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Tartalo The Robot Is Knocking On Your Door
Posted on June 19, 2008 at 10:37:28 am
A research team from the University of the Basque Country, led by Basilio Sierra, is devising a robot that can get around by itself. Tartalo is able to identify different places and ask permission before going through a doorway.

New Computerized System Estimates Geographic Location Of Photos
Posted on June 19, 2008 at 10:34:40 am
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.

World-record Supercomputer Mimics Human Sight
Posted on June 16, 2008 at 10:45:14 am
Less than a week after Los Alamos Laboratory's Roadrunner supercomputer began operating at world-record petaflop-per-second data-processing speeds, researchers are already using the computer to mimic extremely complex neurological processes.

Get Along LIttle Doggie With GPS Tracking
Posted on June 07, 2008 at 02:50:33 pm
The same Global Positioning System (GPS) technology used to track vehicles is now being used to track cows.

IBM Cools 3-D Computer Chips With Water
Posted on June 07, 2008 at 02:45:54 pm
In IBM's labs, miniscule rivers of water are cooling computer chips that have circuits and components stacked on top of each other.

Star Trek-style 3-D Displays Make Their Debut
Posted on June 05, 2008 at 11:10:53 pm
Star Trek's holodeck is a famous science fiction concept. Crewmembers could walk through the garden of their childhood home, re-enact famous historical events or watch full, 3-D performances of famous plays.

A New Way to Protect Computer Networks from Internet Worms
Posted on June 05, 2008 at 10:47:59 pm
Method automatically detects within minutes when an Internet worm has infected a computer network.

Wireless Vision Implant Lets Patients Perceive Visual Images
Posted on June 03, 2008 at 11:14:03 pm
About 30 million people around the world have grown legally blind due to retinal diseases. The EPI-RET project has sought for a technical solution for the past twelve years to help these patients. This work has resulted in a unique system – a fully implan

Carbon Nanoribbons Could Make Smaller, Speedier Computer Chips
Posted on May 30, 2008 at 01:03:41 am
Stanford chemists have developed a new way to make transistors out of carbon nanoribbons. The devices could someday be integrated into high-performance computer chips to increase their speed and generate less heat.

Electron Traps That Compute
Posted on May 28, 2008 at 01:43:15 am
ETH Zurich physicists have used a semiconductor material to create superimposed quantum dots that “trap” single electrons.


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