be behind one of nature's greatest mysteries – how ecosystems survive.
Mathematics
Dec 22, 2014
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NASA's first Orion crew module arrives safely back at Kennedy Space Center
After a history making journey of more than 66,000 miles through space, ocean splash down and over 2000 mile cross country journey through the back woods of America, NASA's pathfinding Orion crew capsule has returned to its ...
Space Exploration
Dec 22, 2014
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Strong neighborhood ties can help reduce gun violence
The bonds that tie a neighborhood together can help shield community members from gun violence, according to new findings by Yale School of Medicine researchers in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program ...
Social Sciences
Dec 22, 2014
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The worst trip around the world
As you celebrate the end of the year in the warmth of your home, spare a thought for the organisms riding with a third-class ticket on the International Space Station – bolted to the outside with no protection against open ...
Space Exploration
Dec 22, 2014
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