TechAndComputer (Feb. 1, 2012) In theory, the social networking website Facebook could be great for people with low self-esteem. Sharing is important for improving friendships. But in practice, people with low self-esteem seem to behave counterproductively, bombarding their friends with negative tidbits about their lives and making themselves less likeable, according to a new study which will be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
"We had this idea that Facebook could be a really fantastic place for people to strengthen their relationships," says Amanda Forest, a graduate student at the University of Waterloo. She cowrote the new study with her advisor, Joanne Wood...
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Facebook is not such a good thing for those with low self-esteem, study finds
- 01 February 2012
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Particle-free silver ink prints small, high-performance electronics
- 13 January 2012
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TechAndComputer (Jan. 13, 2012) University of Illinois materials scientists have developed a new reactive silver ink for printing high-performance electronics on ubiquitous, low-cost materials such as flexible plastic, paper or fabric substrates.
Jennifer Lewis, the Hans Thurnauer Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and graduate student S. Brett Walker described the new ink in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
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Jennifer Lewis, the Hans Thurnauer Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and graduate student S. Brett Walker described the new ink in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
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Interactive applications for cell phones may be most powerful forms of advertising
- 08 December 2011
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TechAndComputer (Dec. 8, 2011) A new research study co-authored by an Indiana University professor suggests that interactive applications for mobile phones such as Apple's iPhone and Google's Android may be some of the most powerful forms of advertising yet developed.
The study confirms that using branded mobile phone apps increases a consumer's general interest in product categories and improves the attitude they may have toward the sponsoring...
TechAndComputer (Dec. 8, 2011) A new...
The study confirms that using branded mobile phone apps increases a consumer's general interest in product categories and improves the attitude they may have toward the sponsoring...
TechAndComputer (Dec. 8, 2011) A new...
S-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g electrical conductance to the limit
- 05 December 2011
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TechAndComputer (Dec. 5, 2011) Individual molecules have been used to create electrical components like resistors, transistors and diodes that mimic the properties of familiar semiconductors. But according to Nongjian (NJ) Tao, a researcher at the Biodesign Institute at ASU, unique properties inherent in single molecules also may allow clever designers to produce novel devices whose behavior falls outside the performance observed in...
TechAndComputer (Dec. 5, 2011) Individual...
TechAndComputer (Dec. 5, 2011) Individual...
S-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g electrical conductance to the limit
- 05 December 2011
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TechAndComputer (Dec. 5, 2011) Individual molecules have been used to create electrical components like resistors, transistors and diodes that mimic the properties of familiar semiconductors. But according to Nongjian (NJ) Tao, a researcher at the Biodesign Institute at ASU, unique properties inherent in single molecules also may allow clever designers to produce novel devices whose behavior falls outside the performance observed in conventional electronics.
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