Posts Tagged ‘writing’
Keyboards shrink for extra tiny devices
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — A new iterative zooming technique could make it possible to enter text on ultra-small computers, like smartwatches. Continue…
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 6:47 - 1 Comment
Top Stories - Jan 16, 2013 7:12 - 2 Comments
We forget a face, but not a Facebook post
U. WARWICK (UK) — Chatty updates on Facebook are much easier to remember than faces or carefully worded sentences. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 29, 2012 11:02 - 0 Comments
After divorce, journals may hurt, not heal
U. ARIZONA (US) — Writing in-depth about negative feelings immediately after a divorce may do more harm than good, research suggests. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 15, 2012 6:16 - 0 Comments
For science papers, twice is the charm
MCGILL (CAN) — A bit of early rejection tends to pay off later, according to a new study that examines the fates of research papers initially turned down by scientific journals. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 27, 2010 11:46 - 1 Comment
Structural differences in dyslexic brain
VANDERBILT (US)—Children with dyslexia often struggle with reading, writing, and spelling. A new study suggests the difficulties may be linked to structural differences in the part of their brain known to play a role in oral language. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 6, 2009 18:39 - 2 Comments
Fine print so small it’s subatomic
STANFORD (US)—How tiny is the world’s smallest writing? The letters in the words written by Standford University researchers are assembled from subatomic-sized bits as small as 0.3 nanometers—or roughly one third of a billionth of a meter.
