Despite much research that demonstrates potential dangers from climate change, public concern has not been increasing.One theory is that this is because the…
Researchers have created a tiny device that improves on existing forms of memory storage. Conventional methods use electronic devices to convert data into…
This study, published in the January issue of Mass Communication and Society, found that some TV viewers believe swearing on premium channels and cable is less…
Microbloggers may think they're interacting in one big Twitterverse, but researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science find that…
Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech and collaborators have shown that a computer-based text-searching tool is capable of…
The unveiling of OnLand – the day after the UK Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review – will vividly demonstrate the potential, with twin events taking…
’Users usually know what kind of information they are looking for, but they don’t know what question to ask. The problem these days is not for the search…
The report looks at meetings with other cultures, development of language skills and players who travel to meet up with other players. But it also deals with…
Hindustani singing, a North Indian traditional style of singing, and classical singing, such as the music of Puccini, Mozart and Wagner, vary greatly in…
Imagine what it would be like if all female teachers were called teacheresses, and all female doctors doctoresses. That's exactly how it is in German – women…
“When two people start a conversation, they usually begin talking alike within a matter of seconds,” says James Pennebaker, psychology professor and co-author…
The researchers found that video game players develop a heightened sensitivity to what is going on around them, and this benefit doesn’t just make them better…
In the production of films for movie theaters and cinemas, digital technology is pushing the film reel aside much more slowly than it does with photography. Up…
The problem is the data rate required by the movies – in spite of fast Internet and sat-ellite links. 3-D movies have higher data rate requirements than…
Swedish universities are in the middle of a transformation process where science is privatised and subject to a commercial logic. Hence, a need arises to…
The symbol of soccer in South Africa – the Vuvuzela. The noisy cultural asset is in the meantime a cause for thought around the world. With more than 130…
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