 Computer Science Professor’s Breakthrough Maps the Cool Quest June 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 9 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 ... | |
 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 ... | |
 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, ... | |
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 ... | |
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. | |
'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. ... | |
Simulations means 'smarter traffic decisions' June 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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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, ... | |
'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. | |
A new way to protect computer networks from Internet worms June 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Scientists may have found a new way to combat the most dangerous form of computer virus. The method automatically detects within minutes when an Internet worm has infected a computer network. Network administrators can then ... | |
Groundbreaking research study to measure 'how much information?' is in the world June 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, today announced a new study to quantify the amounts and kinds of information being produced worldwide by businesses and consumers alike. The "How Much Information?" ... | |
Videogaming goes audio: New game lets visually impaired share the fun June 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A new computer game developed by MIT and Singaporean students has taken the video out of videogames, making it possible for visually impaired people to play the game on a level field with their sighted friends. | |
Taking computer chat to a whole new level May 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Natural spoken dialogue technology has long been a dream for many. Advances by European researchers are making this a reality. The results of their work could soon be used to allow us to verbally interact with technology ... | |
 Intelligent Computers See Your Human Traits May 29, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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Today’s computers can do a lot as far as computation goes, but they tend to do it in an impersonal, stand-offish way, so to speak. However, computer engineers are busy changing that, as they try to give computers ... | |
 Computer scientists devise a 'P4P' system for efficient Internet usage May 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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A Yale research team has engineered a system with the potential for making the Internet work more efficiently, in which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) software providers can work ... | |
 Researchers develop new image-recognition software May 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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It takes surprisingly few pixels of information to be able to identify the subject of an image, a team led by an MIT researcher has found. The discovery could lead to great advances in the automated identification ... | |
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