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Leaving Computers On Helps Them Last Longer
You take a deep breath, rub your tired eyes and prepare to push away from your personal computer after a lengthy instant message exchange, video viewing or analysis of your monthly budget--maybe all three. But before you exit cyberspace, a decision must be made: Should you shut the machine down, place it into "sleep" mode or do nothing at all?
You take a deep breath, rub your tired eyes and prepare to push away from your personal computer after a lengthy instant message exchange, video viewing or analysis of your monthly budget--maybe all three. But before you exit cyberspace, a decision must be made: Should you shut the machine down, place it into "sleep" mode or do nothing at all?
Technology
Source: SciAM
Posted on: Friday, Dec 21, 2007, 12:49pm
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Source: SciAM
Posted on: Friday, Dec 21, 2007, 12:49pm
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Alien astronomers could discern Earth's features?
Aliens spying on us from another star system might be able to discern continents and oceans on our planet, using technology barely more advanced than our own.
Aliens spying on us from another star system might be able to discern continents and oceans on our planet, using technology barely more advanced than our own.
Astronomy
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Dec 21, 2007, 12:48pm
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Dec 21, 2007, 12:48pm
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Babies Do the Driving in Delaware Lab
With a 6-month-old at the controls, researchers at the University of Delaware are encouraging underage driving.
With a 6-month-old at the controls, researchers at the University of Delaware are encouraging underage driving.
Technology
Source: ABC News
Posted on: Friday, Dec 21, 2007, 11:37am
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Source: ABC News
Posted on: Friday, Dec 21, 2007, 11:37am
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Wise words from the Vatican
Popes are not noted for enlightened views on science and technology. But the latest papal statements are encouraging, says Philip Ball.
Popes are not noted for enlightened views on science and technology. But the latest papal statements are encouraging, says Philip Ball.
Science Politics
Source: Nature
Posted on: Friday, Dec 21, 2007, 11:37am
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Source: Nature
Posted on: Friday, Dec 21, 2007, 11:37am
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Lobster serves as model for new X-ray device
Technology based on the crustacean's uncanny ability to see through dark, cloudy, deep sea water is guiding scientists funded by the government in the early stages of developing a ray that one day could be used by border agents, airport screeners and the Coast Guard.
Technology based on the crustacean's uncanny ability to see through dark, cloudy, deep sea water is guiding scientists funded by the government in the early stages of developing a ray that one day could be used by border agents, airport screeners and the Coast Guard.
Technology
Source: USA Today
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 20, 2007, 11:35am
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Source: USA Today
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 20, 2007, 11:35am
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What Your Phone Knows About You
MIT's Sandy Pentland finds surprising implications in patterns of cell-phone use.
MIT's Sandy Pentland finds surprising implications in patterns of cell-phone use.
Technology
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 20, 2007, 11:35am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 20, 2007, 11:35am
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University of Maryland researchers develop 2-D invisibility cloak
Harry Potter may not have talked much about plasmonics in J. K. Rowling's fantasy series, but University of Maryland researchers are using this emerging technology to develop an invisibility cloak that exists beyond the world of bespectacled teenage wizards.
Harry Potter may not have talked much about plasmonics in J. K. Rowling's fantasy series, but University of Maryland researchers are using this emerging technology to develop an invisibility cloak that exists beyond the world of bespectacled teenage wizards.
Materials Science
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007, 11:05am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007, 11:05am
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Toyota to Develop Cars for Seniors
For those feeling nervous behind the wheel as old age kicks in, savvy cars may be the answer.
For those feeling nervous behind the wheel as old age kicks in, savvy cars may be the answer.
Technology
Source: US News
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007, 11:05am
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Source: US News
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007, 11:05am
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High-Tech Brings Rural Towns Back To Life
The dot-com world is merging with small-town Americana. High-tech pioneers are helping small town, rural locales branch out beyond the cotton and corn fields.
The dot-com world is merging with small-town Americana. High-tech pioneers are helping small town, rural locales branch out beyond the cotton and corn fields.
Technology
Source: CBS News
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007, 11:04am
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Source: CBS News
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007, 11:04am
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Spy planes to recharge by clinging to power lines
The next time you see something flapping in the breeze on an overhead power line, squint a little harder. It may not be a plastic bag or the remnants of a party balloon, but a tiny spy plane stealing power from the line to recharge its batteries.
The next time you see something flapping in the breeze on an overhead power line, squint a little harder. It may not be a plastic bag or the remnants of a party balloon, but a tiny spy plane stealing power from the line to recharge its batteries.
Technology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007, 11:11am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007, 11:11am
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Alltel feature turns voicemail to text
Alltel Corp. is unveiling a new feature that uses voice-recognition software to allow wireless phone customers to read their voicemail messages as text messages.
Alltel Corp. is unveiling a new feature that uses voice-recognition software to allow wireless phone customers to read their voicemail messages as text messages.
Technology
Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007, 8:50am
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Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007, 8:50am
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Cell Phone Spending Surpasses Land Lines
With Americans cutting the cord to their land lines, 2007 is likely to be the first calendar year in which U.S. households spend more on cell phone services, industry and government officials say.
With Americans cutting the cord to their land lines, 2007 is likely to be the first calendar year in which U.S. households spend more on cell phone services, industry and government officials say.
Technology
Source: ABC News
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007, 8:50am
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Source: ABC News
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007, 8:50am
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A 40-Hour Laptop Battery?
Although improvements in laptop computers and other electronics continue at a torrid pace, the batteries that power them have made only modest strides in recent years. A new advance in nanotechnology could change all that. Lithium ion batteries made with tiny whiskers of silicon can store as much as 10 times the charge of conventional rechargeables, researchers report
Although improvements in laptop computers and other electronics continue at a torrid pace, the batteries that power them have made only modest strides in recent years. A new advance in nanotechnology could change all that. Lithium ion batteries made with tiny whiskers of silicon can store as much as 10 times the charge of conventional rechargeables, researchers report
Technology
Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007, 8:50am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007, 8:50am
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New Details of Ancient Roman Town Uncovered
New details of a buried ancient Roman town in England are being revealed for the first time using the latest technology
New details of a buried ancient Roman town in England are being revealed for the first time using the latest technology
Archaeology
Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007, 8:50am
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007, 8:50am
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First OLED TV
Displays that use organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are more vivid than liquid-crystal displays, have much faster refresh rates, and draw less power, but so far, manufacturing difficulties have limited them to small sizes fit only for handheld devices.
Displays that use organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are more vivid than liquid-crystal displays, have much faster refresh rates, and draw less power, but so far, manufacturing difficulties have limited them to small sizes fit only for handheld devices.
Technology
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Monday, Dec 17, 2007, 8:58am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Monday, Dec 17, 2007, 8:58am
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Feds to audiophiles: You're all pirates now!
Last week, Congress passed a bill aimed at increasing penalties and for sharing mp3s. Meanwhile, outraged audiophiles argue the interpretation of this vague 69-page bill.
Last week, Congress passed a bill aimed at increasing penalties and for sharing mp3s. Meanwhile, outraged audiophiles argue the interpretation of this vague 69-page bill.
Technology
Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 15, 2007, 6:23pm
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Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 15, 2007, 6:23pm
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Digital wanted posters help find fugitives
Between ads for hamburgers and liposuction, the giant digital billboards flashed an image of Oscar Finch's face taken by a surveillance camera. The young man wasn't selling anything. He was running from police.
Between ads for hamburgers and liposuction, the giant digital billboards flashed an image of Oscar Finch's face taken by a surveillance camera. The young man wasn't selling anything. He was running from police.
Technology
Source: CNN.com
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 15, 2007, 6:22pm
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Source: CNN.com
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 15, 2007, 6:22pm
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Diagnosing Consciousness
Two Brain States and the Technology That Tells the Difference
Two Brain States and the Technology That Tells the Difference
Neuroscience
Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 15, 2007, 6:22pm
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Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 15, 2007, 6:22pm
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Cellphone takes the confusion out of foreign menus
As easy as taking a picture.
As easy as taking a picture.
Technology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Dec 14, 2007, 9:40am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Dec 14, 2007, 9:40am
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Breakthrough technology observes synapse in real time, supporting theory of vesicular recycling
Weill Cornell scientists use cutting-edge methods to show that neurotransmitter packets must be rebuilt after each cycle
Weill Cornell scientists use cutting-edge methods to show that neurotransmitter packets must be rebuilt after each cycle
Neuroscience
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Dec 14, 2007, 9:30am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Dec 14, 2007, 9:30am
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Utah company takes crack at problem of tracking kids, pets, equipment with 'poor man's LoJack'
A Utah company, S5 Wireless, is looking to bring reality closer to the movies, with small, cheap chips that can be powered by a single battery for up two years and tracked indoors and outside, over long distances.
A Utah company, S5 Wireless, is looking to bring reality closer to the movies, with small, cheap chips that can be powered by a single battery for up two years and tracked indoors and outside, over long distances.
Technology
Source: ABC News
Posted on: Friday, Dec 14, 2007, 9:29am
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Source: ABC News
Posted on: Friday, Dec 14, 2007, 9:29am
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Recharging Gadgets Wirelessly
A metal pad that can recharge devices placed on top of it has come to market.
A metal pad that can recharge devices placed on top of it has come to market.
Technology
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 13, 2007, 9:18am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 13, 2007, 9:18am
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Computing on Paper
The smartpen transforms what is written into interactive text. For example, the pen has a recording function, called paper replay, that can record sound and connect it to what the user writes while the sounds are being recorded. Later, the user can tap the pen over what she wrote and replay the associated sounds.
The smartpen transforms what is written into interactive text. For example, the pen has a recording function, called paper replay, that can record sound and connect it to what the user writes while the sounds are being recorded. Later, the user can tap the pen over what she wrote and replay the associated sounds.
Technology
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 13, 2007, 9:17am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 13, 2007, 9:17am
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Private funds raise hopes for giant telescope
Plans to build the world's largest optical telescope were jump-started with a 5 December announcement that a foundation set up by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore and his wife Betty had given the California Institute of Technology and the University of California $200 million.
Plans to build the world's largest optical telescope were jump-started with a 5 December announcement that a foundation set up by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore and his wife Betty had given the California Institute of Technology and the University of California $200 million.
Astronomy
Source: Nature
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 13, 2007, 9:17am
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Source: Nature
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 13, 2007, 9:17am
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The Incredible Shrinking Computer Chip
New technology will allow increasingly compact cell phones, PCs to harness massively powerful microprocessors
New technology will allow increasingly compact cell phones, PCs to harness massively powerful microprocessors
Computer Science
Source: SciAM
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 12, 2007, 9:02am
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Source: SciAM
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 12, 2007, 9:02am
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Quantum-dot displays could outshine their rivals
The brightest quantum-dot LEDs yet made could provide lighting for displays that are clearer and richer in colour, as well as being cheaper to make, than existing ones.
The brightest quantum-dot LEDs yet made could provide lighting for displays that are clearer and richer in colour, as well as being cheaper to make, than existing ones.
Technology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007, 11:05am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007, 11:05am
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Young, Poor Prefer Cells to Landlines
More than one in eight households have cell phones but lack traditional landline telephones, according to a federal study released Monday that tracks the country's growing dependence on wireless phones.
More than one in eight households have cell phones but lack traditional landline telephones, according to a federal study released Monday that tracks the country's growing dependence on wireless phones.
Technology
Source: US News
Posted on: Monday, Dec 10, 2007, 1:30pm
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Source: US News
Posted on: Monday, Dec 10, 2007, 1:30pm
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What Did the Professor Say? Check Your iPod
Students staring at their iPod screens may be taking a break with a music video — or they may be reviewing a tough chemistry lecture.
Students staring at their iPod screens may be taking a break with a music video — or they may be reviewing a tough chemistry lecture.
The planetary panopticon
Technology will soon allow the world to be mapped in near-real time and at high resolution.
Technology will soon allow the world to be mapped in near-real time and at high resolution.
Teen Science Wizards Make History
The old myth that girls aren't good at science got another deep wound Monday, as females - one from Lehigh Valley, Pa., and two from Long Island, N.Y. - won all the top prizes in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology.
The old myth that girls aren't good at science got another deep wound Monday, as females - one from Lehigh Valley, Pa., and two from Long Island, N.Y. - won all the top prizes in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology.
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