New service improves cloud storage usage on mobile devices
A new service developed at Binghamton University, State University of New York could improve performance of mobile devices that save data to the cloud.
Software
Sep 7, 2016
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Life history of the 360-million-year-old tetrapod Acanthostega rewrites the tetrapod move on land
This week in the journal Nature, a team of researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden, the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in France and the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom shows that fossils ...
Archaeology
Sep 7, 2016
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Atomic scale pipes available on demand and by design
Materials containing tiny capillaries and cavities are widely used in filtration, separation and many other technologies, without which our modern lifestyle would be impossible. Those materials are usually found by luck or ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 7, 2016
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Smartphone hacks 3-D printer by measuring 'leaked' energy and acoustic waves
The ubiquity of smartphones and their sophisticated gadgetry make them an ideal tool to steal sensitive data from 3-D printers.
Security
Sep 7, 2016
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One, two, many: Deciders often shift costs onto large groups without hesitation
Most people do not act solely in their own interests when distributing funds, but instead take into consideration both the positive and negative consequences for everyone involved. Numerous examples indicate, however, that ...
Economics & Business
Sep 7, 2016
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Study finds women achieve better results when negotiating on behalf of friends
A new Tel Aviv University study on women in the workplace finds women are as savvy and exacting as their male counterparts when negotiating with or on behalf of friends.
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2016
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Probing a mosquito protein for clues in the fight against Zika
As health departments around the U.S. boost efforts to combat Zika, scientists are working on new ways to kill the mosquitoes that carry the virus. One approach involves understanding the molecular mechanisms that keep the ...
Biochemistry
Sep 7, 2016
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Introducing diversity in online language analysis
For the past 30 years, computer science researchers have been teaching their machines to read, for example, assigning back issues of the Wall Street Journal, so computers can learn the English they need to run search engines ...
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2016
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Bringing graphene speakers to the mobile market
Graphene has been hailed as a wonder material since it was first made more than a decade ago. It's showing up in an increasing number of products, including coatings, sports equipment and even light bulbs. Now scientists ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 7, 2016
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How to fight drug-resistant bacteria
This year, the U.S. reported for the first time that a patient had been infected by bacteria resistant to colistin, an antibiotic of last resort. The announcement followed several years of warnings that current antibiotics ...
Other
Sep 7, 2016
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