Although often seen as an inconsequential feature of digital technologies, one's self-representation, or avatar, in a virtual environment can affect the user's thoughts, according to research by a University of Texas at Austin communication professor.
Virginia Tech's Green500 list is expanding the definition of a supercomputer to include a wider spectrum of the high-end computing world.
eStadium application allows fans sitting in the stands of an athletic event to access video replays, up-to-the-second statistics, player bios, play-by-play analysis and a wealth of other information designed to enhance the thrill of the game.
As an electrical engineer, Jin U. Kang has spent years tinkering with lasers and optical fiber, studying what happens when light strikes matter. Now, he’s taking on a new challenge: brain surgery.
Technological advances are being made every day, making many of our lives easier and allowing information to be more accessible and available. However for some people, such as the aging population, technological progress can in fact be more limiting.
The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC San Diego has been awarded a five-year, $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to build and operate a powerful supercomputer dedicated to solving critical science and societal problems now overwhelmed by the avalanche of data generated by the digital devices of our era.
The UW is the first educational institution to offer an application for the BlackBerry. In partnership with Blackboard Inc., the UW's mobile tool for campus information is now available on BlackBerry devices.
The Internet has become a popular socializing tool for adolescents and a new study shows those with chronic health conditions might rely on it more heavily than their peers do.
Lumosity.com launches a new video game shown to improve intelligence.
When Homeland Security's Tom Chirhart went looking for volunteers to test a new multiband radio that allows first responders to talk to one another across different frequency bands, the line of interested agencies was long and very eager.
Computer scientists at the UW are using Android, the open-source mobile operating system championed by Google, to transform a cell phone into a flexible data-collection tool. Their free suite of tools, named Open Data Kit, is already used by organizations around the world that need inexpensive ways to gather information in areas with little infrastructure.
Scientists have built the first optical frequency comb—a tool for precisely measuring different frequencies of visible light—whose "teeth" can actually be seen with a simple optical system. A frequency comb with well-separated, visibly distinct teeth will be an important tool for astronomy, communications and many other areas.
At the University of North Carolina Hospitals, the Interpreter Services department has dumped both pagers and cell phones in favor of a device they find to be much more effective in meeting their needs: the Apple iPod touch.
Cyber criminals are using fake messages claiming to be from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to deliver a virus capable of stealing unsuspecting victims’ bank passwords and other sensitive personal information, says Gary Warner, the director of research in computer forensics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
Electronic tools and technology applications for consumers can help improve health care processes, such as adherence to medication and clinical outcomes like smoking cessation, according to a report by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The analysis of consumer health informatics was based on an examination of 146 published research studies of patient-focused electronic tools. It is among the first to explore the potential value of consumer health informatics.
David Jimison, Ph.D. candidate in the Digital Media program, is exhibiting "Too Smart City" at The Urban Center in Manhattan. The exhibit asks the question, "what happens when technology runs amok?"
A magical new technology has arisen from Polaroid's ashes: inkless printing with colorless color.
Contributing Editor Peter Fairley investigates the promise of a small city car that uses pneumatic propulsion.
More than 55 million American are non-Internet users, leaving a huge group that is increasingly disconnected from the mainstream, according to the annual study of the impact of the Internet on Americans conducted by the Center for the Digital Future at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism.
While more older adults than ever are using cell phones and computers, a technology gap still exists that threatens to turn senior citizens into second-class citizens, according to Florida State University researchers.
The Georgia Institute of Technology today announced its receipt of a five-year, $12 million Track 2 award from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Office of Cyberinfrastructure to lead a partnership of academic, industry and government experts in the development and deployment of an innovative and experimental high-performance computing (HPC) system.
A group of researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology has developed a handheld camera that uses microwave signals to non-destructively peek inside materials and structures in real time.
The first $1000.00 Gordon Prize in Managing Cybersecurity Resources goes for an essay written by researchers from Harvard and Dresden, Germany. Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business announced the winner October 14.
Scientists at Georgia Tech tested our ability to interpret a robot’s “emotion” by reading its expression to see if there were any differences between the ages. They found unexpected differences in the way older adults read a robot’s face compared to younger adults. The research is being presented this week at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting in San Antonio.
In the quest for smaller, faster computer chips, researchers are increasingly turning to quantum mechanics -- the exotic physics of the small. But the techniques required to make quantum devices have been equally exotic. That is, until now.
University of Utah engineers showed that a wireless network of radio transmitters can track people moving behind solid walls. The system could help cops and firefighters nab intruders, and rescue hostages, fire victims and elderly people who fall.
Robots equipped with wireless and sensing capabilities are available for use in the home. But the safety and privacy risks of these devices are not yet adequately addressed, according to a University of Washington study.
University of Utah researchers created new iPhone applications or “apps” to help scientists, students, doctors and patients study the human body, evaluate medical problems and analyze other three-dimensional images.
NIST has unveiled a method for calibrating entire waveforms - graphical shapes showing how electrical signals vary over time - rather than just parts of waveforms as is current practice. The new method improves the accuracy of common test instruments used in communications and electronics.
Just in time for October's Cyber Security Awareness Month, NIST has published a guide to help small businesses and organizations understand how to provide basic security for their information, systems and networks.
Government agencies and other organizations planning to use WiMAX - Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access - networks can get technical advice on improving the security of their systems from a draft computer security guide prepared by NIST.
Two artificial intelligence researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have won a $500,000 National Science Foundation grant to build evolving commonsense knowledge bases that may lead to "smarter" robots and other automated devices.
GTRI recently began developing testing protocols for RFID technology in the health care setting. The researchers will test whether radio frequency-emitting devices cause any negative effects on the medical devices.
Web scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will use the World Wide Web to compile and share scientific data on an unprecedented scale. Their goal is to hasten scientific discovery and innovation by enabling rapid and easy collaboration between scientists, educators, students, policy makers, and even “citizen scientists” around the world via the Web.
In the never-ending battle to protect computer networks from intruders, researchers at Wake Forest University are working with security experts at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to develop a new defense modeled after one of nature’s hardiest creatures — the ant.
In what may be the first of its kind in the country, Columbus State University in Georgia has created a cell phone and PDA application that allows students real-time access to academic and financial aid information, as well events around campus.
Indiana U. and NC State researchers will use an NSF grant to study the use of virtual worlds to support business processes, such as product development, involving team members often spread across continents or time zones.
The Semiconductor Industry Association considers how to engineer the next golden goose of innovation.
How do we treat the disease of the new millennium?
Future supercomputers for climate modeling and other demanding tasks may be built using the kinds of microprocessors now found in portable electronic devices.
Computers help us in so many ways – from getting our office work done to brewing a pot of coffee. In the medical community, computers have helped doctors for years. Now, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston are working to see if computers can help patients physically and emotionally during treatment.
New software protocol enables interoperability among telesurgical systems.
The Arab world is watching television, and a lot of it. In fact, western ideas are starting to transform Arab culture at a pace that might be too fast, according to a researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
FAU is selected as one of only nine NSF supported centers in the U.S. for information technology, computing and communication. The Center for Advanced Knowledge Enablement (CAKE) is a joint FAU/FIU partnership.
New images from the world's most powerful magnetic resonance imaging machine, the 9.4-Tesla MRI at the University of Illinois at Chicago, are opening radical new possibilities for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
Using tourist photos downloaded from the Web, computer scientists created a digital version of Rome in about a day.
A new study by University of Maryland researchers finds a growing use of Twitter among members of Congress - but found they are using the social media platform mostly to promote themselves, rather than engage in dialogue with constituents and the public at large.
Jonecia Keels, C'2011, is creating a huge stir in the software development world. A dual-degree engineering major and SpelBots co-captain, Keels recently created iDex, a new iPhone application downloaded approximately 1,500 times a day worldwide.
Glitch introduces teenaged African American boys to the gaming industry as game testers for companies such as Electronic Arts, Game Tap and Cartoon Network. Researchers are finding that more than half of the game testers are now interested in furthering their education in computer science.
A chemist at NIST has demonstrated a relatively simple, inexpensive method for detecting and measuring elusive hazards such as concealed explosives and toxins, invisible spoilage in food or pesticides distributed in soil by wind and rain.
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