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Why Fingernails On a Chalkboard Sound Painful
sciencehabit writes “Some sounds are excruciating. Take fingernails squeaking on a chalkboard. The noise makes many people shudder, but researchers never knew exactly why. A new study finds that there are two factors at work: the knowledge of where th… Continue reading
Why Fingernails On a Chalkboard Sound Painful
sciencehabit writes “Some sounds are excruciating. Take fingernails squeaking on a chalkboard. The noise makes many people shudder, but researchers never knew exactly why. A new study finds that there are two factors at work: the knowledge of where th… Continue reading
Psychological traumas experienced over lifetime linked to adult irritable bowel syndrome
The psychological and emotional traumas experienced over a lifetime — such as the death of a loved one, divorce, natural disaster, house fire or car accident, physical or mental abuse — may contribute to adult irritable bowel syndrome, according to t… Continue reading
Psychological traumas experienced over lifetime linked to adult irritable bowel syndrome
The psychological and emotional traumas experienced over a lifetime — such as the death of a loved one, divorce, natural disaster, house fire or car accident, physical or mental abuse — may contribute to adult irritable bowel syndrome, according to t… Continue reading
Five Best Disk Defragmentation Tools [Hive Five]
Defragmenting your hard drive regularly is an important part of regular hard drive maintenance, and the best tools can defrag your drive regularly or on demand when your games start to slow down or yo… Continue reading
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Five Best Disk Defragmentation Tools [Hive Five]
Defragmenting your hard drive regularly is an important part of regular hard drive maintenance, and the best tools can defrag your drive regularly or on demand when your games start to slow down or yo… Continue reading
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Physicists to re-run the experiments that produced faster-than-light neutrinos [Physics]
Results from independent cross-checks of last month's FTL neutrino findings wont start rolling in for at least a few more months. In the meantime, however, physicists at the OPERA lab who made the initial observations will be running their experime… Continue reading
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Physicists to re-run the experiments that produced faster-than-light neutrinos [Physics]
Results from independent cross-checks of last month's FTL neutrino findings wont start rolling in for at least a few more months. In the meantime, however, physicists at the OPERA lab who made the initial observations will be running their experime… Continue reading
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Four CAs Have Been Compromised Since June
Trailrunner7 writes “The EFF, through the use of its SSL Observatory, has taken a look at the data from certificate revocation lists for SSL certificates in recent months, and found that there were four separate CAs compromised in the last four months… Continue reading
Four CAs Have Been Compromised Since June
Trailrunner7 writes “The EFF, through the use of its SSL Observatory, has taken a look at the data from certificate revocation lists for SSL certificates in recent months, and found that there were four separate CAs compromised in the last four months… Continue reading
The story behind the world’s first cancer vaccine [Public Science Triumphs]
The world’s first vaccine designed to prevent cancer was not developed by a pharmaceutical company. Instead, its development was funded by public institutions on two continents, including three universities, and the U.S. National Cancer Institute. The … Continue reading
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The story behind the world’s first cancer vaccine [Public Science Triumphs]
The world’s first vaccine designed to prevent cancer was not developed by a pharmaceutical company. Instead, its development was funded by public institutions on two continents, including three universities, and the U.S. National Cancer Institute. The … Continue reading
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'Invisible Glass' Solves Screen Reflection Problems
An anonymous reader writes “The days of dealing with very reflective glass panels may soon be behind us. Nippon Electric Glass has used the FPD International 2011 conference in Japan this week to show off its new ‘invisible glass’ panel. What NEG has … Continue reading
'Invisible Glass' Solves Screen Reflection Problems
An anonymous reader writes “The days of dealing with very reflective glass panels may soon be behind us. Nippon Electric Glass has used the FPD International 2011 conference in Japan this week to show off its new ‘invisible glass’ panel. What NEG has … Continue reading
Did hot dogs save us from colon cancer? [Food Science]
After 1978, two strangely related things happened: a new set of regulations for processed meat limited the amount of nitrite used in hot dogs, forcing manufacturers to add ascorbate or erythorbate instead. And the following that year, there was a majo… Continue reading
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Did hot dogs save us from colon cancer? [Food Science]
After 1978, two strangely related things happened: a new set of regulations for processed meat limited the amount of nitrite used in hot dogs, forcing manufacturers to add ascorbate or erythorbate instead. And the following that year, there was a majo… Continue reading
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Jobs Biography Sells Out In China As Fans Clamor For Copies
China is serious about Jobs-mania. All 250,000 copies of the book are sold out in the country and folks lined up before bookstores opened just to get copy. Considering publishers already faked the bio, it’s clear that their love of Steve is still st… Continue reading
Jobs Biography Sells Out In China As Fans Clamor For Copies
China is serious about Jobs-mania. All 250,000 copies of the book are sold out in the country and folks lined up before bookstores opened just to get copy. Considering publishers already faked the bio, it’s clear that their love of Steve is still st… Continue reading
Backblaze’s Basic Cloud Storage is 25 Times Cheaper than Amazon S3
Online backup service Backblaze offers unlimited cloud storage at $5 per month, and the company’s overall cost per petabyte is some 25 times lower than Amazon’s S3 storage service. Wired looks at how Backblaze can offer storage so cheaply. Continue reading
Backblaze’s Basic Cloud Storage is 25 Times Cheaper than Amazon S3
Online backup service Backblaze offers unlimited cloud storage at $5 per month, and the company’s overall cost per petabyte is some 25 times lower than Amazon’s S3 storage service. Wired looks at how Backblaze can offer storage so cheaply. Continue reading