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Phys.org Newsletter Thursday, May 1


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Latest News On TECHNOLOGY:
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SMALL BUSINESSES GET A SHOT AT THE BIG TIME WITH .LONDON
The launch of the .London domain name has been accompanied by a great deal of hype but the change is more than just cosmetic. This is a real opportunity for smaller organisations to make their mark in the cut-throat world of online business.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-small-businesses-shot-big-london.html#nwlt

WITH JUST A SMARTPHONE UP YOUR PETTICOAT, YOU CAN NOW READ MILLS & BOON ANYWHERE
Mills & Boon, the guilty pleasure of many a reader over the decades, is shunning the Kindle in favour of launching its own app.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-smartphone-petticoat-mills-boon.html#nwlt

LAWSUIT SEEKS ACCESS TO MORE SECRET COURT OPINIONS
A new lawsuit says the Obama administration has refused to hand over secret court documents about the National Security Agency's surveillance activities.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-lawsuit-access-secret-court-opinions.html#nwlt

COMPUTER GLITCH DISRUPTS US FLIGHTS
A computer glitch at a California air traffic control center disrupted flights in the United States for about an hour Wednesday, authorities said.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-glitch-disrupts-flights.html#nwlt

JURORS END DAY WITHOUT VERDICT IN PATENT CASE
California jurors failed Wednesday to decide a patent-infringement case involving the world's two biggest smartphone makers after their first full day of deliberations.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-jurors-day-verdict-patent-case.html#nwlt

PLAYSTATION RAMPS PLAY WITH CLEVER INDEPENDENT GAMES
While major video game makers place sure bets on sequels to blockbuster titles, Sony is working with independent studios to bring sassy new titles to the PlayStation platform.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-playstation-ramps-clever-independent-games.html#nwlt

INTEL TO PUMP $6 BN INTO ISRAEL
US computer chip giant Intel is to invest close to $6 billion in upgrading its Israeli production facilities, Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett said on Thursday.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-intel-bn-israel.html#nwlt

HIGH-EFFICIENCY WATER TREATMENT USING LIGHT USING A NOVEL UV-LIGHT SYSTEM
Many harmful substances in waste water stubbornly resist being broken down by biological waste water treatment plants. Fraunhofer researchers have developed a photochemical reaction system in which water can be reliably treated at high flow rates by UV light without having to add chemical catalysts. They will be presenting an initial industrial prototype at this year's IFAT in Munich, 5-9 May.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-high-efficiency-treatment-uv-light.html#nwlt

RECYCLING THE NEXT GENERATION
About 70 billion tons of raw materials are extracted world wide annually. That is twice as much as at the end of the 1970s. This trend is continuing – even with finite resources. One way to have enough materials available for manufacturing new goods in future is to recycle continually. Fraunhofer researchers are working on the advanced "Molecular Sorting" project for the next-generation circular economy.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-recycling.html#nwlt

ARMY OF DIGITAL "AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS" MAKES CLOUDS MORE EFFICIENT, SCALABLE
IBM inventors have developed a method for managing how resources are used and work is done within a cloud by distributing control throughout the interconnected systems, reducing bottlenecks and increasing efficiency.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-army-digital-air-traffic-clouds.html#nwlt

SMALL CHANGES COULD SAVE STRUCTURES, LIVES DURING TORNADOES
Surviving a tornado in a wood-frame residential home is enhanced by an intact roof and standing walls, but light-weight garage doors can be the weak link to allowing high winds and pressure changes into a home that can lead to the removal of the roof and collapsed walls, according to a study of damage left behind by a powerful tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, in 2013 by researchers from The University of Alabama and other institutions.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-small-tornadoes.html#nwlt

WITH BUGS IN THE SYSTEM HOW SAFE IS THE INTERNET?
It seems hardly a week goes by without a major cyber security flaw exposed that could be exploited across millions of internet and mobile connected devices.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-bugs-safe-internet.html#nwlt

TABLET COMPUTERS FOR GLOBAL LITERACY
In two remote villages in rural Ethiopia, a team of literacy and technology experts from Tufts and MIT launched a grand experiment with a simple gesture: they dropped off a handful of tablet computers for 40 children who'd never seen anything like them before—they hadn't ever attended school or seen electricity or paper. The tablets contained specially designed apps to help illiterate children learn the basics: letters and sounds and, eventually, reading fundamentals.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-tablet-global-literacy.html#nwlt

VIACOM 2Q PROFIT RISES 4 PCT HELPED BY TV NETWORKS (UPDATE)
Viacom said Thursday that its second-quarter profit rose 4 percent, boosted by strong results at its TV networks that offset a decline at its movie-making business.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-viacom-2q-profit-pct-tv.html#nwlt

FOUR MYTHS ABOUT PRIVACY
(Phys.org) —Many privacy discussions follow a similar pattern, and involve the same kinds of arguments. It's commonplace to hear that privacy is dead, that people—especially kids—don't care about privacy, that people with nothing to hide have nothing to fear, and that privacy is bad for business. "These claims are common, but they're myths," said Neil M. Richards, JD, privacy law expert and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-myths-privacy.html#nwlt

NEW SENSOR SYSTEM DETECTS EARLY SIGNS OF CONCUSSION IN REAL TIME
(Phys.org) —Imagine a physician, sitting in a stadium press box, equipped with technology that makes it possible to continuously monitor each player's physiological signs that indicate concussion.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-sensor-early-concussion-real.html#nwlt

'AT&T SEEKS TO BUY DIRECTV'
US telecoms giant AT&T has offered to buy satellite TV firm DirecTV, in the latest move for consolidation in the television and industry, the Wall Street Journal said Thursday.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-att-directv.html#nwlt

INTERNET GIANTS EYE CHEERLEADER'S DEFAMATION SUIT
An appeals court is considering whether an Arizona-based gossip website should have been allowed to be sued for defamation by a former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader convicted of having sex with a teenager.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-internet-giants-eye-cheerleader-defamation.html#nwlt

GLOBAL TABLET SALES FREEZE UP, SURVEY SHOWS
The global market for tablet computers went into hibernation in early 2014, ending a long run of sizzling growth, a survey showed Thursday.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-global-tablet-sales-survey.html#nwlt

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, EBAY SETTLE ANTITRUST LAWSUIT
The Justice Department on Thursday settled a lawsuit against eBay that accused the company of anticompetitive practices in the recruitment and hiring of skilled employees.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-ebay-mn-no-poaching-case.html#nwlt

GIFT GUIDE: SOLID TECH OPTIONS FOR UPGRADING MOM
Mom is busy. She's working and making and doing and raising you, among other things. In return, it's probably time for her to upgrade her aging PC or laptop. Hint, hint.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-gift-solid-tech-options-mom.html#nwlt

SNAPCHAT ADDS CHAT AS MESSAGING SPACE HEATS UP
Snapchat is adding a chat feature to its ephemeral messaging service.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-snapchat-chat-messaging-space.html#nwlt

LINKEDIN POSTS 1Q LOSS AS EXPENSES RISE
LinkedIn suffered a first-quarter loss as the online professional networking service ramped up its investments in projects aimed at attracting more users on the lookout for better jobs and career advice.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-linkedin-1q-loss-expenses.html#nwlt

MICROSOFT PATCHING PERILOUS HOLE IN IE WEB BROWSER
Microsoft Thursday released a patch for a perilous hole in its Internet Explorer browser that hackers could slip through to invade computers.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-microsoft-explorer.html#nwlt

WHITE HOUSE REPORT EMBRACES 'BIG DATA,' PRIVACY RULES
A study ordered by US President Barack Obama and released Thursday concludes that analysis of "big data" can help society in many ways, from improving health care to spurring economic growth.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-white-house-embraces-big-privacy.html#nwlt

3D PEN-IN-AIR AIMS FOR PROFESSIONAL HEIGHTS
In the 3D marketplace, would a small, lightweight 3D printing pen, enabling doodling in the air with precision, really take off? Here's an indication: a Kickstarter project offering a 3D pen that is small, light and able to write and draw in the air passed its fundraising goal in hours after its Tuesday launch and the numbers are still moving north at the time of this writing.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-3d-pen-in-air-aims-professional-heights.html#nwlt

DEVICE COULD BOOST IMAGE QUALITY FOR PHONES, COMPUTERS AND TVS
(Phys.org) —A device created by UCLA researchers could lead to a significant leap in the quality of images on smartphones, computer displays, TVs and inkjet printers.
Full story at http://phys.org/news/2014-05-device-boost-image-quality-tvs.html#nwlt