Chemist Staci Simonich examines a vial containing air pollutants at her lab at Oregon State University. She co-authored a study that found that residents in an rural Chinese village near an electronic waste dump are 1.6 times more likely to develop lung cancer than their peers in the heavily polluted Chinese city of Guangzhou. (Credit: Photo by Tiffany Woods)
Jan. 22, 2013 Residents living near an e-waste recycling site in China face elevated risks of lung cancer, according to a recent study co-authored by Oregon State University researchers.
Electronic trash, such as cell phones, computers and TVs, is often collected in dumps in developing countries and crudely incinerated to recover precious metals...
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Residents near Chinese e-waste site face greater cancer risk
- 23 January 2013
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Data storage: A fast and loose approach improves memory
- 20 December 2012
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Dec. 20, 2012 An unconventional design for a nanoscale memory device uses a freely moving mechanical shuttle to improve performance.
A loose and rattling part in your cell phone is generally a cause for concern. Like most other electronic devices, your phone works by moving electrons through fixed circuit pathways. If electrons are not sufficiently contained within these pathways, the efficiency and speed of a device decrease. However, as the miniature components inside...
A loose and rattling part in your cell phone is generally a cause for concern. Like most other electronic devices, your phone works by moving electrons through fixed circuit pathways. If electrons are not sufficiently contained within these pathways, the efficiency and speed of a device decrease. However, as the miniature components inside...
Developing power sources for flexible, stretchable electronics
- 14 December 2012
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This image shows a fully stretchable supercapacitor composed of carbon nanotube macrofilms, a polyurethane membrane separator and organic electrolytes. (Credit: Image courtesy of University of Delaware)
Dec. 14, 2012 Electronic devices become smaller, lighter, faster and more powerful with each passing year. Currently, however, electronics such as cell phones, tablets, laptops, etc., are rigid. But what if they could be made bendable or stretchy?
According...
Dec. 14, 2012 Electronic devices become smaller, lighter, faster and more powerful with each passing year. Currently, however, electronics such as cell phones, tablets, laptops, etc., are rigid. But what if they could be made bendable or stretchy?
According...
Mobile app boosts weight loss by 15 pounds
- 10 December 2012
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Dec. 10, 2012 Using a mobile app that tracks eating and activity helped people lose an average of 15 pounds and keep it off for at least a year, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
But the technology only aided weight loss when its users also attended regular classes about nutrition and exercise. The app alone didn't help.
"The app is important because it helps people regulate their behavior, which is really hard to do," said Bonnie Spring, lead investigator...
But the technology only aided weight loss when its users also attended regular classes about nutrition and exercise. The app alone didn't help.
"The app is important because it helps people regulate their behavior, which is really hard to do," said Bonnie Spring, lead investigator...
Mobile browsers fail Internet safety test
- 05 December 2012
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TechAndComputer (Dec. 5, 2012) How unsafe are mobile browsers? Unsafe enough that even cyber-security experts are unable to detect when their smartphone browsers have landed on potentially dangerous websites, according to a recent Georgia Tech study.
Like their counterparts for desktop platforms, mobile browsers incorporate a range of security and cryptographic tools to provide a secure Web-browsing experience. However in one critical area that informs user decisions -- the...
Like their counterparts for desktop platforms, mobile browsers incorporate a range of security and cryptographic tools to provide a secure Web-browsing experience. However in one critical area that informs user decisions -- the...