News articles tagged with 'data' (Page 2)
Experts question whether patients will use performance data to choose their care
— 26 Nov 2010 19:28 | HealthExpectations are high that the public will use performance data to choose their health providers and so drive improvements in quality. But in a paper published on bmj.com today, two…
Princeton scientist recasts problems, offering new tools for old quandaries
— 17 Nov 2010 10:27 | PhysicsA Princeton scientist with an interdisciplinary bent has taken two well-known problems in mathematics and reformulated them as a physics question, offering new tools to solve challenges…
'Space-time cloak' to conceal events revealed in new study
— 16 Nov 2010 11:30 | TechnologyThe study, by researchers from Imperial College London, involves a new class of materials called metamaterials, which can be artificially engineered to distort light or sound waves.…
Racetrack memory
— 16 Nov 2010 11:21 | TechnologyAnnoyed by how long it took his computer to boot up, Klaeui began to think about an alternative. Hard disks are cheap and can store enormous quantities of data, but they are slow; every…
Last 'tango' in space
— 3 Nov 2010 19:10 | EnvironmentAdding to their unique information from previous tandem missions, ESA's ERS-2 and Envisat satellites have been paired up again - for the last time. Data from this final duet are generating…
Broadband coming wirelessly to the bush
— 3 Nov 2010 19:01 | TechnologyA major CSIRO breakthrough in wireless technology designed to bring broadband to people living beyond the optical fibre network, has been unveiled in Sydney…
Strengthening routine flu vaccination and health programs may improve pandemic vaccinations
— 2 Nov 2010 16:15 | HealthStrengthening routine influenza vaccination and health programs may help states improve their vaccination coverage against future pandemics or other health emergencies, a new study…
Scripps Research team 'watches' formation of cells' protein factories for first time
— 30 Oct 2010 17:08 | HealthA team from The Scripps Research Institute has revealed the first-ever pictures of the formation of cells' 'protein factories.' In addition to being a major technical feat on its own,…
Facebook study finds race trumped by ethnic, social, geographic origins in forging friendships
— 29 Oct 2010 13:51 | TechnologyRace may not be as important as previously thought in determining who buddies up with whom, suggests a new UCLA - Harvard University study of American college students on the social…
NASA's Kepler Mission changing how astronomers study distant stars
— 27 Oct 2010 11:51 | AstronomyThe quantity and quality of data coming back from NASA's Kepler Mission is changing how astronomers study stars, said Iowa State University's Steve Kawaler…