Study examines viral reach of hashtags on Facebook
(Phys.org) —Facebook analysts EdgeRank Checker have performed analysis of over 35,000 posts to discover the level of viral impact of Facebook's hashtags, The discovery is, well, zero. "We decided to...
View ArticleOut of the oil emerges Venezuela's 'Jurassic Park' (Update, w/ Images)
Under the rich Venezuelan soil, paleontologists have found treasures rivaling the bountiful oil: a giant armadillo the size of a Volkswagen, a crocodile bigger than a bus and a saber-toothed tiger.
View ArticleGoogle argues for right to continue scanning Gmail (Update 2)
Google's attorneys say their long-running practice of electronically scanning the contents of people's Gmail accounts to help sell ads is legal, and have asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that...
View ArticleComputer-designed proteins recognize and bind small molecules
Computer-designed proteins that can recognize and interact with small biological molecules are now a reality. Scientists have succeeded in creating a protein molecule that can be programmed to unite...
View ArticleIn search for dark matter components, physicists edge closer by watching...
(Phys.org) —Nuclear magnetic resonance—that phenomenon where nuclei of certain atoms, when in a magnetic field, take in and give off measurable amounts of electromagnetic radiation—is everywhere.
View ArticlePrecomputing speeds up cloth imaging
(Phys.org) —Creating a computer graphic model of a uniform material like woven cloth or finished wood can be done by modeling a small volume, like one yarn crossing, and repeating it over and over,...
View ArticleStudy shows China's clean-water program benefits people, environment
The brown, smog-filled skies that engulf Beijing have earned China a poor reputation for environmental stewardship. But despite China's dirty skies, a study led by Stanford environmental scientists has...
View ArticleSwitching sexes and rearranging genitals: Tahitian bugs reveal unusual habits
Researchers from Macquarie University and the University of New South Wales have discovered a strange mechanism whereby two species of traumatically inseminating plant bug are able to live together in...
View ArticleStudy reveals new insight into how Cheetahs catch their prey
A new research study has revealed that the cheetah, the world's fastest land animal, matches and may even anticipate the escape tactics of different prey when hunting, rather than just relying on its...
View ArticleNo evidence of planetary influence on solar activity
In 2012, Astronomy & Astrophysics published a statistical study of the isotopic records of solar activity, in which Abreu et al. claimed that there is evidence of planetary influence on solar...
View ArticleResearchers at Toshiba design quantum network for secure communications
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers at Toshiba Corporation has developed technology that allows up to 64 users to participate in a quantum key distribution (QKD) network with another single user. In...
View ArticleSudoku saves photographers from copyright theft
A new watermarking technology based on a system akin to the permutation rules used to solve the numeral puzzles known as Sudoku has been developed by computer scientists in Malaysia. Writing in the...
View ArticleResearchers find evidence that suggests not all sulfur in the Earth's mantle...
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers from Université Paris Diderot has found evidence that contradicts the prevailing view among scientists that virtually all of the sulfur found in the Earth's mantle...
View ArticleSeparate teams develop similar method for creating non-oxidizing silver...
(Phys.org) —Two teams working independently of each other have developed very similar methods for creating silver nanoparticles that appear impervious to rust. One of the teams was from the U.S. and...
View ArticleEngineers make golden breakthrough to improve electronic devices
(Phys.org) —A Kansas State University chemical engineer has discovered that a new member of the ultrathin materials family has great potential to improve electronic and thermal devices.
View ArticlePeople who lie while texting take longer to respond
Ever been trading a flurry of text messages when there's an awkward pause? Well, new research shows you probably should be suspicious.
View ArticleClues in coral bleaching mystery
Coral reefs are tremendously important for ocean biodiversity, as well as for the economic and aesthetic value they provide to their surrounding communities. Unfortunately they have been in great...
View ArticleScientists confirm existence of largest single volcano on Earth (Update)
A University of Houston (UH) professor led a team of scientists to uncover the largest single volcano yet documented on Earth. Covering an area roughly equivalent to the British Isles or the state of...
View ArticleInterstellar winds buffeting our solar system have shifted direction
Scientists, including University of New Hampshire astrophysicists involved in NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission, have discovered that the particles streaming into the solar system...
View ArticleCertification of aquaculture: One of the strategies to sustainable seafood...
Certification of products from aquatic farming - aquaculture – is contributing to sustainable production, but it also has serious limits. Therefore it should be seen as one approach among many for...
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