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  My, What Big Teeth You Have! Threatening Objects Appear Closer

  December 11, 2012 — When we're faced with things that seem threatening, whether it's a hairy spider or an angry mob, our goal is usually to get as far away as we can. Now, new research suggests that our visual ... > full story

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  Violent Video Games: More Playing Time Equals More Aggression

  December 10, 2012 — A new study provides the first experimental evidence that the negative effects of playing violent video games can accumulate over ... > full story
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  Point of Light: Light-Focusing Device May Lead to Applications in Computing, Communications, and Imaging

  December 7, 2012 — Engineers have created a device that can focus light into a point just a few nanometers (billionths of a meter) across -- an achievement they say may lead to next-generation applications in ... > full story
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  Closer Look at Consumers' Gazes

  December 6, 2012 — How does a product's placement on the storeroom shelf influence which one a consumer ultimately chooses? New research demonstrates that the shopper's eye has a very central ... > full story
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  NASA-NOAA Satellite Reveals New Views of Earth at Night

  December 5, 2012 — Scientists have unveiled an unprecedented new look at our planet at night. A global composite image, constructed using cloud-free night images from a new NASA and NOAA satellite, shows the glow of ... > full story
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  Mobile Browsers Fail Internet Safety Test

  December 5, 2012 — How unsafe are mobile browsers? Unsafe enough that even cyber-security experts are unable to detect when their smartphone browsers have landed on potentially dangerous websites, according to a recent ... > full story
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  Pokemon Provides Rare Opening for Study of Face-Recognition Processes

  December 5, 2012 — Neuroscientists used Pokemon cards and kids to test a theory of facial cognition that until now has been difficult to ... > full story
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  Breakthrough in Augmented Reality Contact Lens

  December 5, 2012 — Scientists have developed an innovative spherical curved LCD display, which can be embedded in contact lenses. The first step toward fully pixilated contact lens displays, this achievement has ... > full story
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  Visualizing the Structures of Molecules

  December 5, 2012 — Scientists have developed high performance molecular simulation tools to study the 3D arrangement of molecules, enabling better design of medicinal and agricultural ... > full story
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  Learning to Control Brain Activity Improves Visual Sensitivity

  December 4, 2012 — Training human volunteers to control their own brain activity in precise areas of the brain can enhance fundamental aspects of their visual sensitivity, according to a new study. This non-invasive ... > full story

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