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Perfectly Shaped Solid Components
When metals are shaped, the
materials they are made of
are often damaged in the
process. One cause of this
is excessive press force,
which cracks and perforates
the material. By running
... > full story
Quantum Computing Leap Forward: Altering a Lone Electron Without Disturbing Its Neighbors
A major hurdle in the
ambitious quest to design
and construct a radically
new kind of quantum computer
has been finding a way to
... > full story
Computers That Use Light Instead of Electricity? First Germanium Laser Created
Researchers have
demonstrated the first laser
built from germanium that
can emit wavelengths of
light useful for optical
... > full story
Electrons on the Brink: Fractal Patterns May Be Key to Semiconductor Magnetism
Scientists have observed
electrons in a semiconductor
on the brink of the
metal-insulator transition
for the first time. Caught
... > full story
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Music, Not Gadgets, Related to Teenagers' Headaches
February 9, 2010 — Use of most electronic media is not associated with headaches, at least not in adolescents. A study of 1,025 13- to 17-year-olds found no association between the use of computer games, mobile phones ... > full story -
Hackers at the Movies
February 8, 2010 — Researchers in Ireland have analyzed 50 non-documentary movies from the last four decades featuring hackers and come to some intriguing conclusions about the hacker stereotype with implications for ... > full story -
Soft Intelligence for Hard Decisions: Soft Metrics Improve Homeland Security and Other Critical Decisions
February 8, 2010 — An approach to decision making based on soft metrics could allow problems to be solved where no definitive "yes-no" answer is possible in fields as diverse as health care, defense, economics, ... > full story -
No Catastrophes Please, It’s Software Modeling
February 5, 2010 — European researchers have created a development platform that will enable applications to tackle the enormous and increasing complexity of modern computer science. It promises better quality at a ... > full story -
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Code Defends Against 'Stealthy' Computer Worms
February 4, 2010 — Self-propagating worms are malicious computer programs, which, after being released, can spread throughout networks without human control, stealing or erasing hard drive data, interfering with ... > full story -
Secure Radio Signal for Central Locking
February 3, 2010 — Remote central locking is among the most convenient aspects of modern motoring. However, transmission of the radio signal that activates the system is not particularly secure, however. A new ... > full story -
Reaching for the Stars to Create Music of the Universe
February 3, 2010 — While a supernova can be seen, it can't be heard, as sound waves cannot travel through space. But what if the light waves emitted by the exploding star and other cosmological phenomena could be ... > full story -
White Roofs May Successfully Cool Cities, Computer Model Demonstrates
February 2, 2010 — Painting the roofs of buildings white has the potential to significantly cool cities and mitigate some impacts of global warming, a new study indicates. The research, which is the first computer ... > full story -
The New Civil Defense: Researchers Look at Public's Role in National Cybersecurity
February 1, 2010 — "Duck and cover!" should now be updated to "Scan and protect!" according to a new research article. Experts cite individual users as the weakest link in the nation's cybersecurity, and call for a new ... > full story -
Major Step Towards Low-Power All-Optical Switching for Optical Communications
January 29, 2010 — Researchers have developed an ultra-small and fast electrically pumped all-optical memory on a silicon chip with record low power consumption. This result paves the way for optical packet switching ... > full story
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