Using a webcam, a microphone and the Internet, some students applying to Wake Forest University can now sit in their living rooms at home and have a "face-to-face" conversation with an admissions counselor at the university.
Scientists at NIST have developed software that improves the accuracy of the tracking devices in immersive, or virtual-reality, research environments by at least 700 percent. Their advance is a step forward in transforming immersive technology that has traditionally been a qualitative tool into a scientific instrument with which precision measurements can be made.
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.
Student Paul Stamatiou has created Skribit, a blog that helps other blogger's overcome writer's block. The site currently has more than 4,000 blogs using it and receives more than 4 million hits per month.
With the deadline looming for the nationwide transition to digital broadcast television, the Center for Aging & Community at the University of Indianapolis has developed a downloadable information toolkit to help churches and community groups mount volunteer efforts to install converter boxes for members who are still relying on analog signals.
In the first field trial of its kind, Georgia Tech's Wireless Emergency Communications project tested the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Commercial Mobil Alert System to see how well it met the needs of people with vision and hearing impairments. They found three areas where they will recommend changes to the FCC.
Software deadlocks are the Catch-22s of the computer world. These common bugs can freeze the machine when different parts of a program end up in an endless cycle of waiting for one another as they access shared data.
Doctors who receive training in a technology-rich environment but transition away to less modern facilities to practice after graduation say they feel less able to provide safe and efficient care, a new Vanderbilt University Medical Center study shows.
Holograms haven't changed much in the 30 years from Princess Leia to election night. Both were illusions. This time it's for real. And it talks back.
As the stock market continues its dive, economists and business columnists have spilled a lot of ink assigning responsibility for the ongoing financial calamity. While hindsight might be clear as day, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory are trying to create new economic models that will provide policymakers with more realistic pictures of different types of markets so they can better avert future economic catastrophe.
The battlefield of the future may react differently to combat injuries, providing instant treatment to wounded soldiers even before a medic reaches their side. Researchers have received funding to create a "field hospital on a chip" "“ a system worn by every soldier that would detect an injury and automatically administer the right medication.
Research team shatters two-second barrier, named finalists for Gordon Bell Prize at SC08.
The multi-billion-dollar video-game industry has become increasingly keen to make use of developments in artificial intelligence (AI) research, and computer scientists--including those in the University of Alberta's GAMES research group--have taken notice of what might be AI's killer app.
The F700 concept vehicle offers luxury-car performance, comfort, and econo-car fuel efficiency.
A team led by Thomas Schulthess of the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory received the prestigious 2008 Association for Computing Machinery Gordon Bell Prize Thursday after attaining the fastest performance ever in a scientific supercomputing application.
With a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation, computer science professors at the University of Virginia have formulated a program to attract and keep students from diverse backgrounds. This is important because colleges aren't graduating enough computer science majors.
Five years ago, Virginia Tech burst onto the high-performance computing scene using Apple Power Mac G5 computers to build System X, one of the fastest supercomputers of its time. Now the university, Apple, and Mellanox have created System G "“ twice as fast and green.
University of Washington researchers are grabbing hold of the fleeting Web and storing historical Web sites that users can easily search using an intuitive application called Zoetrope.
Results could remove bottlenecks from the Internet and biological systems.
A Cray XT high-performance computing system at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the world's fastest supercomputer for science. The Cray XT, called Jaguar, has a peak performance of 1.64 petaflops, (quadrillion floating point operations, or calculations) per second, incorporating 1.382 petaflops XT5 and 266 teraflops XT4 systems.
New computer tools have the potential to revolutionize the practice of mathematics by providing more-reliable proofs of mathematical results than have ever been possible in the history of humankind. These tools have been used to provide nearly infallible proofs of many important results. A ground-breaking collection of four articles by leading experts, published today in the AMS Notices, explores these new developments.
How important were YouTube, Facebook, blogs, wikis and Web sites in this election? Allan Louden, associate professor of communication at Wake Forest University, can explain how new advertising methods, mobilization, debates and the Internet contributed to the Barack Obama victory and changed forever the nature of campaigning for the presidency.
University of Utah scientists created a sensitive prototype device that could test for dozens or even hundreds of diseases simultaneously by acting like a credit card-swipe machine to scan a card loaded with microscopic blood, saliva or urine samples. The prototype works on the same principle that is used to read data on computer hard drives or listen to tunes on portable digital music players.
"You've got laundry!" Students at Salisbury University can now program the school's new washing machines and dryers to send them text messages when their laundry is done and check online to see which machines are free before lugging their dirty clothes to the laundry room--and best of all, the new equipment helps reduce the University's carbon footprint.
A research team, led by North Carolina State University's Dr. Mitzi M. Montoya, has developed a new way of measuring how "real" online virtual worlds are "“ an important advance for the emerging technology that can be used to foster development of new training and collaboration applications by companies around the world.
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have engineered a biologically inspired robot that mirrors the actions of sought-after service dogs. Users verbally command the robot to complete a task and the robot responds once a basic laser pointer illuminates the location of the desired action.
University of Iowa graduate student Alok Shah spends many hours in the lab studying the genetic causes of developmental defects and cystic fibrosis. In his free time, he takes part in what he calls a "wonderful nerd-fest" at "LabSpaces," a social-networking site aimed at individuals with a specific interest or career focus, such as biomedical research.
Researchers and educators at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston are examining the virtual world of Second Life for both its addictive and educational potential.
Research presented at the INFORMS Annual Meeting describes an easier and more accurate method to predict the degradation and remaining useful life of mechanical and electronic equipment, while significantly improving maintenance operations and spare parts logistics.
Play, the Berkeley Digital Media Conference at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business, brings together creative professionals, industry leaders, and students to discuss the emergence and implications of the digital lifestyle. The theme for the 2008 >play conference is Disruption: Changes in the Media Economy. The 2008 Expo will feature demonstrations of digital media innovations and new products.
Michigan State University's National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory has earned an important international certification indicating that the service it renders to the world's nuclear scientists "“ namely rare isotope beams "“ meets rigorous international standards for quality.
In a study of the Los Angeles Dodgers team blog, Stephen W. Dittmore of the University of Arkansas found that the blog was a popular and effective way for fans to learn about the Dodgers and communicate commitment to their team.
Step aside, John McCain and Barack Obama. Meet Sen. Julian Polonius Foley Marcos DeWiki III, a true man of the people. DeWiki "“ in Internet fashion "“ is making an unprecedented run for president of the United States. You've never heard of him? He's not on your ballot? Click his Web site and learn all about his sordid past and political acumen "¦ or, if you wish, change history or add to it:
As computer processor chips grow faster and more complex, they are likely to make it to market with more design bugs. But that may be OK, according to University of Michigan researchers who have devised a system that lets chips work around all functional bugs, even those that haven't been detected.
"Laptops are very hot now, so hot that they are not 'lap' tops anymore," said Avik Ghosh, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Virginia. "The prediction is that if we continue at our current pace of miniaturization, these devices will be as hot as the sun in 10 to 20 years." Ghosh is investigating ways to reduce the heat of smaller and faster computers.
Hardware hackers are creating fantastical machines from a Victorian age that never was.
A high-tech form of bomb disposal has evolved in the streets of Iraq and Afghanistan, and may be coming to a city near you.
After discovering a flaw in the Internet's Domain Name System, computer-security expert Dan Kaminsky helped to coordinate an industry-wide effort to patch the relevant software and prevent unwary users from being redirected to fake Websites.
A UMDNJ case study focused on use of the Nintendo Wii for rehabilitation of a teen with cerebral palsy is believed to be the first published research showing the physical therapy benefits resulting from use of the wildly popular gaming system. Researchers say the gaming system complements traditional techniques.
The UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) Spam Data Mine reports that CareerBuilder.com, a reputable job search and employment company, has joined the list of brands targeted by a criminal who is stealing login credentials to their site by claiming to have a new Digital Certificate said to protect customers.
Virginia Tech researchers have developed an efficient compact ultra-wideband antenna (CUA) for a range of home, automotive, medical, and military applications. The antenna has achieved a near optimal performance for size and bandwidth.
Understanding exposures is critical for the protection of human health, but for years scientists and health officials have struggled in their attempts to collect accurate data regarding the exposure of children, emergency responders and military personnel to a wide range of environmental contaminants.
Balancing public and private interests for nighttime lighting has been a difficult undertaking, as too little lighting may increase safety and security issues, while too much lighting may cause problems for the environment and for human well being. Scientists in the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed the first ever comprehensive method for predicting and measuring various aspects of light pollution.
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Spam Data Mine urge the public to use caution when considering a "work at home" job, especially those offered by e-mail. UAB's Spam Data Mine collects millions of e-mail messages used to provide investigators with spam intelligence and determine new attack methods.
To date, more than 280 Internet domain names have been registered relating to Hurricane Gustav, some of them using words like "charity," "relief," and "support." The UAB computer forensic team is watching these domains to detect any signs of fraudulent use.
Great strides are being made toward the long-sought goal of constructing MOSFETs that are suitable for large-scale digital ICs using GaAs or similar III-V semiconductors.
Will Wright, creator of The Sims, has given life to an evolutionary--and revolutionary--new game.
Billions of dollars spent on defeating improvised explosive devices are beginning to show what technology can and cannot do for the evolving struggle.
The Russian government stands accused of being the source of the attacks flooding Georgian government Web sites with traffic, making them inaccessible to users. Is it true? University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Director of Research in Computer Forensics Gary Warner has been investigating the situation and has found some answers.
University of Utah physicists successfully controlled an electrical current using the "spin" within electrons "“ a step toward building an organic "spin transistor": a plastic semiconductor switch for future ultrafast computers. The study also suggests it will be more difficult than thought to make highly efficient light-emitting diodes (LEDs) using organic materials.
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