Computer Science and Technology News
Students Launch Their Own Video Game
Posted on January 19, 2009 at 10:59:04 am
Most students like to play video games, but Georgia Tech students Holden Link, Cory Johnson and Ian Guthridge have built and are selling their own. Their game, Audiball, was launched during the first week of Xbox Community Games in November.
Flexible Photodetectors Could Help Sharpen Photos
Posted on January 14, 2009 at 10:50:12 am
Distorted cell-phone photos and big, clunky telephoto lenses could be things of the past.
A New Computer Security Gray Area
Posted on December 26, 2008 at 12:49:57 pm
If you want to make sure your computer or server is not tricked into undertaking malicious or undesirable behavior, it’s not enough to keep bad code out of the system.
The Future Of Data Storage
Posted on December 26, 2008 at 12:46:10 pm
Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have improved their understanding of the inner workings of our computers and MP3 players, thanks to an exciting new field of research called 'organic spintronics'.
RFID Chips: A Privacy And Security Pandora's Box?
Posted on December 26, 2008 at 12:42:30 pm
A research article published in the current issue of the International Journal of Intellectual Property Management suggests that Big Brother could be opening a privacy and security Pandora's Box
Storybooks On Paper Better For Children Than Reading Fiction On Computer Screen
Posted on December 26, 2008 at 12:32:43 pm
Clicking and scrolling interrupt our attentional focus. Turning and touching the pages instead of clicking on the screen influence our ability for experience and attention.
Virtual Faces Created With Emotions
Posted on December 06, 2008 at 09:39:55 am
A team of researchers has developed a computer model that enables the generation of faces which for the first time display emotions and moods according to personality traits.
'Beauty Machine' Makes Average Face A Knockout With A Single Click
Posted on November 08, 2008 at 09:16:23 am
Our mothers told us that true beauty is more than skin deep — but researchers from Tel Aviv University are now challenging Mom.
New Tool Can Measure ‘Reality’ of Virtual Worlds
Posted on October 29, 2008 at 10:52:59 am
Researchers have developed a new way of measuring how “real” online virtual worlds are – an important advance for the emerging technology that can be used to foster development of new training and collaboration applications by companies around the world.
Computer Chips With Plasmonic Lenses That 'Fly'
Posted on October 23, 2008 at 10:45:50 am
Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, are reporting a new way of creating computer chips that could revitalize optical lithography, a patterning technique that dominates modern integrated circuits manufacturing.














