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Researchers Claim Anonymized Web History Not So Anonymous
Researchers from Standford and Princeton University have released a study showing that anonymized web behaviour can still be identified via social media profiles. Google and Facebook for example, are able to track users and know their identities due to users willingly giving them access but the researchers claim that a…
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New Theory on Plasma Could Be Key to Fusion Power
Sustainable fusion power is a goal many scientists and governments are racing to achieve in order to meet increasing worldwide energy demands. Engineers from the UK claim that the first commercial fusion reactor is a possibility within five years, but there are still some fundamental problems that need to be…
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3D Printer Helps Create Bionic Eye
An LED 3D printer at Princeton has integrated quantum dot LEDs with a standard contact lens to create a device capable of projecting beams of coloured light. Essentially, an artificial eye. Though not wearable, it is an important step forward in the creation of 3D printed electronics. Michael McAlpine, Assistant…
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Facebook’s Emotion Manipulation Study Angers Users
A study was published recently showing that in January 2012, Facebook manipulated 689,003 members feeds to display a larger amount of positive or negative status updates. Running over a one week duration, this information was used to show that the moods of your friends on social media can affect your own mood positively or negatively on a…
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Facebook Predicts The University of Princeton’s Future, No More Students By 2021?
The University of Princeton has recently made a study, predicting that Facebook will lose more than 80% of its users by 2021. But apparently, that prediction did not go too well with Facebook’s officials. It appears that Facebook analysts now claim that the University of Princeton will lose half of…
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