Carnegie Mellon University study finds toxicity in the open-source community varies from other internet forums
Trolls, haters, flamers and other ugly characters are, unfortunately, a fact of life across much of the internet. Their ugliness ...
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Energy harvesting to power the Internet of Things
The wireless interconnection of everyday objects known as the Internet of Things depends on wireless sensor networks that need a ...
Long-lived things for the internet of things
Even the most frugal among us upgrade our cell phones and laptops every now and again. They’re relatively easy to ...
A quarter of the world’s Internet users rely on infrastructure that is susceptible to attacks
About a quarter of the world’s Internet users live in countries that are more susceptible than previously thought to targeted ...
Digital divide: Data highlights internet inequities in Chicago
In 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act authorized $65 billion to expand broadband access and adoption, and address disparities ...
Creating the future internet, where the speed of light isn’t fast enough
In the future, human skills will be digitalised and democratised via the Internet of Skills: a future internet that will ...
Teen internet usage associated with stress and suicidal ideation
A survey of nearly 30,000 high school students in Korea reveals an association between non-academic time spent on the Internet ...
Could the internet be driven by climate-friendly “natural intelligence”? Global network of solar-powered servers shows how
BROOKLYN, New York, Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – The energy requirements of the Internet, the devices and systems using it ...
Deciphering algorithms used by ants and the Internet
Engineers sometimes turn to nature for inspiration. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Associate Professor Saket Navlakha and research scientist Jonathan Suen found that ...
A new digital gap in internet usage between rich and poor people has been detected
Social networks are used more often in poor neighbourhoods than in affluent neighbourhoods, while the latter tend to consume more ...
Internet use lessens extreme social isolation risk during COVID-19
The risk of hikikomori, or extreme social isolation, during COVID-19 restrictions has been linked to use of the internet. A ...
Prof. Huang Gang’s team makes significant progress on Internet of Data Cloud Computing development
On November 2, 2021, the key R&D project, China’s Internet of Data cloud computing architecture and platform, passed the evaluation ...
Using internet in retirement boosts cognitive function — new research
Using the internet during your retirement years can boost your cognitive function, a new study has found. Credit: Lancaster University Management ...
Policing the digital divide: How racial bias can limit Internet access for people of color
New research shows that the policing of nonviolent offenses, like loitering, restricts access to free Wi-Fi, particularly for people of ...
Bringing the jury to the crime scene via a 3D headset
Virtual reality leads to more consistent verdictsCredit: University of South Australia As any juror will tell you, piecing together a ...
Disagreement may be a way to make online content spread faster, further
The finding comes from an examination of posts labeled controversial on social news aggregation site Reddit. ORLANDO, July 22, 2021 ...
Cybercrime bill to rise during pandemic
COVID-19 opportunities to expand economic losses A new study of almost 12,000 Australians has found one-third of the adult population ...
Study: Wireless radiation exposure for children is set too high
Levels should be hundreds of times lower than current federal limits WASHINGTON - A peer-reviewed study by the Environmental Working ...
New technology shows promise in detecting, blocking grid cyberattacks
Credit: Chris Morgan, Idaho National Laboratory Researchers from Idaho National Laboratory and New Mexico-based Visgence Inc. have designed and demonstrated ...
Invention: The Storywrangler
Vermont scientists create tool to explore billions of social media messages, potentially predict political and financial turmoilCredit: UVM For thousands ...
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Scientists discover cancer trigger that could spur targeted drug therapies
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COVID-19 fattens up our body’s cells to fuel its viral takeover
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Killing resistant prostate cancer with iron
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Messenger RNA technology shows promise for developing infectious disease therapeutics
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‘Supergene’ wreaks havoc in a genome
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How bilingual brains work: Cross-language interplay and an integrated lexicon