 Swiss man soars above Alps with jet-powered wing May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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(AP) -- A Swiss pilot strapped on a jet-powered wing and leaped from a plane Wednesday for the first public demonstration of the homemade device, turning figure eights and soaring high above the Alps. | |
Electronic voting system tested by Newcastle University May 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
An electronic vote capture and counting system, designed to overcome the problems which have dogged computerised voting systems throughout the world, notably the touch screen voting machines in the US and pilot schemes run ... | |
 Can you trust a robot to work safely with you in the kitchen? May 14, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Can robots and humans work safely together? This issue will be addressed thanks to a research grant of over £1 million from the European Commission (EC). | |
 DNA fingerprinting simplified May 13, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Agarose gel electrophoresis? Most teenagers wouldn’t have a clue what this scientific term means, but middle school student Andrew Trigiano knows the protocol inside and out. When Andrew was 12, his father ... | |
What to do on the Web When the Economy Goes South? Web of Misery Holds the Answer May 13, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The economic downturn might have a positive effect on the rise of some Internet sites according to researchers at UC Riverside’s Sloan Center for Internet Retailing. | |
3 indicted in US for hacking into restaurant computer system May 12, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A Ukrainian and an Estonian were among three people charged in a scheme to hack into a computer system of a US restaurant chain to steal credit card data, the Justice Department said Monday. | |
Face-to-face or Facebook? May 12, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Can online networking sites, such as Facebook and MySpace, help new students settle into university social and academic life and minimise the chance of them withdrawing from their courses? | |
 Hacker splashes data from six million Chileans on Internet: report May 12, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A hacker broke into Chile's government sites mining data from six million people which he then posted on the Internet on two popular servers for several hours, the El Mercurio daily have said. | |
Humanity and technology fuse in global Pangea Day film event May 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Humanity and digital technology broke down walls between cultures on Saturday during a first-ever Pangea Day film event aimed at replacing conflict with understanding. | |
 Powering up IT for professional learning May 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The study and implementation of technology-enhanced professional learning has been fragmented. Now European researchers have linked such ‘islands’ of knowledge into a thriving, collaborative community. | |
 Pope to give new meaning to religious text May 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Pope Benedict XVI will give a new meaning to the term religious text by sending "inspirational messages" to mobile phones during Catholic World Youth day in Australia, organisers said Wednesday. | |
 Professor studies what cars can learn from drivers' words May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Years ago, Stanford communication and sociology researcher Clifford Nass wondered why some people treated their computers as humans, instead of machines, a question that led him down a path of interesting ... | |
HP labs director seeks more help from academia May 07, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Trying to boost the output of its research labs, Hewlett-Packard Co. wants to get more help from scientists in universities. | |
 Microsoft's Bill Gates talks tech, Web in South Korea May 06, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates, traveling through Asia, met Tuesday with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and championed his vision of the future of high tech and the Internet. | |
 Neil Young to release archive on Blu-ray discs May 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Rocker Neil Young plans to release his entire music archive on Blu-ray discs, a sign that the discs' capabilities are building appeal among musicians as well as movie studios. | |
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