The bitcoin world kicked into high gear Friday as the US government began auctioning some of the virtual currency seized in an FBI investigation of dark Web bazaar Silk Road.
Internet
Jun 27, 2014
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Bring back the equalizers! That's my conclusion after trying out Clari-Fi, a new technology from audio equipment maker Harman Kardon. Clari-Fi aims to restore some of the audio signal that is lost because of digital compression ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 27, 2014
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A small, drab and highly inconspicuous moth has been flitting nameless about its special niche among the middle elevations of one of the world's oldest mountain ranges, the southern Appalachian Mountains in North America. ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 27, 2014
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Over the last few years, we've seen increasing dissent among liberals and conservatives on important issues such as gun control, health care and same-sex marriage. Both sides often have a difficult time reconciling their ...
Social Sciences
Jun 27, 2014
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A new technique developed by a Binghamton University physicist and his colleagues will improve the quality of flexible, conductive, transparent glass. (The sort that's needed for Minority Report-style giant computer displays.)
Condensed Matter
Jun 27, 2014
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New research has revealed the causes and warning signs of rare tsunami earthquakes, which may lead to improved detection measures.
Earth Sciences
Jun 27, 2014
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Western Australian researchers believe they are first to develop a model for accurately estimating local water temperature in near real-time for marine protected areas (MPAs).
Environment
Jun 27, 2014
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Google has unveiled a host of new directions at its annual developers conference this week.
Software
Jun 27, 2014
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Linux, the most widely used open source operating system in the world, has scored a major publicity coup in the revelation that it is used on 94% of the world's top 500 supercomputers.
Software
Jun 27, 2014
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The simplest mechanical cleavage technique using a primitive "Scotch" tape has resulted in the Nobel-awarded discovery of graphenes and is currently under worldwide use for assembling graphenes and other two-dimensional (2D) ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 27, 2014
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