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| New technology can prevent cellular overload, dropped calls Oct 11th 2013, 17:53 When a natural disaster strikes and too many people take to their mobile phones at once, cellular networks easily overload. But a graduate student has developed a solution to ensure that calls don't get dropped and texts make it to their destination. |  | More salmon, more hydropower Oct 11th 2013, 13:36 Research shows that it is perfectly possible for rivers to produce more salmon and electricity at the same time; a new environmental handbook shows the way. | | Improving child malnutrition in developing countries Oct 11th 2013, 13:36 NutrInfo consists of application software that captures weight and height data by using a remote bascule and a mobile device. The application can update nutritional data immediately, with the purpose of preventing high infant mortality rates in developing countries. | | Several top websites use device fingerprinting to secretly track users Oct 10th 2013, 13:14 A new study has uncovered that 145 of the Internet's 10,000 top websites track users without their knowledge or consent. The websites use hidden scripts to extract a device fingerprint from users' browsers. Device fingerprinting circumvents legal restrictions imposed on the use of cookies and ignores the Do Not Track HTTP header. The findings suggest that secret tracking is more widespread than previously thought. | | Flawed diamonds: Gems for new technology Oct 8th 2013, 20:54 Scientists have made the first detailed observation of how energy travels through diamonds that contain nitrogen-vacancy centers. The unexpected and attractive properties of these "flawed" diamonds put them in the spotlight as promising candidates for a variety of technological advances. | |
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