The biggest security story of 2014 to date has been the massive Target data breach….
Month: January 2014
One good tern deserves another: Low-power, remote monitoring of island birds cuts bills
A new report reveals details of an energy-efficient system for monitoring wild birds that reduces…
When hospitals share patient records, emergency patients benefit, study suggests
As hospitals and doctors’ offices across the country race to join online systems that let…
Sequence of water buffalo completed
Scientists have completed the genome sequencing of water buffalo. The outstanding work lays an important…
Mars could have supported life: Ten years on Mars leads to livable mud
Some of the oldest minerals ever analyzed by NASA’s Mars Opportunity Rover show that around…
Material developed could speed up underwater communications by orders of magnitude
Electrical engineering professors have taken the first steps in a project to develop fast-blinking LED…
Do religious people love their neighbors? Yes, some neighbors, study finds
Most religions teach their followers to “Love thy neighbor” — including those of different races…
40 percent of parents learn how to use technology from their children
Scientists have found that youth influence their parents in all technologies studied (computer, mobile Internet,…
The scent of cancer: Detecting cancer with fruit fly’s antenna
Researchers have, for the first time, detected cancer cells using the olfactory senses of fruit…
Looking inside food microstructures
Applying imaging techniques to food structure is helping scientists devise ways of improving the quality…