Posts Tagged ‘Carnegie Mellon University’
Digital formats split up electronics market
U. PITTSBURGH / CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — Digital converters lower the risk of getting “stranded” with a losing, incompatible format—like when VHS made Betamax obsolete. Continue…
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 15:30 - 0 Comments
Society & Culture - May 6, 2013 10:49 - 1 Comment
To think clearly under stress, focus on values
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — New research provides the first evidence that self-affirmation can protect against the damaging effects of stress on problem-solving performance. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 1, 2013 9:42 - 0 Comments
Diverse neuron ‘dream teams’ beat the rest
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — Scientists have used a statistical model to evaluate the fitness of individual neurons and find which ones will make the most successful “team.” (more…)
Top Stories - May 1, 2013 6:47 - 1 Comment
Keyboards shrink for extra tiny devices
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — A new iterative zooming technique could make it possible to enter text on ultra-small computers, like smartwatches. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 25, 2013 16:27 - 2 Comments
Wave hand. Turn any surface into a touchscreen
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — New technology makes it possible to create touch-based interfaces almost at will, with just the swipe of your hand. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 8, 2013 14:26 - 1 Comment
Find and fix ‘bugs’ in surgical robots
CARNEGIE MELLON / JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Researchers have used a new technique to detect glitches in the software that controls surgical robots. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 3, 2013 13:30 - 0 Comments
Patients don’t want to be bargain hunters
USC (US) — When it comes to health care, high deductibles aren’t enough to motivate patients to shop around for cheap medical services, a new study reports. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 3, 2013 6:42 - 6 Comments
Cash + competition can boost weight loss
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — People offered cash awards to lose weight may drop more pounds if they’re competing with others in the same situation. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 5, 2013 6:36 - 0 Comments
From Saharan dust comes California snow
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — Snow in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains can get its start as airborne dust particles that travel from deserts in Asia and Africa, scientists say. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 28, 2013 7:48 - 0 Comments
See the game from a football’s perspective
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — Embedding a camera in the side of a football could give spectators a new, ball’s-eye view of the playing field. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 20, 2013 14:28 - 0 Comments
Can’t beat a cold? DNA ‘caps’ may be why
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — A biological marker in the immune system associated with aging may also predict as early as age 22 our ability to fight off the common cold. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 14, 2013 13:12 - 2 Comments
To make smart choices, give brain a rest
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — Advice to “sleep on it” before making a big decision may be wise, according to new brain-imaging research. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 1, 2013 11:26 - 0 Comments
Math skill in 1st grade linked to jobs, wages
U. MISSOURI (US) — Children who lack a specific math skill in first grade have a harder time with seventh grade math tests used to determine employability and wages later in life. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 16, 2013 13:22 - 2 Comments
How to train your brain to handle injury
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — When injury causes one area of the brain to lose function, secondary brain areas activate to fill in the gap. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 21, 2012 12:55 - 0 Comments
Were you ‘naughty or nice’ to environment?
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — Eating less meat, buying local, and consolidating your holiday shopping may have helped you get to the top of Santa’s green nice list, but it probably didn’t impact your environmental footprint. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 14, 2012 15:31 - 1 Comment
How to turn robots into social butterflies
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — New technology could teach robots how to behave at parties and other social settings. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 5, 2012 11:34 - 0 Comments
With added controls, we risk sharing more
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — When people get more privacy controls online, they share more sensitive information with larger, and possibly riskier, audiences, a new study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 20, 2012 11:16 - 0 Comments
Unreliable neural response in autistic adults
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — In three of the five senses—visual auditory, and touch—the neural responses of adults with autism are unpredictable, a new study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 17, 2012 18:09 - 3 Comments
How to protect your ‘voiceprint’ from identity theft
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — Computer users know to preserve their privacy by safeguarding passwords, but with the advance of voice authentication systems, protecting unique voice characteristics is going to be just as important. (more…)
