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Gamers Recognize College Football Players in Video Games
May 1, 2013 Paying college athletes is a contentious issue and the subject of a lawsuit challenging the use of their likenesses in video games. A new study found that many video gamers recognize athletes in the ... > full story -
Want to Slow Mental Decay? Play a Video Game
May 1, 2013 A new study shows that older people can put off the aging of their minds by playing a simple game that primes their processing speed skills. The research showed participants' cognitive skills ... > full story -
Use of Laser Light Yields Versatile Manipulation of a Quantum Bit
May 1, 2013 By using light, researchers have manipulated the quantum state of a single atomic-sized defect in diamond -- the nitrogen-vacancy center -- in a method that not only allows for more unified control ... > full story -
Seahorse's Armor Gives Engineers Insight Into Robotics Designs
May 1, 2013 The tail of a seahorse can be compressed to about half its size before permanent damage occurs, engineers have found. The tail's flexibility is due to its structure, made up of bony, armored plates, ... > full story -
Bug's View Inspires New Digital Camera's Unique Imaging Capabilities
May 1, 2013 An insect-inspired device uses hemispherical, compound optics to capture wide, undistorted fields of ... > full storyMore: -
Computer Algorithms Help Find Cancer Connections
May 1, 2013 Using powerful algorithms developed by computer scientists, medical researchers have assembled the most complete genetic profile yet of acute myeloid leukemia, an aggressive form of blood ... > full storyMore: -
Global Networks Must Be Redesigned, Experts Urge
May 1, 2013 The increasing interdependencies between the world's technological, socio-economic, and environmental systems have the potential to create global catastrophic risks. We may have to redesign global ... > full story -
Best of Both Worlds: Towards a Quantum Internet With Combined Optical and Electrical Technique
May 1, 2013 Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in quantum science that brings the prospect of a network of ultra-powerful quantum computers -- connected via a quantum internet -- closer to reality. The team ... > full story -
Researchers Look to Mathematics, Nature, to Understand the Immune System and Its Role in Cancer
May 1, 2013 Can patterns in tree branches or the meandering bends in a river provide clues that could lead to better cancer therapies? According to a new study, these self-similar, repeating patterns in nature ... > full story -
Talking Tissue Boxes and Other Smart Objects May Be Welcomed by Most People
May 1, 2013 Just as people have embraced computers and smart phones, they may also give their blessing to talking tissue boxes and other smart objects, according to ... > full story
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