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  Shifting the Burden of Recycling

  April 30, 2013 — Over the past two decades governments around the world have been experimenting with a new strategy for managing waste. By making producers responsible for their products when they become wastes, ... > full story
• Spintronics
  Engineering
  Graphene
  Microarrays
  Detectors
  Technology
   

  'Smart' Paper and Antennaless RFID Tags

  April 30, 2013 — Researchers have developed a method to embed radio frequency identification (RFID) tags in paper, which could help combat document counterfeiting, and have developed antennaless RFID tags for use on ... > full story
• Social Psychology
  Relationships
  Psychology
  Information Technology
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  Why People Quit and Come Back to Facebook

  April 30, 2013 — With more than a billion active accounts worldwide, it can be easy to forget that some people don’t use Facebook. A new study suggests that “non-use” of the social networking site ... > full story
• Consumerism
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  Resource Shortage
   

  'Sequential' Pricing Can Increase Retail Profits

  April 30, 2013 — An in-depth study of so-called “sequential” pricing of retail products in both online and “bricks-and-mortar” stores found that the ability to set prices based on real-time ... > full story
• Information Technology
  Weapons Technology
  Computer Programming
  Artificial Intelligence
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  Hacking
   
  

  Tracking Gunfire With a Smartphone

  April 25, 2013 — A team of computer engineers has developed an inexpensive hardware module and related software that can transform an Android smartphone into a simple shooter location ... > full story
• Information Technology
  Privacy Issues
  Hacking
  Encryption
  Educational Policy
  Educational Psychology
   

  Teenage Password Security: Risk of Identity Theft

  April 25, 2013 — Many of us are sharing increasing amounts of personal information through online social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and others. However, according to researchers, many of us ... > full story
• Electricity
  Energy Technology
  Solar Energy
  Electronics
  Batteries
  Nanotechnology
   
  

  Engineers Generate World-Record mmWave Output Power from Nanoscale CMOS

  April 25, 2013 — Electrical engineers have generated a record amount of power output —- by a power of five —- using silicon-based nanoscale CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) technology for ... > full story
• Hacking
  Communications
  Funding Policy
  Economics
  Internet
  Privacy Issues
   

  High-Volume Bitcoin Exchanges Less Likely to Fail, but More Likely Breached, Says Study

  April 24, 2013 — Online exchanges that trade hard currency for the cyber money Bitcoin have a 45 percent chance of failing -- often taking customer money with them. A new empirical study into the closure of Bitcoin ... > full story
• PTSD
  Weapons Technology
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  Today's Healthcare
   
  

  Anatomy of a Blast: Researchers Develop Sensor System to Assess the Effects of Explosions on Soldiers

  April 23, 2013 — To study the effects of improvised explosive devices on soldiers and help provide continuing treatment, researchers have developed a sensor system that measures the physical environment of an ... > full story
• Electronics
  Construction
  Spintronics
  Civil Engineering
  Technology
  Aviation
   

  Tests in New York City Suggest How to Improve Emergency Radio Communications

  April 18, 2013 — Radio communications can be unreliable in underground tunnels and other large, complicated structures, posing a safety hazard for emergency responders. New tests of wireless emergency safety ... > full story

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