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Brain Training May Help Clear Cognitive Fog Caused by Chemotherapy
- 05.17.2013
- Biomedicine
- By Susan Young
The mental fuzziness induced by cancer treatment could be eased by cognitive exercises performed online, say researchers.
Smartphone Tracker Gives Doctors Remote Viewing Powers
- 05.17.2013
- Business Impact
- By Tom Simonite
Here’s the smartphone technology that alerts a doctor when patients are headed for trouble.
Cheap Magnetic Helmet Detects Some Kinds of Brain Damage
- 05.16.2013
- Biomedicine
- By Lucas Laursen
Prototype spots swelling and bleeding in a pilot study—but the novel technique employed is relatively unproven.
Google and NASA Launch Quantum Computing AI Lab
- 05.16.2013
- Computing
- By Charles Choi
The Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab will use the most advanced commercially available quantum computer, the D-Wave Two.
Treading Carefully, Google Encourages Developers to Hack Glass
- 05.15.2013
- Business
- By Jessica Leber
Breaking its own restrictions, Google will show developers how to build any kind of app for Google Glass.
Novel Material Shows Promise for Extracting Uranium from Seawater
- 05.16.2013
- Materials
- By Mike Orcutt
A so-called metal-organic framework could offer a better way to get at the vast uranium resource dissolved in the ocean.
Google Wants to Help Apps Track You
- 05.15.2013
- Business
- By Jessica Leber
Google will help people who build Android apps follow their users around without draining too much battery life.
Google’s Social Network Gets Smarter
- 05.15.2013
- Business
- By Jessica Leber
With dozens of new features, Google’s social network is becoming more like a photo service and a news site.
Synthetic Biology Could Speed Flu Vaccine Production
- 05.14.2013
- Biomedicine
- By Susan Young
Advanced genetic engineering is already changing vaccine development and could make inroads into other branches of medicine.
A More Efficient Jet Engine Is Made from Lighter Parts, Some 3-D Printed
- 05.14.2013
- Energy
- By Kevin Bullis
Composite and 3-D-printed components will mean jet engines that use 15 percent less fuel.
Sharper Computer Models Clear the Way for More Wind Power
- 05.14.2013
- Energy
- By Kevin Bullis
New prediction models can allow utilities to rely more heavily on wind and save millions.
How to Mine Cell-Phone Data Without Invading Your Privacy
- 05.13.2013
- Communications
- By David Talbot
Researchers use phone records to build a mobility model of the Los Angeles and New York City regions with new privacy guarantees.
Renewables Can’t Keep Up with the Growth in Coal Use Worldwide
- 04.17.2013
- Energy
- By Kevin Bullis
An International Energy Agency report calls for more research, carbon price, to help renewables compete.
Bitcoin Isn't the Only Cryptocurrency in Town
- 04.15.2013
- Computing
- By Tom Simonite
Currencies designed to fix perceived flaws in Bitcoin could lead to competition that makes the idea of digital “cryptocurrency” stick.
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