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  Full Body Illusion Is Associated With a Drop in Skin Temperature

  July 30, 2013 — Researchers used virtual reality technology with a specialized robotic system to test what happens when the mind is tricked into identifying with another ... > full story
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  Psychotherapy Via Internet as Good as If Not Better Than Face-to-Face Consultations

  July 30, 2013 — Does psychotherapy via the Internet work? Clinical researchers have studied whether online psychotherapy and conventional face-to-face therapy are equally effective in experiments. Based on earlier ... > full story
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  Computer Scientists Develop 'Mathematical Jigsaw Puzzles' to Encrypt Software

  July 29, 2013 — Computer science experts have designed a system to encrypt software so that it only allows someone to use a program as intended while preventing any deciphering of the code behind it. This is known ... > full story
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  Make It Yourself With a 3-D Printer and Save Big Time

  July 29, 2013 — A new study shows that families can save hundreds if not thousands of dollars by making their own household items with a 3-D ... > full story
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  Novel Material for Cooling of Electronic Devices Discovered

  July 29, 2013 — As microelectronic devices become smaller, faster and more powerful, thermal management becomes a critical challenge. This research provides new insight into the nature of thermal transport at a ... > full story
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  Speed Limit Set for Ultrafast Electrical Switch

  July 28, 2013 — Researchers have clocked the fastest-possible electrical switching in magnetite, a naturally magnetic mineral. Their results could drive innovations in the tiny transistors that control the flow of ... > full story

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  The Arithmetic of Gun Control

  July 26, 2013 — Aiming to quell heated national debate about gun control with factual answers, two mathematicians have designed parameters to measure how to best prevent both one-on-one killings and mass shootings ... > full story
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  Gadget Genius: Nanotechnology Breakthrough Is Big Deal for Electronics

  July 26, 2013 — Researchers have developed giant surfactants, or surface coatings, which could lead to lighter laptops, slimmer televisions and crisper smartphone ... > full story
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  Physics of Running Fast: Scientists Model 'Extraordinary' Performance of Bolt

  July 25, 2013 — As the world’s best athletes descend on London today to take part in the Olympic Anniversary Games, a group of researchers from Mexico has provided an insight into the physics of one of the ... > full story
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  Researchers Develop System That Uses a Big Data Approach to Personalized Healthcare

  July 25, 2013 — Researchers have developed a computer-aided method that uses electronic medical records to offer the promise of rapid advances toward personalized health care, disease management and ... > full story

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