الاثنين، 26 مايو 2014

Elliot Rodger: Portrait of a Lonely Outcast Obsessed With Status and 10 More

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Elliot Rodger: Portrait of a Lonely Outcast Obsessed With Status

The online history and detailed writings of Elliot Rodger paint a chilling profile of a man obsessed with appearance, acceptance and getting a girlfriend.

Michael Moore Reacts to Santa Barbara Shooting: 'I No Longer Have Anything to Say'

"Enjoy the rest of your day, and rest assured this will all happen again very soon."

'New York Post' Gives Kim and Kanye the World's Worst Wedding Announcement

The 'New York Post' clearly is not a fan of Kimye.

Santa Barbara Killer's Chilling Plot: A Timeline

A timeline of Elliot Rodger's activities and plans before he embarked on a rampage, killing six people in Santa Barbara on Friday.

Ukraine Elects Petro Poroshenko as President

Ukrainians headed to the polls Sunday to elect a new leader, and Petro Poroshenko, aka the "Chocolate King," came out on top with more than 50% of the vote.

11 Fake Movies Never Coming to a Theater Near You

Here are 11 fake movies we wish were real.

Security Videos Show Suspect in Deadly Jewish Museum Attack

Belgian police released security videos showing the man suspected of killing three people in Saturday's deadly shooting at the Jewish Museum of Belgium.

Commerical GPS Turns 25: How the Unwanted Military Tech Found Its True Calling

On May 25, 1989, the first consumer GPS devices were shipped to retailers. It was the beginning of the most successful wireless technology in history.

With These 3D Glasses, You're in Charge of Your Movie-Watching Experience

An Ontario-based company created a pair of 3D glasses that lets the viewer choose how they watch a movie by manipulating stereoscopic image streams.

Ukraine's New President: Can a Candy King Lead a Post-Revolutionary Nation?

Ukraine elected "Chocolate King" Petro Poroshenko as its new president on Sunday. Here's the rocky road the 48-year-old businessman has to face next.

Pope Says He Supports 'State of Palestine'

Pope Francis called for peace in the "increasingly unacceptable" Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Sunday in a speech at the palace of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethl...

[International Games Day @ your library] Game Profiles: The art of the imaginary stroll

Hi!

We just wanted to let you know that International Games Day @ your library has
posted a new item, 'Game Profiles: The art of the imaginary stroll'

Back in the early days of massively multiplayer online games, Richard Bartle,
one of the developers of MUD1 - one of the first multi-user online virtual
spaces - developed a taxonomy (later turned into a test) to describe which
activities most motivated individual players. It assigned each player a score in
four areas: Killing (character [...]

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http://igd.ala.org/2014/05/26/game-profiles-the-art-of-the-imaginary-stroll/

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ScienceDaily: Top News

Advanced light: Sending entangled beams through fast-light materials
Mind alteration device makes flies sing and dance
A new way to make sheets of graphene
Social marketing at the movies
Flatland optics with graphene: Smaller and faster photonic devices and circuits
Chip produces and detects specialized gas for biomedical analysis
NCNR neutrons highlight possible battery candidate

Advanced light: Sending entangled beams through fast-light materials

Posted: 25 May 2014 12:53 PM PDT

Whole beams, not just particles, can be entangled. This, plus anomalous dispersion in 'fast-light' materials, allows signals be to 'advanced' over signals travelling in vacuum, at least in a limited sense.

Mind alteration device makes flies sing and dance

Posted: 25 May 2014 12:47 PM PDT

Scientists have developed a special device for the thermogenetic control of flies. This tool, called FlyMAD, enabled the scientists to target light or heat to specific body regions of flies in motion and to analyse the animals' brain cells. Compared to other techniques, FlyMAD allows highly improved temporal resolution. Using the new technology, scientists got new insight into the role of two neuronal cell types in courtship behavior of flies.

A new way to make sheets of graphene

Posted: 23 May 2014 11:53 AM PDT

Graphene's promise as a material for new kinds of electronic devices, among other uses, has led researchers around the world to study the material in search of new applications. But one of the biggest limitations to wider use of the strong, lightweight, highly conductive material has been the hurdle of fabrication on an industrial scale.

Social marketing at the movies

Posted: 23 May 2014 11:53 AM PDT

Word-of-mouth marketing is recognized as a powerful route from long-tail sales to blockbuster, whether one is talking about the latest fishy ice cream flavor or a Hollywood romantic comedy. In the age of social media and online networking sites, such as Twitter and Facebook, the potential for spreading the word could mean the difference between consumers seeing a product as the best thing since sliced bread or the most rotten of tomatoes.

Flatland optics with graphene: Smaller and faster photonic devices and circuits

Posted: 23 May 2014 06:42 AM PDT

Researchers have introduced a platform technology based on optical antennas for trapping and controlling light with the one-atom-thick material graphene. The experiments show that the dramatically squeezed graphene-guided light can be focused and bent, following the fundamental principles of conventional optics. The work opens new opportunities for smaller and faster photonic devices and circuits.

Chip produces and detects specialized gas for biomedical analysis

Posted: 22 May 2014 09:35 AM PDT

A chip-scale device that both produces and detects a specialized gas used in biomedical analysis and medical imaging has been built and demonstrated. The new microfluidic chip produces magnetized xenon gas and then detects even the faintest magnetic signals from the gas. Magnetized xenon can be used as a marker for detecting biomolecules in liquids. Conventional systems for producing and using this gas can be as big as a car.

NCNR neutrons highlight possible battery candidate

Posted: 22 May 2014 09:35 AM PDT

Analysis of a manganese-based crystal has produced the first clear picture of its molecular structure. The findings could help explain the magnetic and electronic behavior of the whole family of crystals, many of which have potential for use in batteries.

ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News

Chip produces and detects specialized gas for biomedical analysis

Posted: 22 May 2014 09:35 AM PDT