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Playing Fast And Furious In The Stock Market

Surprising insights into the role of high frequency traders and short sellers revealed by SMU Professor of Finance Ekkehart Boehmer’s research.

Helping Platform Businesses Thrive

SMU Assistant Professor Lin Mei studies the economics of platform-based business models such as online marketplaces.

The Internet Defender

Leading the fight against online troublemakers is computer security expert, SMU Visiting Professor Virgil Gligor.

Just Chill Out! This Battery Can Withstand Cold Weather

This eco-friendly battery could provide a portable source of power in refrigerated factories or extreme winter environments.

Forgot How Something Felt? Sleep To Remember

Researchers have discovered that a good night’s sleep improves our ability to remember what we learned during the day.

Resistivity Of Carbon Nanocoils Increases With Coil Diameter

Researchers in Japan have shown that the resistivity of carbon nanocoils increases with coil diameter.

The Meaning Of Life? 473

Answering the question of what is the minimum number of genes required for life has turned out to be a lot more complicated than expected.

Happy Or Sad? This Face Recognition Technology Reads Your Emotions (VIDEO)

Meet FaceRecog, the machine that knows how you are feeling today.

Teaching Predators With The Element Of Surprise

Lanternflies wait until they have been pecked at by birds before flashing their warning colors, so that the birds are conditioned to not eat other lanternflies.