To diagnose autism spectrum disorders, clinicians typically administer a variety of tests or scales and…
Month: November 2011
Are electron tweezers possible? Apparently so
A recent paper demonstrates that the beams produced by modern electron microscopes can be used…
Physicists chip away at mystery of antimatter imbalance
Why there is stuff in the universe is one of the long-standing mysteries of cosmology….
California making headway in battle against childhood obesity but successes are uneven
A new study offers hope that California may finally be getting a handle on its…
New reports urges more detailed utility metering to improve building efficiency
A new interagency report recommends systematic consideration of new metering technologies, called submetering, that can…
Cybersecurity workforce framework issued for public comment
The U.S. National Initiative on Cybersecurity Education (NICE) has published for public comment a draft…
Draft roadmap for cloud computing technology
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology has released for public comment a draft…
People with Parkinson’s disease more likely to have leg restlessness than restless leg syndrome
People with Parkinson’s disease may be more likely to have a movement disorder called leg…
Sound, digested: New software tool provides unprecedented searches of sound, from musical riffs to gunshots
Audio engineers have developed a novel artificial intelligence system for understanding and indexing sound, a…
Potential new NASA mission would reveal the hearts of undead stars
Neutron stars have been called the zombies of the cosmos, shining on even though they’re…