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  Digital Portrait for Grapes Indicates Their Ripeness

  November 30, 2012 — Researchers have developed a technique for estimating grape composition and variety using computer imaging. They have also put forward an index for identifying the ripeness of seeds without the need ... > full story
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  Advancing Next Generation of High-Speed Optical Communication Networks

  November 29, 2012 — Scientists have recently achieved a breakthrough in the research of high-speed optical communications by increasing the speed of optical communication networks by 40 ... > full story
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  Mathematics Helps Mobiles and Tablets Match Eyes' Ability to Switch from Sunshine to Shadow

  November 29, 2012 — Researchers have pushed the boundaries of High Dynamic Range (HDR) video to match our own eyes’ ability to cope with the real world's ever rapidly changing light intensity - such as sun simply ... > full story
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  New Method of Manufacturing Smallest Structures in Electronics: Discovery Could Revolutionize Semiconductors

  November 28, 2012 — A completely new method of manufacturing the smallest structures in electronics could make their manufacture thousands of times quicker, allowing for cheaper semiconductors. Instead of starting from ... > full story
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  Cell Phone Addiction Similar to Compulsive Buying and Credit Card Misuse, Experts Say

  November 28, 2012 — Cell phone and instant messaging addictions are driven by materialism and impulsiveness and can be compared to consumption pathologies like compulsive buying and credit card misuse, according to a ... > full story
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  Fast Forward to the Past: NASA Technologists Test 'Game-Changing' Data-Processing Technology

  November 27, 2012 — It's a digital world. Or is it? NASA technologist Jonathan Pellish isn't convinced. In fact, he believes a computing technology of yesteryear could potentially revolutionize everything from ... > full story
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  Graphene/nanotube Hybrid Makes Single-Surface Material for Energy Storage, Electronics

  November 27, 2012 — A seamless graphene/nanotube hybrid may be the best electrode interface material possible for many energy storage and electronics ... > full story
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  Automated Phone and Mail Notices Increase Medication Adherence

  November 26, 2012 — Patients newly prescribed a cholesterol-lowering medication were more likely to pick it up from the pharmacy if they received automated phone and mail reminders, according to a new ... > full story
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  Flexible, Low-Voltage Circuits Made Using Nanocrystals

  November 26, 2012 — Electronic circuits are typically integrated in rigid silicon wafers, but flexibility opens up a wide range of applications in a world where electronics are becoming more pervasive. Finding materials ... > full story
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  New Device Hides, on Cue, from Infrared Cameras

  November 26, 2012 — Now you see it, now you don't. A new device can absorb 99.75 percent of infrared light that shines on it. When activated, it appears black to infrared ... > full story

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