Microchip sets low-power record with extreme sleep mode June 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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A low-power microchip developed at the University of Michigan uses 30,000 times less power in sleep mode and 10 times less in active mode than comparable chips now on the market. | |
 New system estimates geographic location of photos June 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have devised the first computerized method that can analyze a single photograph and determine where in the world the image likely was taken. It's a feat made possible ... | |
'Saucy' software update finds symmetries dramatically faster June 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Computer scientists at the University of Michigan developed open-source software that cuts the time to find symmetries in complicated equations from days to seconds in some cases. | |
 Man versus machine poker re-match July 01, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Polaris, the University of Alberta poker playing computer program, is heading to Las Vegas for a re-match against humans. | |
 Computer Science Professor’s Breakthrough Maps the Cool Quest June 20, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Like a Doppler weather map with red blotches tracking the paths of major storms, a new tracking software service co-developed by Columbia University computer science professor Tony Jebara instantly shows people ... | |
To sing like Shakira, press '1' now June 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Vibrato -- the pulsating change of pitch in a singer's voice -- is an important aspect of a singer's expression, used extensively by both classical opera singers and pop stars like Shakira. Usually, the quality of a vibrato ... | |
'N-variant' microchips could protect intellectual property, enable new services June 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Rice University computer engineers have created a way to design integrated circuits that can contain many multiple selves. The chips can assume one identify or a subset of identities at a time, depending on the user's needs. ... | |
New intrusion tolerance software fortifies server secrurity June 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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In spite of increased focus and large investments in computer security, critical infrastructure systems remain vulnerable to attacks, says Arun Sood, professor of computer science at George Mason University. The increasing ... | |
Simulations means 'smarter traffic decisions' June 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Kyoto University and IBM's Tokyo Research Laboratory have developed a system that can simulate urban transport situations encompassing millions of individual vehicles in complex traffic interactions. A simulation can predict, ... | |
 Making sure the internet delivers July 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
European researchers have developed affordable test suites that businesses can use to check whether their software will work with the next-generation internet. | |
 Fujitsu Develops New Technology that Ensures Authenticity of Digital Video Clips July 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Fujitsu Laboratories announced today the development of the world's first technology that makes it possible to ensure that digital video data recorded over long time periods and then stored and managed in ... | |
 Efficiency experts seek to save precious minutes in deploying ambulances June 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Every extra second it takes an ambulance to get to its destination can mean life or death. But how, besides driving faster, can ambulances get emergency services to people in need as efficiently as possible, ... | |
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