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Multi-Photon Approach in Quantum Cryptography Implemented
October 4, 2012 Move over money, a new currency is helping make the world go round. As increasing volumes of data become accessible, transferable and, therefore, actionable, information is the treasure companies ... > full story -
Active Video Gaming Linked With Higher Energy Expenditure in Children
September 24, 2012 Compared with rest and sedentary video game play, active video gaming with dancing and boxing were associated with increased heart rate, oxygen uptake and energy expenditure in a study of 18 school ... > full story -
Olympic Games in Rio 2016: Mathematical Formula Can Predict Medal Haul, Including Impact of Home Advantage
September 19, 2012 Team GB is only likely to clock up 46 medals in the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016, say researchers who used a mathematical formula three years ago to predict performance for London 2012, and came up ... > full story -
Surprising Demographic Shifts in Endangered Monkey Population Challenge Conservation Expectations
September 18, 2012 At first glance, the northern muriqui monkey is a prime conservation success story. These Brazilian primates are critically endangered, but in the past 30 years a population on a private reserve has ... > full story -
Math Anxiety Causes Trouble for Students as Early as First Grade
September 12, 2012 Many high-achieving students experience math anxiety at a young age — a problem that can follow them throughout their lives. In a study of first- and second-graders, researchers found that ... > full story -
Serious Games Could Be Integrated Into Surgical Training Subject to Validation
September 11, 2012 Serious gaming can be used to enhance surgical skills, but games developed or used to train medical professionals need to be validated before they are integrated into teaching methods, according to a ... > full story -
Hubble Resolves Globular Cluster M 4 Into Multitude of Glowing Orbs
September 7, 2012 A sparkling picture taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the center of globular cluster M 4. The power of Hubble has resolved the cluster into a multitude of glowing orbs, each a ... > full story -
Can Videogaming Benefit Young People With Autism Spectrum Disorder?
September 5, 2012 Children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder are typically fascinated by screen-based technology such as video games, and these can be used for educational and treatment purposes, as ... > full story -
Math Ability Requires Crosstalk in the Brain
August 29, 2012 Scientists have found that the strength of communication between the left and right hemispheres of the brain predicts performance on basic arithmetic problems. The findings shed light on the neural ... > full story -
Researchers Make Quantum Processor Capable of Factoring a Composite Number Into Prime Factors
August 19, 2012 Computing prime factors may sound like an elementary math problem, but try it with a large number, say one that contains more than 600 digits, and the task becomes enormously challenging and ... > full story
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