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Tokyo Game Show's soaring allure Technology September 20, 2005 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet Long gone are the days when computer games were seen as a bastion for awkward teenagers. From the commuter eagerly playing a game on his cellular phone on the train to tiny tots playing games with characters from their favorite ...

Japan technology's focus shift to dreams Technology September 19, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A dog that can sniff out whether his owner is feeling under the weather or not? A T-shirt that allows the wearer's intestines to be in full view so that an X-ray is no longer necessary? Or an elevator that connects the planet ...

Stopping wireless ID theft Technology September 16, 2005 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet A New Jersey State Superior Court judge this week ordered a company that had acquired customer names from a major wireless carrier without its permission to refrain from selling those customer profiles to others and to surrender ...

Researchers recover typed text using audio recording of keystrokes Technology September 15, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A new security threat revealed by computer scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, may be enough to drive some people away from their computer keyboards and back to pen and paper. The researchers ...

Networks secure subways, transit systems Technology September 12, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A new surveillance network being built for the New York City subway system may serve as a model in the coming years for other metropolitan transit authorities, experts tell UPI's Networking column.

Kazaa hit by file-sharing crackdown Technology September 06, 2005 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet Following in the footsteps of the U.S. courts, an Australian federal judge Monday ruled against the file-swapping network Kazaa for making it easier for Web users to download copyrighted music, but he denied allegations by ...

New search engine 'revolutionary' Technology September 06, 2005 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 28 vote(s) \| No comments yet A 26-year-old PhD student from the University of New South Wales has patented a new way of exploring the web that could revolutionise existing search engines. Developed by Ori Allon, the Orion (TM) search engine is designed ...

MIT engineers work toward cell-sized batteries Technology / Energy 48 minutes ago \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Forget 9-volts, AAs, AAAs or D batteries: The energy for tomorrow’s miniature electronic devices could come from tiny microbatteries about half the size of a human cell and built with viruses.

From 3-D to 6-D: Researchers developing super-realistic image system Technology / Engineering August 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 46 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 (PhysOrg.com) -- By producing "6-D" images, an MIT professor and colleagues are creating unusually realistic pictures that not only have a full three-dimensional appearance, but also respond to their environment, ...

Stretchable silicon camera next step to artificial retina Technology / Engineering August 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 38 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 (PhysOrg.com) -- By combining stretchable optoelectronics and biologically inspired design, scientists have created a remarkable imaging device, with a layout based on the human eye.

Scientists mimic essence of plants' energy storage system Technology / Energy July 31, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 298 vote(s) \| User comments: 47 In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing ...

Researchers open new 'window' on solar energy: Cost effective devices expected on market soon Technology / Engineering July 10, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 133 vote(s) \| User comments: 7 Imagine windows that not only provide a clear view and illuminate rooms, but also use sunlight to efficiently help power the building they are part of. MIT engineers report a new approach to harnessing the ...

Internet flaw could let hackers take over the Web (Update) Technology / Internet July 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 42 vote(s) \| User comments: 15 Computer industry heavyweights are hustling to fix a flaw in the foundation of the Internet that would let hackers control traffic on the World Wide Web.

Universal Power Adapter Offers Alternative to Wall Warts Technology / Engineering July 07, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 54 vote(s) \| User comments: 24 When Doug Palmer realized he had forgotten his mobile phone adapter on a vacation in Mexico several years ago, the first thought that crossed his mind was, "There has to be a better way."

Computer scientist turns his face into a remote control Technology / Engineering June 25, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 New work at nexus of facial expression recognition research and automated tutoring A computer science Ph.D. student can turn his face into a remote control that speeds and slows video playback. ...

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Tokyo Game Show's soaring allure Technology September 20, 2005 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet Long gone are the days when computer games were seen as a bastion for awkward teenagers. From the commuter eagerly playing a game on his cellular phone on the train to tiny tots playing games with characters from their favorite ...

Japan technology's focus shift to dreams Technology September 19, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A dog that can sniff out whether his owner is feeling under the weather or not? A T-shirt that allows the wearer's intestines to be in full view so that an X-ray is no longer necessary? Or an elevator that connects the planet ...

Stopping wireless ID theft Technology September 16, 2005 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet A New Jersey State Superior Court judge this week ordered a company that had acquired customer names from a major wireless carrier without its permission to refrain from selling those customer profiles to others and to surrender ...

Researchers recover typed text using audio recording of keystrokes Technology September 15, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A new security threat revealed by computer scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, may be enough to drive some people away from their computer keyboards and back to pen and paper. The researchers ...

Networks secure subways, transit systems Technology September 12, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A new surveillance network being built for the New York City subway system may serve as a model in the coming years for other metropolitan transit authorities, experts tell UPI's Networking column.

Kazaa hit by file-sharing crackdown Technology September 06, 2005 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet Following in the footsteps of the U.S. courts, an Australian federal judge Monday ruled against the file-swapping network Kazaa for making it easier for Web users to download copyrighted music, but he denied allegations by ...

New search engine 'revolutionary' Technology September 06, 2005 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 28 vote(s) \| No comments yet A 26-year-old PhD student from the University of New South Wales has patented a new way of exploring the web that could revolutionise existing search engines. Developed by Ori Allon, the Orion (TM) search engine is designed ...

MIT engineers work toward cell-sized batteries Technology / Energy 48 minutes ago \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Forget 9-volts, AAs, AAAs or D batteries: The energy for tomorrow’s miniature electronic devices could come from tiny microbatteries about half the size of a human cell and built with viruses.

From 3-D to 6-D: Researchers developing super-realistic image system Technology / Engineering August 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 46 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 (PhysOrg.com) -- By producing "6-D" images, an MIT professor and colleagues are creating unusually realistic pictures that not only have a full three-dimensional appearance, but also respond to their environment, ...

Stretchable silicon camera next step to artificial retina Technology / Engineering August 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 38 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 (PhysOrg.com) -- By combining stretchable optoelectronics and biologically inspired design, scientists have created a remarkable imaging device, with a layout based on the human eye.

Scientists mimic essence of plants' energy storage system Technology / Energy July 31, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 298 vote(s) \| User comments: 47 In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing ...

Researchers open new 'window' on solar energy: Cost effective devices expected on market soon Technology / Engineering July 10, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 133 vote(s) \| User comments: 7 Imagine windows that not only provide a clear view and illuminate rooms, but also use sunlight to efficiently help power the building they are part of. MIT engineers report a new approach to harnessing the ...

Internet flaw could let hackers take over the Web (Update) Technology / Internet July 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 42 vote(s) \| User comments: 15 Computer industry heavyweights are hustling to fix a flaw in the foundation of the Internet that would let hackers control traffic on the World Wide Web.

Universal Power Adapter Offers Alternative to Wall Warts Technology / Engineering July 07, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 54 vote(s) \| User comments: 24 When Doug Palmer realized he had forgotten his mobile phone adapter on a vacation in Mexico several years ago, the first thought that crossed his mind was, "There has to be a better way."

Computer scientist turns his face into a remote control Technology / Engineering June 25, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 New work at nexus of facial expression recognition research and automated tutoring A computer science Ph.D. student can turn his face into a remote control that speeds and slows video playback. ...

Tokyo Game Show's soaring allure

Japan technology's focus shift to dreams

Stopping wireless ID theft

Researchers recover typed text using audio recording of keystrokes

Networks secure subways, transit systems

Kazaa hit by file-sharing crackdown

New search engine 'revolutionary'

MIT engineers work toward cell-sized batteries

From 3-D to 6-D: Researchers developing super-realistic image system

Stretchable silicon camera next step to artificial retina

Scientists mimic essence of plants' energy storage system

Researchers open new 'window' on solar energy: Cost effective devices expected on market soon

Internet flaw could let hackers take over the Web (Update)

Universal Power Adapter Offers Alternative to Wall Warts

Computer scientist turns his face into a remote control

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