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Storing Data On Atomic Roundabouts
October 11, 2007 Scientists have demonstrated the existence of right-handed and left-handed "magnetic vortices". They believe that this physical phenomenon could eventually lead to the construction of faster and more ... > full story -
Light Shed On Light-emitting Nanodevice
October 11, 2007 Nanotechnology researchers have unraveled some of the fundamental physics of a material that holds promise for light-emitting, flexible ... > full story -
How Ferroelectric Computer Memory Works
October 11, 2007 Chemists and engineers have performed multiscale modeling of ferroelectric domain walls and provided a new theory of behavior for domain-wall motion, the "sliding wall" that separates ferroelectric ... > full story -
'Watermarks' Can Identify Pirated Internet Videos
October 10, 2007 For centuries, watermarks have protected written documents from forgery. Now their digital brothers are to prevent videos from being released in the Internet before their television premieres. ... > full story -
Mathematicians Help Unlock Secrets Of The Immune System
October 10, 2007 A group of scientists, led by mathematicians, has taken on the challenge of building a common model of immune responses. Their work will radically improve our understanding of the human immune system ... > full story -
Medical Identity Theft: The Importance Of Protecting Your Health Records
October 10, 2007 Many consumers take precautions against identity theft, but what about medical identity theft? In addition to financial peril, victims can suffer physical danger if false entries in medical records ... > full story -
Grid Computing Offers New Hope In Race Against Bird Flu
October 9, 2007 A new attack against the deadly bird flu virus, harnessing the combined power of more than 40,000 computers across 45 countries to boost the pace of anti-viral drug discovery, has just been launched. ... > full story -
Quantum Computing Possibilites Enhanced With New Material
October 9, 2007 A newly developed material could be to computers of the future what silicon is to the computers of today. The material -- a compound made from the elements potassium, niobium and oxygen, along with ... > full story -
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Computing Change: Researcher Traces History Of The Personal Computer
October 9, 2007 Carbon paper? Punch cards? What are those? The Internet, personal computers, word processing and spreadsheets are so embedded in today's society that it's hard to remember that just 35 years ago they ... > full story -
Technology Would Help Detect Terrorists Before They Strike
October 9, 2007 Are you a terrorist? Airport screeners, customs agents, police officers and members of the military who silently pose that question to people every day, may soon have much more than intuition to ... > full story -
Discoverers Of Giant Magnetoresistance Used In Hard Drives Win 2007 Nobel Prize In Physics
October 9, 2007 The 2007 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Albert Fert and Peter Grünberg for the discovery of giant magnetoresistance -- technology that is used to read data on hard disks. The effect ... > full story -
Improved Security For Smart Tags And Other Electronic Payments
October 8, 2007 Scientists have devised an inexpensive and efficient way to improve security for radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags, the wireless devices that allow consumers to pay for their gas or access ... > full story
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