Technology - general
The curse of Tutankhamen: how a modern myth was born
06 Apr 2013
The curse of Tutankhamen, spawned by the "mysterious" deaths of the archaeologists who "desecrated his sacred tomb", is now far more famous than the original Egyptian king
Another step toward quantum computers: using photons for memory
By By Eric Gershon | 02 Apr 2013
Scientists at Yale University have found a new way to manipulate microwave signals that could aid the long-term effort to develop a quantum computer
Watching fluid flow at nanometer scales
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 01 Apr 2013
Aerial drones could become part of daily lives
30 Mar 2013
Even graphene has weak spots
30 Mar 2013
How hard is it to 'de-anonymize' cellphone data?
By By Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office | 28 Mar 2013
How hard is it to 'de-anonymize' cellphone data?
By By Larry Hardesty, MIT News Office | 27 Mar 2013
Erasing electronic footprints
26 Mar 2013
A ‘cleaner app’ which allows those at risk from domestic violence to seek help online without leaving an electronic trail behind them has been developed by Newcastle University
Erasing electronic footprints
26 Mar 2013
A ‘cleaner app’ which allows those at risk from domestic violence to seek help online without leaving an electronic trail behind them has been developed by Newcastle University
New solar-cell design based on dots and wires
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 26 Mar 2013
Breakthrough in race to create 'bio-batteries'
26 Mar 2013
Scientists at the University of East Anglia have made an important breakthrough in the quest to generate clean electricity from bacteria.
World’s biggest study of food allergies gets underway
23 Mar 2013
The world's biggest ever study of allergies, spearheaded by Britain's University of Manchester, officially got underway on Friday, 22 March 2013.
Men more likely than women to commit scientific fraud
22 Mar 2013
Male scientists are far more likely to commit fraud than females and the fraud occurs across the career spectrum, from trainees to senior faculty
Predicted state of atomic collapse seen for first time
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 16 Mar 2013
Atomic collapse, a phenomenon first predicted in the 1930s based on quantum mechanics and relativistic physics but never before observed, has now been seen for the first time in an “artificial nucleus” simulated on a sheet of graphene
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