Google, Facebook and Yahoo filed court requests Monday to disclose more about US government's national security data requests, saying media reports on the matter have been misleading and harmful.
Internet
Sep 9, 2013
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The next experiment from Rice University's Multi-Robot Systems Laboratory (MRSL) could happen on your desktop. The lab's researchers are refining their control algorithms for robotic swarms based upon data from five free ...
Robotics
Sep 9, 2013
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For many of us, it's the fuel that wakes us up and gets us started on our day.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 9, 2013
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Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated a new mechanism for extracting energy from light, a finding that could improve technologies for generating electricity from solar energy and lead to more efficient ...
Nanophysics
Sep 9, 2013
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Whiskeys have long captivated the senses of connoisseurs, whether with smokiness and a whiff of vanilla or a spicy character with hints of caramel, and now, the emerging chemistry of "brown spirits" is proving that they have ...
Other
Sep 9, 2013
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Commercial uses for ultraviolet (UV) light are growing, and now a new kind of LED under development at The Ohio State University could lead to more portable and low-cost uses of the technology.
General Physics
Sep 9, 2013
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A wearable, picture-taking health monitor created by University of Pittsburgh researchers has received a recent facelift. Now, in addition to documenting what a person eats, the eButton prototype can accurately match those ...
Software
Sep 9, 2013
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A new reconstruction of climate in the South Pacific during the past 446 years shows rainfall varied much more dramatically before the start of the 20th century than after. The finding, based on an analysis of a cave formation ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 9, 2013
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Now that California's greenhouse gas cap-and-trade policy is law, attention is shifting to recognizing industry efficiency.
Environment
Sep 9, 2013
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Michigan State University research has put the possibility of bomb-detecting lasers at security checkpoints within reach.
General Physics
Sep 9, 2013
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