With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), biomedical engineer Bin He and his team at the University of Minnesota have created a brain-computer interface with the goal of helping people with disabilities, such ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Feb 11, 2014
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Now it's not just people – robots are also connected by internet thanks to RoboEarth. Next week, after four years of research, scientists at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), Philips and four other European universities ...
Robotics
Jan 13, 2014
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A group reviewing the National Security Agency's surveillance programs and cyber command operations sent President Barack Obama more than 40 recommendations on intelligence collection and government spying.
Internet
Dec 14, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Making consumers exert more effort to buy something—through midnight releases, for example, or long waits outside the store—has been a successful marketing strategy for companies seeking to fuel consumer ...
Social Sciences
Nov 12, 2013
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Cuckoo finches that lay more than one egg in their victims' nests have a better chance of bamboozling host parents into fostering their parasitic young, a study has found.
Plants & Animals
Sep 24, 2013
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University of California, San Diego bioengineering professor Gert Cauwenberghs has been selected by the National Science Foundation to take part in a five-year, multi-institutional, $10 million research project to develop ...
Computer Sciences
Sep 19, 2013
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For small and midsize organizations, the outsourcing of demanding computational tasks to the cloud—huge banks of computers accessible over the Internet—can be much more cost-effective than buying their own hardware. But ...
Computer Sciences
Sep 11, 2013
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The world's largest scientific society today issued guidelines to better ensure the safety of the tens of thousands of personnel who work in research laboratories around the country. The American Chemical Society (ACS) issued ...
Other
Sep 10, 2013
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NOAA-supported scientists found a large Gulf of Mexico oxygen-free or hypoxic "dead" zone, but not as large as had been predicted. Measuring 5,840 square miles, an area the size of Connecticut, the 2013 Gulf dead zone indicates ...
Environment
Jul 29, 2013
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One of the greatest social changes across Europe in recent decades has been the increase of women in the labour market. However, changes in women's work patterns have not always been matched by changes in the division of ...
Social Sciences
Jul 23, 2013
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