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Lunar Rock-Like Material May Someday House Moon Colonies
Technology
Dwellings in colonies on the moon one day may be built with new, highly durable bricks developed by students from the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech.
Source: Newswise
Posted on: Monday, Jan 05, 2009, 11:49am
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 20 | Comments: 0
Experts uncover weakness in Internet security
Internet
Researchers have found a weakness in the Internet digital certificate infrastructure that allows attackers to forge certificates that are fully trusted by all commonly used web browsers.
Source: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 30, 2008, 12:14pm
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 79 | Comments: 0
Engineers: Efficient organic LEDs a step toward better lights
Technology
For those who love "green" compact fluorescent bulbs but hate their cold light, here's some good news: Researchers are closer to flipping the switch on cheaper, richer LED-type room lighting.
Source: University of Florida
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 23, 2008, 12:26pm
Rating: 5/5 | Views: 87 | Comments: 0
Inexpensive, pocket-sized ultrasound device helps treat cancer, and arthritis
Technology
A prototype of a therapeutic ultrasound device, developed by a Cornell graduate student, fits in the palm of a hand, is battery-powered and packs enough punch to stabilize a gunshot wound or deliver drugs to brain cancer patients. It is wired to a ceramic probe, called a transducer, and it creates sound waves so strong they instantly cause water to bubble, spray and turn into steam.
Source: Cornell University Communications
Posted on: Friday, Dec 19, 2008, 4:12pm
Rating: 5/5 | Views: 124 | Comments: 0
New label-free method tracks molecules and drugs in live cells
Technology
A new type of highly sensitive microscopy developed by researchers at Harvard University could greatly expand the limits of modern biomedical imaging, allowing scientists to track the location of minuscule metabolites and drugs in living cells and tissues without the use of any kind of fluorescent labeling.
Source: Harvard University
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 18, 2008, 11:08pm
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 65 | Comments: 0
British scientist warns we must protect the vulnerable from robots
Technology
Top robotics expert Professor Noel Sharkey, of the University of Sheffield, has called for international guidelines to be set for the ethical and safe application of robots before it is too late.
Source: University of Sheffield
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 18, 2008, 3:05pm
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 75 | Comments: 0
'Smart' surveillance system may tag suspicious or lost people
Technology
Engineers here are developing a computerized surveillance system that, when completed, will attempt to recognize whether a person on the street is acting suspiciously or appears to be lost.
Source: Ohio State University
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008, 6:06pm
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 68 | Comments: 0
The Green (and blue, red, and white) lights of the future
Technology
A revolution in energy-efficient, environmentally-sound, and powerfully-flexible lighting is coming to businesses and homes, according to a paper in latest special energy issue of Optics Express, the Optical Society's (OSA) open-access journal.
Source: Optical Society of America
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008, 12:41pm
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 61 | Comments: 0
Car Key Jams Teen Drivers' Cell Phones and Texting
Technology
University of Utah researchers have developed an automobile ignition key that prevents teenagers from talking on cell phones or sending text messages while driving.
Source: Newswise
Posted on: Sunday, Dec 14, 2008, 1:59pm
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 113 | Comments: 0
Robots Designed to Save Lives of Construction Workers
Robotics
The Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech won the grand prize at the 2008 International Capstone Design Fair with a trio of pole-climbing serpentine robots designed to take the place of construction workers tasked with dangerous jobs such as inspecting high-rises or underwater bridge piers.
Source: Newswise
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 10, 2008, 6:01pm
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 80 | Comments: 0
The clear future of electronics, see through chips
Technology
A group of scientists at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has fabricated a working computer chip that is almost completely clear -- the first of its kind. The new technology, called transparent resistive random access memory (TRRAM), is described in this week's issue of the journal Applied Physics Letters, which is published by the American Institute of Physics.
Source: American Institute of Physics
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 09, 2008, 5:47pm
Rating: 5/5 | Views: 125 | Comments: 0
Instore web 3.0 scouting
Technology
Scientists at Toshiba's Corporate Research and Development Center, in Japan have developed a system that offers shoppers advice on what to buy based on the product barcode and the current weblog buzz around the gadget. The team describes the system WOM Scouter this month in the International Journal of Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies.
Source: Inderscience Publishers
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 09, 2008, 1:59pm
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 52 | Comments: 0
Spotting the next great music superstar
Technology
For every rock star who hits it big, there are thousands of artists who never make it out of their own back yards. Before Madonna was "Madonna," she was a local success in New York clubs. Until Britney Spears became a global pop superstar, she performed in dance revues in her native Louisiana.
Source: American Friends of Tel Aviv University
Posted on: Monday, Dec 08, 2008, 2:36pm
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 78 | Comments: 0
Science of Santa: How Santa Delivers All His Presents in One Night
Technology
If you’re skeptical of Santa’s abilities to deliver presents to millions of homes and children in just one night, NC State University engineering professor Dr. Larry Silverberg can explain the scientific principles that allow the Jolly Old Elf to pull off the magical feat year after year.
Source: Newswise
Posted on: Monday, Dec 08, 2008, 1:09pm
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 111 | Comments: 0
New "wipes" for better decontamination of chemical warfare agents and toxic chemicals
Technology
Scientists in Texas, California, and Maryland are reporting development of high-tech "wipes" that are capable of quickly decontaminating people and equipment exposed to a broad range of military and industrial chemicals, including the deadly blister agent known as "mustard."
Source: American Chemical Society
Posted on: Monday, Dec 08, 2008, 12:03pm
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 74 | Comments: 0
New record for information storage and retrieval lifetime
Computer Science
Physicists have taken a significant step toward creation of quantum networks by establishing a new record for the length of time that quantum information can be stored in and retrieved from an ensemble of very cold atoms.
Source: Georgia Institute of Technology Research News
Posted on: Monday, Dec 08, 2008, 9:58am
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 85 | Comments: 0
Scientists design a technique to differentiate between original and bootleg CDs
Technology
A group of scientists of the University of Granada has developed a new optical technique which permits to know if a Compact Disc (CD) is original or a copy. This new technique is economical, fast and effective, and allows to detect illegal CD copies.
Source: Universidad de Granada
Posted on: Friday, Dec 05, 2008, 9:55am
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 94 | Comments: 0
Researcher designs robot that jumps like a grasshopper
Robotics
The first robot that can jump like a grasshopper and roll like a ball could play a key role in future space exploration.
Source: University of Bath
Posted on: Thursday, Dec 04, 2008, 11:21am
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 73 | Comments: 0
Hands-free cell phone conversations add 5 m to drivers' braking distances
Technology
Research led by Psychology researchers at the University of Warwick reveals that cell phone conversations impair drivers' visual attention to such a degree that it can add over 5 metres to the braking distance of a car travelling at 60 miles and causes almost twice as many errors as drivers driving without the distraction of a hands free cell phone conversation.
Source: University of Warwick
Posted on: Wednesday, Dec 03, 2008, 10:44am
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 110 | Comments: 0
A human approach to computer processing
Computer Science
A more human approach to processing raw data could change the way that computers deal with information, according to academics at The University of Nottingham.
Source: University of Nottingham
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 02, 2008, 1:25pm
Rating: 4/5 | Views: 157 | Comments: 0
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Articles From the Web
Technology
Broadband on Rails
A compact lens could make high-speed Internet access commonplace on trains.
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 30, 2008, 5:08pm
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 30 | Comments: 0
Technology
Colleges, offices scrap land lines
An estimated 25% of businesses are phasing out desk phones in effort to save more money.
Source: USA Today
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 30, 2008, 5:08pm
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 27 | Comments: 0
Technology
The making of a tire
Ever wonder what goes into the making of that round, black, rubber thing that holds air, we refer to as a tire? To the casual observer all tires look the same, but there's a lot more to it than meets the eye ...
Source: CNN.com
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 30, 2008, 2:06pm
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 34 | Comments: 0
Technology
Soviets Stole Bomb Idea From U.S., Book Says
A new book says Moscow acquired the secret of the hydrogen bomb not from its own scientists but from an atomic spy at the Los Alamos weapons lab in New Mexico.
Source: NYT
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 30, 2008, 12:13pm
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 27 | Comments: 0
Technology
VHS' Days Appear Numbered
It seems headed the way of 8-tracks and other outdated technologies, says Daniel Sieberg, who explained why, then showed how to transfer video from VHS to DVD.
Source: CBSnews
Posted on: Monday, Dec 29, 2008, 2:02pm
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 28 | Comments: 0
Technology
Satellite Radio Still Reaches for the Payday
Deep debt, including Howard Stern’s $500 million contract, is causing Sirius XM Radio big worries despite growing revenue and subscriptions.
Source: NYT
Posted on: Monday, Dec 29, 2008, 11:44am
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 28 | Comments: 0
Technology
New Spy Tricks Hide Messages in Plain Sight
Meet cryptography's evil twin: the power to hide codes in everyday communications.
Source: Discovery Channel
Posted on: Tuesday, Dec 23, 2008, 10:57am
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 53 | Comments: 0
Internet
Warner Music pulls videos from YouTube
Warner Music Group ordered YouTube on Saturday to remove all music videos by its artists from the popular online video-sharing site after contract negotiations broke down.
Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Monday, Dec 22, 2008, 11:33am
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 35 | Comments: 0
Technology
‘Hack Me Elmo’ for the holidays
Repurposed, reprogrammed and removed of their skin, 30 of last season's 'Tickle Me Elmo' toys move in unison in a project by resident artist Adrianne Wortzel, depicting Napoleon’s misguided march into the Egyptian desert in the demonstration, “A Reenactment of the Battle of the Pyramids."
Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Monday, Dec 22, 2008, 9:33am
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 46 | Comments: 0
Technology
New Army technology could save soldiers' lives
Regrowing a fingertip cut off in an accident sounds like something from a futuristic movie. But with innovative technology developed by the U.S. Army, such regrowth is possible today.
Source: CNN.com
Posted on: Monday, Dec 22, 2008, 9:32am
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 32 | Comments: 0
Technology
U.S. not ready for cyber attack
The United States is unprepared for a major hostile attack against vital computer networks
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Friday, Dec 19, 2008, 3:50pm
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 37 | Comments: 0
Technology
Sneaky or rude? Check your tech etiquette
Learn how to be plugged in without being impolite. (This is one user manual worth reading.)
Source: CNN.com
Posted on: Friday, Dec 19, 2008, 11:28am
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 58 | Comments: 0
Robotics
Wii-Controlled Robots Made for Combat
Will the next generation of autonomous army bots be Wii-mote controlled?
Source: Discovery Channel
Posted on: Friday, Dec 19, 2008, 9:36am
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 42 | Comments: 0
Technology
Plugging a Password Leak
How a simple fix made password managers more secure.
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Friday, Dec 19, 2008, 9:35am
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 38 | Comments: 0
Technology
Factory For Chevy Volt Engine On Hold
Cash-strapped auto giant General Motors has put plans on hold for a new factory to build the Chevy Volt engine, according to a report.
Source: CBSnews
Posted on: Friday, Dec 19, 2008, 9:35am
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 38 | Comments: 0
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