Facebook strengthens security with partnerships
(AP) -- Facebook is strengthening its security controls in an attempt to protect its 900 million users from spam and malicious content.
Internet
Apr 25, 2012
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Review: 4 camera app alternatives to Instagram
(AP) -- I'm one of the millions of smartphone owners addicted to Instagram, the free camera app that makes tweaking and sharing photos miraculously easy. While it's wildly popular and the target of Facebook's $1 billion ...
Software
Apr 25, 2012
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Wind pushes plastics deeper into oceans, driving trash estimates up
(Phys.org) -- While working on a research sailboat gliding over glassy seas in the Pacific Ocean, oceanographer Giora Proskurowski noticed something new: The water was littered with confetti-size pieces of plastic debris, ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 25, 2012
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Study shows developing organisms can identify and fix abnormalities in head and face
Developmental biologists at Tufts University have identified a "self-correcting" mechanism by which developing organisms recognize and repair head and facial abnormalities. This is the first time that such a mechanism has ...
Other
Apr 25, 2012
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Signs of three major Japan quakes before 2011
Three major earthquakes seem to have occurred in northern Japan before it was hit in March 2011 by a massive quake and tsunami, researchers said Wednesday based on new evidence.
Earth Sciences
Apr 25, 2012
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Nokia chairman indicates company no longer leader
Nokia chairman Jorma Ollila indicated in an interview with Finnish media Wednesday that his company was no longer the world's biggest mobile phone maker after 14 years at the top.
Business
Apr 25, 2012
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With new design, bulk semiconductor proves it can take the heat
The intense interest in harvesting energy from heat sources has led to a renewed push to discover materials that can more efficiently convert heat into electricity. Some researchers are finding those gains by re-designing ...
Nanophysics
Apr 25, 2012
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New harvesting approach boosts energy output from bacteria
A team of scientists from University of Colorado Denver has developed a novel energy system that increases the amount of energy harvested from microbial fuel cells (MFCs) by more than 70 times. The new approach also greatly ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 25, 2012
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Physicists show standard 'quasiparticle' theory breaks down at 'quantum critical point'
A new study this week finds that "quantum critical points" in exotic electronic materials can act much like polarizing "hot button issues" in an election. Reporting in Nature, researchers from Rice University, two Max Planck ...
General Physics
Apr 25, 2012
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Why not marry your cousin? Millions do
The health risks of marrying a cousin have been grossly overstated, says a new book.
Social Sciences
Apr 25, 2012
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