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View your Facebook profile, get a boost
May 31, 2013 3:42 pm | by EurekAlert! | CommentsA Facebook profile is an ideal version of self, full of photos and posts curated for the eyes of family, friends and acquaintances. A new study shows that this version of self can provide beneficial psychological effects and influence behavior. Catalina Toma, a UW-Madison assistant professor of communication arts, used the Implicit Association Test to measure Facebook users' self-esteem....
Even with defects, graphene is strongest material in the world
May 31, 2013 3:40 pm | by EurekAlert! | CommentsIn a new study, published in Science May 31, 2013, Columbia Engineering researchers demonstrate that graphene, even if stitched together from many small crystalline grains, is almost as strong as graphene in its perfect crystalline form. This work resolves a contradiction between theoretical simulations....
Between a 'rock or something' and an MRE
May 31, 2013 3:36 pm | by Bob Reinert, USAG-Natick Public Affairs | CommentsFORT DRUM, N.Y.-- As the U.S. mission in Afghanistan evolves from full spectrum combat operations to a support role in helping Afghan forces take hold of their country's security, unit commanders emphasize the need for network mobility.
Texting proves beneficial in auditory overload situations
May 31, 2013 3:32 pm | by EurekAlert! | CommentsDuring command and control operations, military personnel are frequently exposed to extreme auditory overload – essentially bombarded by multiple messages coming from radio networks, loudspeakers, and live voices in an environment also filled with high-level noise from weapons and vehicles.
New speaker system for cars creates separate 'audio zones' for front and rear
May 31, 2013 3:30 pm | by EurekAlert! | CommentsEver wish that your car's interior cabin could have separate audio zones for the front and rear seats? It soon may. A new approach achieves independent listening zones within a car by using small, modified speakers to produce directional sound fields and a signal processing strategy that optimizes the audio signals used to drive each of the speakers.
Astronauts face radiation threat on long Mars trip
May 31, 2013 3:26 pm | by ALICIA CHANG, AP Science Writer | CommentsAstronauts traveling to and from Mars would be bombarded with as much radiation as they'd get from a full-body CT scan about once a week for a year, researchers reported Thursday. That dose would, in some cases, exceed NASA's standards and is enough to raise an astronaut's cancer risk by 3 percent.
Tesla promises to add charging stations
May 31, 2013 3:16 pm | CommentsElectric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. promises to boost the number of fast-charging stations in the U.S. and Canada to make cross-country travel by electric car possible in the next year. The company said Thursday that by the end of next month, it will triple the number of charging stations it runs from the current eight....
Promising drug prevents cancer cells from shutting down immune system
May 31, 2013 3:03 pm | by Yale UniversityYale University | CommentsAn investigational drug that targets the immune system’s ability to fight cancer is showing promising results in Yale Cancer Center (YCC) patients with a variety of advanced or metastatic forms of the disease. Updated data from this Phase 1 clinical trial are being formally presented at the 2013 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago. Yale Cancer Center is one of the lead trial sites. The abstract was made p...
Dell board recommends Michael Dell buyout offer
May 31, 2013 2:18 pm | by TOM MURPHY - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | CommentsThe Dell board is standing behind a buyout offer from the company's CEO and founder, and it has asked shareholders of the slumping PC maker to approve the deal in a July 18 vote. The company's announcement Friday is the latest volley in a battle with prominent shareholders over the company's...
Smart grid sensor market set to double in size by 2014
May 31, 2013 1:12 pm | CommentsThe market for smart grid sensors in North America is expected to grow dramatically during the next two years, according to a new study published by IMS Research, now part of IHS. The report, entitled “The North American Market for Smart Grid Sensors – 2013,” shows a major change is occurring in the feeder line sensing market in North America....
USSR's old domain name attracts cybercriminals
May 31, 2013 12:27 pm | by Raphael Satter, Associated Press | CommentsThe Soviet Union disappeared from the map more than two decades ago. But online an `e-vil empire' is thriving. Security experts say the .su Internet suffix assigned to the USSR in 1990 has turned into a haven for hackers who've flocked to the defunct superpower's domain space to send spam and steal money.
China says looking forward to cyber talks with US
May 31, 2013 11:17 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsChina is looking forward to "even-tempered talks" on cybersecurity when a Chinese military delegation meets with U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel over the weekend, the Foreign Ministry said Friday, as Washington continues to press Beijing over the issue ahead of a summit next week.
Hong Kong’s three screens market expands
May 31, 2013 10:57 am | by GFK | CommentsIn today’s highly-connected and increasingly mobile society, it has become almost a necessity for modern consumers in developed markets to have round-the-clock access to at least one of the three screens— laptop, media tablet and smartphone.
Army's new mobile network to support its Afghan security mission
May 31, 2013 12:00 am | by U.S. Army | CommentsAs the U.S. mission in Afghanistan evolves from full spectrum combat operations to a support role in helping Afghan forces take hold of their country's security, unit commanders emphasize the need for network mobility. Warfighter Information Network-Tactical Increment 2, the Army's improved tactical network communications backbone, was designed to fulfill such a mission....
Splunk 1Q revenue up, adjusted loss matches views
May 30, 2013 7:13 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsSplunk Inc.'s shares slipped Thursday after the data-management software maker's quarterly revenue topped Wall Street's expectations but its adjusted profit only matched views. In an apparent bit of profit-taking on a stock that has risen 56 percent so far in 2013, shares in the San Francisco...
