Vietnamese leader says banning social media sites impossible
Vietnam's prime minister said Thursday that it is impossible to ban social media such as Facebook so authorities in the communist nation instead should provide correct information to inform public...
View ArticlePhysicists reach new milestone measuring half-life of iron-60
(Phys.org)—A team of physicists affiliated with institutions in Australia, Switzerland and Austria has made the most accurate measurement to date of the half life of iron-60. In their paper published...
View ArticleIs it time to ditch annual performance reviews?
Most of us have had annual or semi-annual formal performance reviews, but a new paper by psychologists at Rice University reinforce the importance of continuous feedback on employee performance, and...
View ArticleNew calculations to improve CO2 monitoring from space
How light of different colours is absorbed by carbon dioxide (CO2) can now be accurately predicted using new calculations developed by a UCL-led team of scientists. This will help climate scientists...
View ArticleRussian MPs back 'right to be forgotten online' law
Russia's lower house of parliament on Tuesday gave initial backing to a bill requiring Internet search sites to remove access to inaccurate and outdated personal information, despite protests from the...
View ArticleFuture standard for solar irradiance delivered to Switzerland
Scientists from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have installed a Cryogenic Solar Absolute Radiometer (CSAR) at the Physikalisch-Meteorologisches Observatorium Davos World Radiation Center...
View ArticleThe challenge of building a better atomic clock and why it matters
Prior to the mid-18th century, it was tough to be a sailor. If your voyage required east-west travel, you couldn't set out to a specific destination and have any real hope of finding it efficiently.
View ArticleIrregular heartbeat of the Sun driven by double dynamo
A new model of the Sun's solar cycle is producing unprecedentedly accurate predictions of irregularities within the Sun's 11-year heartbeat. The model draws on dynamo effects in two layers of the Sun,...
View ArticleTechnology that uses machine learning to quickly generate predictive models...
Fujitsu Laboratories today announced the development of a machine-learning technology that can generate highly accurate predictive models from datasets of more than 50 million records in a matter of...
View ArticleHungary activists race to help migrants by smartphone
As migrants are shunted by countries between borders on trains and buses, a team of Hungarian activists are racing to send them accurate information, straight to their pockets on mobile phones.
View ArticleThe fourth dimension
Remote sensing techniques facilitate observations and monitoring of ground displacements. In particular, space-borne Differential Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry (DInSAR) allows accurate...
View ArticleNew algorithm provides better predictions of individual preferences
A collaborative of researchers has developed a filtering model with an associated scalable algorithm that makes accurate predictions of individuals' preferences. The new approach is based on the...
View ArticleWhat will you do with your extra second?
This New Year's countdown will be one second longer as the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) introduces the 27th leap second into UTC(NPL), the UK's timescale. The additional second will keep the...
View ArticleThe Forecaster's Dilemma: Evaluating forecasts of extreme events
Accurate predictions of extreme events do not necessarily indicate the scientific superiority of the forecaster or the forecast method from which they originate. The way forecast evaluation is...
View ArticleInnovation dilemma suggests that 'better' models are not always better
(Phys.org)—If you had to predict the probability of a catastrophic meteor striking the Earth, you would likely want the most accurate models on which to base your predictions. But a new paper shows...
View ArticleX-rays from copper source set new gold standard for measuring industrial...
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have produced and precisely measured a spectrum of X-rays using a new, state-of-the-art machine. The instrument they used to...
View ArticleEU fines Facebook 110 mn euros over 'misleading' info in WhatsApp takeover
The European Commission on Thursday fined US social media giant Facebook 110 million euros ($120 million) for providing incorrect and misleading information on its takeover of WhatsApp.
View ArticleEurope's Galileo satnav identifies problems behind failing clocks
Investigators have uncovered the problems behind the failure of atomic clocks onboard satellites belonging to the beleaguered Galileo satnav system, the European Commission said Monday.
View ArticleBiologist reaches into electric eel tank, comes out with equation to measure...
The electric eel has always been noted for its impressive ability to shock and subdue its prey. It's recently become clear that electric eels also use a clever trick to deliver an intense, Taser-like...
View ArticleDirect and accurate measurements of electron densities of plasmas
Isaac Newton's discovery in the mid-1600s that white light consists of a spectrum of rainbow colors, and then in the early 1800s Joseph von Fraunhofer's observation of lines in the solar spectrum laid...
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