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Study finds ‘lurking malice’ in cloud hosting services
This map shows locations where the impacts of bad repositories (Bars) occur. Credit: Credit: Xiaojing Liao, Georgia Tech
A study of 20 major cloud hosting...
Yearly Exposure to Chemicals Dangerous to Hormone Function Burdens Americans with Hundreds of Billions...
Endocrine disrupting chemicals interfere with hormone action to cause adverse health effects in people.Credit: Image courtesy of NYU Langone Medical Center
Annual healthcare costs and...
Samsung Starts Industry’s First Mass Production of System-on-Chip with 10-Nanometer FinFET Technology
Samsung Electronics today announced that it has commenced mass production of System-on-Chip (SoC) products with 10-nanometer (nm) FinFET technology for which would make it...
Better, stronger: Polymer breakthrough to improve things we use everyday
Medicine, mobile phones, computers and clothes could all be enhanced using the process for making paint, according to research by the University of Warwick.
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Protein network linked to cancer is critical to male fertility
This confocal microscope image from a study in the Oct. 18 online edition of Cell Reports shows spermatocytes in mice deficient for a Fanconi...
Depression’s physical source discovered; potential for new treatments
The human medial (reward-related, OFC13) and lateral (non-reward-related, OFC47/12) orbitofrontal cortex networks that show different functional connectivity in patients with depression. Credit: Dr Wei...
Full Circle Viewing: 360-degree Electronic Holographic Display
Schematic of the design of 360-degree tabletop electronic holographic display, the design concept of which allows several persons to enjoy the hologram contents simultaneously....
Insight Into Sleep’s Role In Schizophrenia Offers Potential Treatment Path
‘Sleep spindles’ linked to memory and cognitive function are reduced in patients with schizophrenia
A sleep abnormality likely plays an important role in schizophrenia, according...
Stretchy optical fibers for implanting in the body
MIT researchers have developed a stretchy optical fiber in which they have injected multiple organic dyes (yellow, blue, and green regions). In addition to...
Astronomers predict possible birthplace of Rosetta-probed comet 67P
Using statistical analysis and scientific computing, astronomers at Western University have charted a path that most likely pinpoints the very origins of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko,...
How your BMI might affect your brain function
There are plenty of reasons it's important to maintain a healthy weight, and now you can add one more to the list: It may...
