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. | |
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? | |
 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. | |
 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 ... | |
The technology to make 'Speed Racer' cars May 01, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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The opening of the new “Speed Racer” movie coming out nationally on May 9 has meant weeks of fast-paced fun for 8 juniors in the University of Cincinnati’s internationally recognized School of Design, part of UC’s top-ranked ... | |
 RFID Chips Make Luggage Transport Reliable April 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Transporting passenger baggage between the world’s airports is expected to become far more reliable in the future — with RFID technology. Siemens has developed a system that relies on a radio chip to replace ... | |
Futuristic robots, friend or foe? April 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A leading robotics expert will outline some of the ethical pitfalls of near-future robots to a Parliamentary group today at the House of Commons. Professor Noel Sharkey from the University of Sheffield will explain that robots ... | |
 Security from chaos April 16, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
There’s safety (and security) in numbers … especially when those numbers are random. That’s the lesson learned from a DHS-sponsored research project out of the University of Southern California (USC). The ... | |
 Sandia licenses its improved flash-bang technology April 16, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Sandia National Laboratories recently licensed its safer fuel air diversionary device technology to Defense Technology Corporation of America, located in Casper, Wyo. | |
 Roberta goes to Europe April 16, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The idea that girls are not interested in science and technology is a popular misconception. For the past five years, school girls have been working with robots in "Roberta courses". And now Roberta is ready ... | |
We're All Stars Now: Reality TV, Web 2.0 and Mediated Identities April 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
A new study of television viewing and communication patterns among young adults by University at Buffalo researchers has found a relationship between reality television viewing and "promiscuous friending" on popular social ... | |
 Stilgoe predicts the return of railroad April 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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The golden age of the railroad ended in the mid-20th century, when Americans switched from Pullman cars to Chevys and eventually 747 jetliners. Yet, to John R. Stilgoe, Robert and Lois Orchard Professor in ... | |
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