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New Method to Measure the Redundancy of Information
February 14, 2013 — Understanding information as well as its redundancy, or duplication, has been crucial in the development of many of our everyday items such mobile phones, the internet, the compact disc as well as ... > full story -
Behavioral Therapy for Children With Autism Can Impact Brain Function
February 14, 2013 — Using functional magnetic resonance imaging for before-and-after analysis, a team of researchers discovered positive changes in brain activity in children with autism who received a particular type ... > full story -
A Quantum Dot Energy Harvester
February 14, 2013 — A new type of nanoscale engine has been proposed that would use quantum dots to generate electricity from waste heat, potentially making microcircuits more efficient. The engines would be microscopic ... > full story -
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Endurance Test of an Offshore Wind Turbine in the Laboratory
February 14, 2013 — Scientists are testing the complex control system of wind turbines under real conditions in the laboratory before they are built into offshore wind energy plants. This way, software and hardware ... > full story -
Largest Known Prime Number Discovered; Has 17,425,170 Digits
February 13, 2013 — On Jan. 25, the largest known prime number, 257,885,161-1, was discovered on Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search (GIMPS) volunteer Curtis Cooper's computer. The new prime number, 2 ... > full story -
Threat Bias Interacts With Combat, Gene to Boost PTSD Risk
February 13, 2013 — Soldiers preoccupied with threat at the time of enlistment or with avoiding it just before deployment were more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in a study of Israeli ... > full story -
Engineers Show Feasibility of Superfast Materials: 'Organic Topological Insulators' for Quantum Computing
February 13, 2013 — Engineers demonstrated it is feasible to build the first organic materials that conduct electricity on their edges, but act as an insulator inside. These materials, called organic topological ... > full story -
A Cooler Way to Protect Silicon Surfaces
February 13, 2013 — Researchers have found a way to passivate silicon at room temperature, which could be a significant boon to solar-cell production and other silicon-based ... > full story -
Simulation Helps Scientists Better Understand the Origin of Our Solar System
February 13, 2013 — Simulations boost the significance of image and measurement data from space missions: based on the example of an asteroid. Astrophysicists show collisions with other celestial bodies can be ... > full story -
Flu Outbreaks Modeled by New Study of Classroom Schedules
February 13, 2013 — Classroom rosters combined with human-networking theory may give a clearer picture of just how infectious diseases such as influenza can spread through a closed group of people, and even through ... > full story
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