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:: 17 November, 2009
"Peer-to-peer" (P2P) is synonymous with piracy and bandwidth hogging on the Internet. But now, Internet service providers and content companies are...
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:: 16 November, 2009
Technologists advocating better security for the domain name system (DNS) have frequently predicted that the technology would be deployed in the...
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:: 14 November, 2009
A new system for ensuring accurate election tallies, which MIT researchers helped to develop, passed its first real-world test.
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:: 12 November, 2009
In an advance that could help ease health and environmental concerns about the emerging nanotechnology industry, scientists are reporting...
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:: 11 November, 2009
Zoo Atlanta recently became the first zoological institution in the world to obtain voluntary blood pressure readings from a gorilla. This...
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:: 10 November, 2009
Manufacturers have started adding wireless capabilities to many implantable medical devices, including pacemakers and cardioverter defibrillators....
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:: 09 November, 2009
Environmental mission investigates fundamentals of water cycle and climate change.
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:: 08 November, 2009
Searching the Web could become faster for users and much more efficient for search companies if search engines were split up and distributed around...
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:: 08 November, 2009
A government-funded start-up claims it can make ionic liquid energy storage feasible.
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:: 26 October, 2009
In 1996, researchers from major genome sequencing centers around the world convened on the island of Bermuda and defined a finished genome as a...
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:: 26 October, 2009
Imagine yourself at the core of Jupiter, a planet 300 times the mass of Earth. At 35,000 degrees Fahrenheit, you and I might think it’s hot in...
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:: 24 October, 2009
As Saturn's rings orbit the planet, a section is typically in the planet's shadow, experiencing a brief night lasting from 6 to 14 hours. However,...
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:: 16 October, 2009
Vast amounts of the clean-burning fossil fuel have been discovered in shale deposits, setting off a gas rush. But how it will affect our energy use...
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:: 16 October, 2009
The destructive force of tropical cyclones in East and Southeast Asia is back in the headlines. ETH-Zurich researcher Michael Faber, Professor of...
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:: 14 October, 2009
Millions of Internet users have been enjoying the fun -- and free -- services provided by advertiser-supported online social networks like...
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:: 12 October, 2009
University of Utah engineers showed that a wireless network of radio transmitters can track people moving behind solid walls. The system could help...
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:: 10 October, 2009
MIT students develop concept for color-changing roof tiles that absorb heat in winter, reflect it in summer.
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:: 09 October, 2009
People are increasingly using household robots for chores, communication, entertainment and companionship. But safety and privacy risks of...
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:: 07 October, 2009
Mizzou scientist develops a powerful nuclear battery that uses a liquid semiconductor.
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:: 05 October, 2009
The properties that make nanotech attractive may make it hazardous as well.
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