Tuesday, February 28, 2012

ScienceDaily: Computers & Math News

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ScienceDaily: Computers & Math News


Video games depict religion as violent, problematized, study shows

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 10:28 AM PST

Many newer-generation video games equate religion with violence in the game narratives, new research shows.

Record-speed wireless data bridge demonstrated: Takes high-speed communications the 'last mile'

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 08:14 AM PST

Scientists have created a new way to overcome many of the issues associated with bringing high-speed digital communications across challenging terrain and into remote areas, commonly referred to as the "last mile" problem. The researchers developed a record-speed wireless data bridge that transmits digital information much faster than today's state-of-the-art systems.

Quantum microphone captures extremely weak sound

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 06:39 AM PST

Scientists have demonstrated a new kind of detector for sound at the level of quietness of quantum mechanics. The result offers prospects of a new class of quantum hybrid circuits that mix acoustic elements with electrical ones, and may help illuminate new phenomena of quantum physics.