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Video Game 'Exercise' for an Hour a Day May Enhance Certain Cognitive Skills
March 13, 2013 Playing video games for an hour each day can improve subsequent performance on cognitive tasks that use similar mental processes to those involved in the game, according to new ... > full story -
Plasmonics: Model Makes Light Work of Nanocircuits
March 13, 2013 A numerical simulation predicts the behavior of a component that controls light for faster ... > full story -
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Signal Processing: Look-Up Tables to Shoulder the Processing Load
March 13, 2013 Computing tasks for signal processing could be performed more quickly with less power by using look-up ... > full story -
High-Resolution Endoscope as Thin as a Human Hair
March 13, 2013 Engineers have developed a prototype single-fiber endoscope that improves the resolution of these much-sought-after instruments fourfold over existing designs. The advance could lead to an era of ... > full story -
Plankton Adjusts to Changing Ocean Temperatures
March 8, 2013 3-D imaging reveals that marine plankton automatically adjusts swimming technique in dense viscosity, but only due to temperature changes, not ... > full story -
One Region, Two Functions: Multitasking Key to Overall Brain Function
March 6, 2013 A region of the brain known to play a key role in visual and spatial processing has a parallel function: sorting visual information into categories. Different types of information can be ... > full story -
Bank Card Identifies Cardholder
March 6, 2013 From the gas station to the department store – paying for something without cash is commonplace. Now such payments become more secure: Scientists have engineered a solution for inspecting the ... > full story -
Students Develop Secure New Procedure for Online Banking
March 6, 2013 Researchers have developed a new process to make online banking more ... > full story -
Computer Model May Help Athletes and Soldiers Avoid Brain Damage and Concussions
March 5, 2013 Concussions can occur in sports and in combat, but health experts do not know precisely which jolts, collisions and awkward head movements during these activities pose the greatest risks to the ... > full story -
Seniors Who Play Video Games Report Better Sense of Emotional Well-Being
March 5, 2013 New research finds that older adults who play video games report higher levels of emotional ... > full story
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