Study: Homicide spreads like infectious disease
Homicide moves through a city in a process similar to infectious disease, according to a new study that may give police a new tool in tracking and ultimately preventing murders.
Homicide moves through a city in a process similar to infectious disease, according to a new study that may give police a new tool in tracking and ultimately preventing murders.
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Intensive research around the world has focused on improving the performance of solar photovoltaic cells and bringing down their cost. But very little attention has been paid to the best ways of arranging ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 26, 2012
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Tablet computers powered by Google's Android software are increasing their global market share but Apple's iPad still dominates the category, a research firm said Thursday.
Software
Jan 26, 2012
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US computer giant IBM announced Thursday it is buying Algorithmics, a Toronto-based firm that makes risk analytics software, for $387 million.
Business
Sep 1, 2011
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IBM announced Berlitz International Inc.’s ambitious project to use social software and social analytics to improve the career development and satisfaction of its employees, helping them grow into global business leaders.
Software
Jun 30, 2010
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"It used to be that people used computers for computations where there was a single, hard, logical right answer," says Martin Rinard, a professor of computer science at MIT. "Now, the landscape is changing." When you do a ...
Computer Sciences
May 13, 2010
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Adobe Systems, known for its Photoshop editing program and Acrobat document software, announced on Tuesday it was cutting some 680 jobs worldwide, about nine percent of its workforce.
Business
Nov 10, 2009
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