What kind of telephone activity does the NSA collect on people? Metadata. How harmful is it to your privacy health? Nada. It is only metadata. That has been the line drawn in the sand by government supporters of NSA activities in monitoring ...
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ION Glasses are the first-ever glasses — optical or sunglasses — which interact with your smartphone or tablet. They offer you several functions, such as notifications, remote control, alerts in case of loss and customization. ...
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Filtration system plays an imperative role in various industries whether it is chemical, food processing or any kind of industry. The filtration process plays a big role play in machine ranging from simple to sophisticated. The filters ...
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A group of researchers led by Hendrik Bolink of the Institut de Ciència Molecular (ICMol) of the Scientific Park of the University of Valencia has developed a thin film low cost photovoltaic device with high power conversion ...
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Scientists have obtained the first detailed molecular structure of a member of the Tet family of enzymes. The finding is important for the field of epigenetics because Tet enzymes chemically modify DNA, changing signposts that tell the ...
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Israeli researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) said a security flaw was discovered by a team member, a PhD student, and that this vulnerability could enable interception of data on Samsung mobile devices based on the Knox ...
Apple has been awarded patents that include one for an accurate touch and hover panel, originally filed back in 2010, and another for an embedded heart rate monitor, originally filed in 2009. Details of the patents were reported by ...
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Climate change has not been strongly influenced by variations in heat from the sun, a new scientific study shows. The findings overturn a widely held scientific view that lengthy periods of warm and cold weather in the past might have ...
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Iranian researchers created superhydrophobic and antibacterial properties in cotton fabrics by using silica nanoparticles and copper metallic compounds. The product has applications in various fields, including clothes, external coatings ...
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Healthier eating, losing weight and getting more exercise are among the most common New Year's resolutions, and it's important to make a plan and be patient to achieve these goals, an expert says. If you decide to start eating healthier, ...
China's apparent oil demand in November contracted 2.1% year on year to 40.88 million mt, or an average of 9.99 million b/d, according to Platts calculations Thursday based on final government data released Tuesday. This is the second ...
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For the week ending Dec. 21, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas reported high flu activity, but in most of the country flu was low. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the proportion of ...
An NDSU cereal science doctoral candidate has written one of the American Association of Cereal Chemists International's most-viewed research papers. Mihiri Mendis' paper, titled "Variability in Arabinoxylan, Xylanase Activity, and Xylanase ...
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Rheumatoid arthritis patients can generally look forward to a much better quality of life today than they did 20 years ago, new research suggests. The observation is based on a comparative multi-year tracking of more than 1,100 rheumatoid ...
A safe and effective male birth control pill may be inching closer to reality, according to researchers. In laboratory experiments, mouse sperm was blocked from semen while still allowing for normal sexual activity. Without sperm in the ...
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