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  Do You Fear You Are Missing Out?

  April 29, 2013 — Does checking Twitter and Facebook to see what your friends are up to make you feel like you are missing out on all the fun? Researchers have come up with a way of measuring the modern day concept of ... > full story
• Educational Psychology
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  Visitors and Residents: Students' Attitudes to Academic Use of Social Media

  April 29, 2013 — Research has shown that university students behave very differently when using social media as part of their academic ... > full story
• Mobile Computing
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  Shape-Shifting Mobile Devices

  April 28, 2013 — Prototype mobile devices that can change shape on-demand could lay down the foundation for creating high shape resolution devices of the ... > full story
• Virtual Reality
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  Weight Loss Programs Via Virtual Reality

  April 26, 2013 — There are many barriers that can interfere with weight loss. For those attending face-to-face weight loss programs, barriers can include travel, conflict with work and home, need for childcare, and ... > full story
• Computer Modeling
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  Computer Scientists Suggest New Spin on Origins of Evolvability: Competition to Survive Not Necessary?

  April 26, 2013 — Scientists have long observed that species seem to have become increasingly capable of evolving in response to changes in the environment. But computer science researchers now say that the popular ... > full story
• Information Technology
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  Tracking Gunfire With a Smartphone

  April 25, 2013 — A team of computer engineers has developed an inexpensive hardware module and related software that can transform an Android smartphone into a simple shooter location ... > full story
• Personalized Medicine
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  Boosting the Powers of Genomic Science

  April 25, 2013 — Scientists describe novel statistical models that more broadly and deeply identify associations between bits of sequenced DNA called single nucleotide polymorphisms or SNPs and say lead to a more ... > full story
• Technology
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  'Taxels' Convert Mechanical Motion to Electronic Signals

  April 25, 2013 — Using bundles of vertical zinc oxide nanowires, researchers have fabricated arrays of piezotronic transistors capable of converting mechanical motion directly into electronic controlling signals. The ... > full story
• Detectors
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  With Wave of the Hand, Researchers Create Touch-Based Interfaces

  April 25, 2013 — Researchers previously have shown that a depth camera system, such as Kinect, can be combined with a projector to turn almost any surface into a touchscreen. Now researchers have demonstrated how ... > full story
• Physics
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  Bold Move Forward in Molecular Analyses

  April 25, 2013 — New metrics for analyzing data from small angle scattering experiments should dramatically improve the ability of scientists to study the structures of macromolecules such as proteins and ... > full story

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