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Fossil Brain Teaser: New Study Reveals Patterns of Dinosaur Brain Development
May 20, 2013 A new study sheds light on how the brain and inner ear developed in dinosaurs. Using high-resolution CT scanning and 3D computer imaging, it was possible to reconstruct and visualise the brain and ... > full story -
Predicting Infectious Influenza
May 20, 2013 A new computer model could help scientists predict when a particular strain of avian influenza might become infectious from bird to human, according to a new ... > full story -
Competition in the Quantum World
May 19, 2013 Physicists have gained a deep insight into the nature of quantum mechanical phase transitions. Scientists have simulated the competition between two rival dynamical processes at a novel type of ... > full story -
Kinks and Curves at the Nanoscale: New Research Shows 'Perfect Twin Boundaries' Are Not So Perfect
May 19, 2013 Since 2004, materials scientists and nanotechnology experts have been excited about a special of arrangement of atoms called a "coherent twin boundary" that can add enormous strength to metals like ... > full story -
Security Risks Found in Sensors for Heart Devices, Consumer Electronics
May 16, 2013 The type of sensors that pick up the rhythm of a beating heart in implanted cardiac defibrillators and pacemakers are vulnerable to tampering, according to a new study conducted in controlled ... > full story -
Reading the Unreadable: 'Unopenable' Scrolls Will Yield Their Secrets to New X-Ray System
May 16, 2013 Pioneering X-ray technology is making it possible to read fragile rolled-up historical documents for the first time in centuries. Old parchment is often extremely dry and liable to crack and crumble ... > full story -
Catching Graphene Butterflies: Dramatically Changing Electronic Properties of World's Thinnest Material
May 15, 2013 A large international team of researchers has shown that when graphene placed on top of insulating boron nitride, or 'white graphene', the electronic properties of graphene change dramatically ... > full story -
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New Software Spots, Isolates Cyber-Attacks to Protect Networked Control Systems
May 14, 2013 Researchers have developed a software algorithm that detects and isolates cyber-attacks on networked control systems -- which are used to coordinate transportation, power and other infrastructure ... > full story -
Technique Helps Robotic Vehicles Find Their Way, Help Humans
May 14, 2013 Engineers have developed a technique called LOBOT that provides accurate, real-time, 3-D positions in both indoor and outdoor ... > full story -
IT Industry Ignores Silver Surfers at Its Peril: Design for Seniors to Tap Market, Industry Urged
May 14, 2013 Hardware and software vendors are foolish to ignore the needs of the growing population of older computer and information technology users, the so-called "silver surfers." US researchers offer ... > full story
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