Virtual Reality and the virtual world are taking over more and more areas of our lives. This means that it is really important that virtual worlds are user-friendly and offer a high usability. Up until now, the only way to ...
Computer Sciences
May 21, 2019
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New research suggests the more friends we have on Facebook, the less likely we are to share information about charitable causes.
Economics & Business
Aug 6, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As if Facebook has not has enough invasion-of-privacy problems, a pair of researchers have come up with one more reason why Facebook cannot rest. Shah Mahmood and Yvo Desmedt, Chair of Information Communication ...
Man's best friend has inspired a new app – Fetch! Using your iPhone camera or photo library, it can identify and classify dogs by breeds and tell you what kind of human personality fits best with specific breeds. And just ...
Software
Feb 12, 2016
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In 1961, the Nobel prize winning theoretical physicist Eugene Wigner proposed what is now known as the 'Wigner's friend' thought experiment as an extension of the notorious Schroedinger's cat experiment. In the latter, a ...
Quantum Physics
May 14, 2021
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Tomorrow's building material is here today. Textile-reinforced concrete (TRC) is durable, formable in diverse shapes and suitable for lightweight construction. As the name suggests, conventional TRC is reinforced with carbon ...
Engineering
Oct 1, 2018
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Researchers of the Department of Ethology, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) have been investigating dogs' reactions to wolf howls. Are there dogs that are more prone to reply with howling? Are these dogs genetically closer ...
Ecology
Feb 6, 2023
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(Phys.org) —A small team of computer scientists from Taiwan, the U.S. and China has developed an algorithm that aids a desire to manipulate an unknown social network user into accepting a friend request. The idea, as they ...
Construction crews may someday use a plant molecule called lignin in their asphalt and sealant mixtures to help roads and roofs hold up better under various weather conditions. It also could make them more environmentally ...
Materials Science
Mar 22, 2015
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The automobile manufacturer Volkswagen announced Tuesday a plan to fix 11 million of its cars that have software designed to cheat emissions tests in the United States and Europe.
Business
Sep 30, 2015
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