2015年5月20日 星期三

2015-05-21 Israel Sci/Tech


VietNamNet Bridge
   
Vietnam wins two int'l science and engineering awards   
VietNamNet Bridge
Twelve Vietnamese high-school students who entered the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2015 (Intel ISEF) in the United States arrived back in Vietnam on May 19, bringing with them two awards. Vietnam wins two int'l science and ...

Hempfield senior wins second place award at Intel International Science and ...   LancasterOnline
Intel-Israel Young Scientist Competition winners return with international awards   Jerusalem Post Israel News
Young Gadget Masters scoop prizes at Intel ISEF 2015   ElectronicsWeekly.com
thejewishchronicle.net   
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Shalom Life
   
Israelis Develop Tech that Can Detect Your Gender Just From Holding Your Phone   
Shalom Life
Hold on to your cell phones people - literally - because apparently there is a new algorithm out there that can predict your gender. Developed by Ben-Gurion University systems engineers, the formula is capable of predicting, with up to 92 percent accuracy, ...

New BGU: Predicting Users' Genders Using Mobile Devices'   Jewish Business News
New technology can predict gender of smartphone user using motion sensors   Jerusalem Post Israel News

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Jewish Business News
   
What's All the Fuss About Caller ID?   
Jewish Business News
With so many emails accounts, phone numbers, social media profiles and apps, it's hard to keep track of our friends and remember each and everyone's email or phone number. Time isn't always on our side, as the idea of organizing all those accounts into ...


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CTV News
   
Ride of Silence group ride honours injured and killed cyclists   
CTV News
Cyclists across Quebec held a silent demonstration Wednesday evening to honour other cyclists injured or killed on the road. Riding in small groups, hundreds took part in the Ride of Silence, heading out onto Montreal streets with a clear goal: to share the ...

A Ride to Remember: Ottawa hosted 2nd annual Ride of Silence   The Times (subscription)
Over 200 ride in silence for cyclists killed in traffic   Lansing State Journal
Bicyclists ride in silence to remember those killed   FOX 13 Tampa Bay, WTVT-TV
Port Huron Times Herald   
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Stuff.co.nz
   
Oldest known stone tools found in Kenya   
Stuff.co.nz
Sonia Harmand and Jason Lewis with stone tools found in the West Turkana area of Kenya. By taking a wrong turn in a dry riverbed in Kenya, scientists discovered a trove of stone tools far older than any ever found before. Nobody knows who made them – or ...

Stone tool discovery confirms theory of early humans   Toronto Star
The World's Oldest Stone Tools Were Not Made By Humans   Gizmodo
Stone Tools From Kenya Are Oldest Yet Discovered   New York Times

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NDTV
   
Racist Search Term Points to White House in Google Maps   
NDTV
San Francisco: Google Maps apologized Wednesday after it emerged that searches using racist language pinpointed the White House, home of President Barack Obama. The offensive scenario was brought to light after it was noticed that searches combining ...

Creepy thing Google knows about you   NEWS.com.au
Google Maps tips and tricks you probably didn't know   Business Insider

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Hindu Business Line
   
Renault's new small car Kwid is priced at about Rs 3-4 lakh owing to 97 ...   
Economic Times
CHENNAI: French auto major Renault on Wednesday unveiled its global entry-level car Kwid, with CEO Carlos Ghosn saying that the new car will be priced between Rs 3 lakh and Rs 4 lakh. He said that the SUV-shaped small car — built from scratch in three ...

Kwid's success will be the best tribute to India's engineering capabilities: Carlos ...   ET Auto
Renault Kwid emerges as a strong contender against strong players like Maruti ...   CarTrade.com
Renault seeks to conquer India with new budget car   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
The New Indian Express   
The Hindu   
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NDTV
   
Confusion Reigns in Airbag Recall   
NDTV
An undated handout photo shows the airbag that injured Angelina Sujata when it deployed in her 2001 Honda Civic in South Carolina in March 2012. When millions of Americans woke up Wednesday morning to go to work, many asked themselves a simple ...

Over 500000 cars recalled in Australia   Sky News Australia
Takata airbags: thousands of Australian cars recalled   The Australian
For Drivers, Confusion Reigns in Airbag Recall   New York Times
ConsumerAffairs   
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Newsweek
   
Nintendo Just Hired Bowser   
Newsweek
Bowser. Doug Bowser....no relation to the video game character, above left, has joined as VP of sales. Toru Hanai/Reuters. Filed Under: Culture, mario, Nintendo, Video Games, Gaming. Newsweek is not in the habit of chronicling corporate hires at Nintendo ...

Ex EA executive Doug Bowser signs on with Nintendo of America   MCV Pacific
Nintendo America Literally Hired Someone Named Bowser As VP   CBS Local
Amazing: Nintendo hires a man named Bowser   BGR
Kotaku Australia   
Business Wire (press release)   
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Sydney Morning Herald
   
The study on gay marriage that was too good to be true   
Sydney Morning Herald
It was the study that some said could rewrite the political rule book. Forget focus groups, road-to-Damascus moments and negative campaign advertising. What if you could change people's minds on an issue such as gay marriage simply by ... talking to them?
Retraction Sought in Study on Views of Gay Marriage   New York Times
Researcher retracts landmark same-sex marriage study, claims co-author ...   CBC.ca
How a high-profile same-sex marriage study was found to be suspect   Washington Post
Los Angeles Times   
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