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Women better than men at writing computer code
15 Feb 2016
Researchers have found that computer code written by women has a higher approval rating than that written by men - but only if their gender is not identifiable, indicating that a 'glass ceiling' still exists for women
Women better than men at writing computer code
15 Feb 2016
Researchers have found that computer code written by women has a higher approval rating than that written by men - but only if their gender is not identifiable, indicating that a 'glass ceiling' still exists for women
Scientists create mini-brains to test new drugs
13 Feb 2016
While researchers have been using mini-brains to test for different types of diseases, Johns Hopkins researcher Dr Thomas Hartung is among the new wave of scientists to use mini brains to conduct neurological research
Scientists detect gravitational waves predicted by Einstein hundred years ago
12 Feb 2016
For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of space-time called gravitational waves, arriving at the earth from a cataclysmic event in the distant universe, which opens an unprecedented new window onto the cosmos
New lens ready for its close-up
12 Feb 2016
Gravitational waves detected 100 years after Einstein's prediction
12 Feb 2016
For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of space-time called gravitational waves, arriving at the earth from a cataclysmic event in the distant universe, which opens an unprecedented new window onto the cosmos
Ligo confirms predictions of gravitational waves
12 Feb 2016
Record for fastest data rate set
12 Feb 2016
Researchers in the UK have achieved a rate of 1.125 Tb/s as part of research on the capacity limits of optical transmission systems, designed to address the growing demand for fast data rates
Smile and a horse will smile with you – literally
11 Feb 2016
Man’s favourite neigh-sayer can not only tell whether a human might be in a bad mood, it can do so from a photograph as well
Hack-proof RFID chips
05 Feb 2016
Indian scientists help develop hack-proof credit cards
05 Feb 2016
Researchers have designed an RFID chip that prevents so-called side-channel attacks, which analyse patterns of memory access or fluctuations in power usage when a device is performing a cryptographic operation, in order to extract its cryptographic key
New chip fabrication approach
01 Feb 2016
Depositing different materials within a single chip layer could lead to more efficient computers
Graphene composite could keep wings ice-free
29 Jan 2016
Internet at speed of light on the horizon
28 Jan 2016
For the first time, revolutionary internet technologies may enable internet traffic to travel at the speed of light, while being completely open and programmable, say scientists
India, Russia sign pact on research projects
28 Jan 2016
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