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Traffic control systems Technology / Other November 15, 2007 \| User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| No comments yet Traffic flow accounts for as much as one-third of global energy consumption. However, unconventional changes in managing traffic flow could significantly reduce harmful CO2 emissions. ETH Zurich Professor for Sociology, Dirk ...

Insects inspire robotics research Technology / Other August 21, 2006 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet Insects are proving invaluable for one researcher at the University of Alberta, who hopes robots can perform the same types of tasks that ants or bees do.

The trouble with hybrids: Hybrid electric vehicles not as green as they are painted Technology / Other February 07, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 Hybrid electric vehicles that run on both conventional gasoline and stored electricity can be no more than a stop gap until more sustainable technology is developed, according to researchers in France. Writing in the Inderscience ...

'Second skin' helps care for all Technology / Other May 10, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet CSIRO scientists are creating a ‘second skin’ made from wool and Lycra to help protect the body against wounds and major traumas.

Robots to help children to form relationships Technology / Other May 29, 2007 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet A project which is using robots to help children with developmental or cognitive impairments to interact more effectively has just started at the University of Hertfordshire.

Managing Indian e-waste Technology / Other May 25, 2006 \| User rating: 1.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet A combination of greater affordability and a constant turnover in new computer technology is contributing to an e-waste problem never before encountered in India, leading to some serious thinking on how to manage a solution, ...

Hands-off shoe fitting Technology / Other March 01, 2007 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new technology puts an end to the tedious business of buying shoes: Customers can now try on a variety of models in front of a virtual mirror without changing their shoes. They can navigate through the collection ...

India clamps down on bloggers, cell users Technology / Other July 18, 2006 \| User rating: 1.5 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet In a knee-jerk reaction to the recent terror-related blasts in India, the government is stepping up control on the online community that according to the country's telecom regulator, the Department of Telecom (DoT), was running ...

NIST 'Standard Bullet' fights gang violence Technology / Other January 19, 2007 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a copper bullet designed to help end criminal sprees without once being fired. Crime laboratories can use NIST's "Standard ...

Degree offered in computer game design Technology / Other July 12, 2006 \| User rating: 1.4 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| No comments yet The University of California-Santa Cruz has approved a new science major in computer game design.

Expert: 'Flasher' technology digs deeper for digital evidence Technology / Other April 12, 2007 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet New cybersleuthing technology, already solving crimes in Europe, has the potential to unlock valuable information in thousands of crimes every year in the United States, says a Purdue University expert.

No escape from the bullies Technology / Other May 31, 2007 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet It happens in school, at work, physically, verbally, even by email and text — now researchers at The University of Nottingham say there’s no escape in the virtual world.

Another Worker Pays the Price for Fabricating Resume Technology / Other April 28, 2007 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| No comments yet The book "Freakonomics" estimates that 50 percent of people lie on their resumes. Marilee Jones is one of them, and it cost her a high-profile job at MIT.

Eyes turn to dawn of 'visual computing' Technology / Other August 28, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Lifelike graphics are breaking free of elite computer games and spreading throughout society in what industry insiders proclaim is the dawning of a "visual computing era."

Putting a face on android science by exploring an uncanny valley Technology / Other July 20, 2006 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| No comments yet We might be more responsive to robots designed to look human rather than mechanical, but other factors may determine what causes us to accept or shun these virtual humans.

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Traffic control systems Technology / Other November 15, 2007 \| User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| No comments yet Traffic flow accounts for as much as one-third of global energy consumption. However, unconventional changes in managing traffic flow could significantly reduce harmful CO2 emissions. ETH Zurich Professor for Sociology, Dirk ...

Insects inspire robotics research Technology / Other August 21, 2006 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet Insects are proving invaluable for one researcher at the University of Alberta, who hopes robots can perform the same types of tasks that ants or bees do.

The trouble with hybrids: Hybrid electric vehicles not as green as they are painted Technology / Other February 07, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 Hybrid electric vehicles that run on both conventional gasoline and stored electricity can be no more than a stop gap until more sustainable technology is developed, according to researchers in France. Writing in the Inderscience ...

'Second skin' helps care for all Technology / Other May 10, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet CSIRO scientists are creating a ‘second skin’ made from wool and Lycra to help protect the body against wounds and major traumas.

Robots to help children to form relationships Technology / Other May 29, 2007 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| No comments yet A project which is using robots to help children with developmental or cognitive impairments to interact more effectively has just started at the University of Hertfordshire.

Managing Indian e-waste Technology / Other May 25, 2006 \| User rating: 1.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet A combination of greater affordability and a constant turnover in new computer technology is contributing to an e-waste problem never before encountered in India, leading to some serious thinking on how to manage a solution, ...

Hands-off shoe fitting Technology / Other March 01, 2007 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new technology puts an end to the tedious business of buying shoes: Customers can now try on a variety of models in front of a virtual mirror without changing their shoes. They can navigate through the collection ...

India clamps down on bloggers, cell users Technology / Other July 18, 2006 \| User rating: 1.5 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet In a knee-jerk reaction to the recent terror-related blasts in India, the government is stepping up control on the online community that according to the country's telecom regulator, the Department of Telecom (DoT), was running ...

NIST 'Standard Bullet' fights gang violence Technology / Other January 19, 2007 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a copper bullet designed to help end criminal sprees without once being fired. Crime laboratories can use NIST's "Standard ...

Degree offered in computer game design Technology / Other July 12, 2006 \| User rating: 1.4 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| No comments yet The University of California-Santa Cruz has approved a new science major in computer game design.

Expert: 'Flasher' technology digs deeper for digital evidence Technology / Other April 12, 2007 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet New cybersleuthing technology, already solving crimes in Europe, has the potential to unlock valuable information in thousands of crimes every year in the United States, says a Purdue University expert.

No escape from the bullies Technology / Other May 31, 2007 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet It happens in school, at work, physically, verbally, even by email and text — now researchers at The University of Nottingham say there’s no escape in the virtual world.

Another Worker Pays the Price for Fabricating Resume Technology / Other April 28, 2007 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| No comments yet The book "Freakonomics" estimates that 50 percent of people lie on their resumes. Marilee Jones is one of them, and it cost her a high-profile job at MIT.

Eyes turn to dawn of 'visual computing' Technology / Other August 28, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Lifelike graphics are breaking free of elite computer games and spreading throughout society in what industry insiders proclaim is the dawning of a "visual computing era."

Putting a face on android science by exploring an uncanny valley Technology / Other July 20, 2006 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| No comments yet We might be more responsive to robots designed to look human rather than mechanical, but other factors may determine what causes us to accept or shun these virtual humans.

Traffic control systems

Insects inspire robotics research

The trouble with hybrids: Hybrid electric vehicles not as green as they are painted

'Second skin' helps care for all

Robots to help children to form relationships

Managing Indian e-waste

Hands-off shoe fitting

India clamps down on bloggers, cell users

NIST 'Standard Bullet' fights gang violence

Degree offered in computer game design

Expert: 'Flasher' technology digs deeper for digital evidence

No escape from the bullies

Another Worker Pays the Price for Fabricating Resume

Eyes turn to dawn of 'visual computing'

Putting a face on android science by exploring an uncanny valley

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