Posts Tagged ‘computer engineering’
Endangered whales stressed by noisy ships
DUKE (US) — Exposure to low-frequency ship noise may be associated with chronic stress in whales, according to a new study. Continue…
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Top Stories - Nov 15, 2011 10:23 - 2 Comments
Wireless chip catches ride on dragonfly
DUKE (US) — A new wirelessly powered telemetry system is lightweight and powerful enough to study the neurological activity of dragonflies as they capture prey on the wing. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 10, 2011 14:20 - 0 Comments
How trustworthy is your digital hardware?
NYU (US) — Most engineers design systems under the assumption that the underlying hardware is free of malicious elements. That assumption, researchers say, is false. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 10, 2011 11:51 - 0 Comments
See the sounds: Audio as visual image
U. ILLINOIS (US) — New technology lets analysts “see” large amounts of audio data by turning sounds into a visual picture. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 28, 2011 11:34 - 0 Comments
Coast Guard computer models aid search, rescue
PURDUE (US) — Computer modeling will help the U.S. Coast analyze past Great Lakes search-and-rescue operations and plan for possible future risks related to closures and shifting resource allocations. (more…)
Top Stories - Oct 28, 2011 7:00 - 0 Comments
Smart fabrics: Transistors from cotton
CORNELL (US) — Smarter, more functional clothing made with wearable electronics may be possible in the near future. (more…)
Top Stories - Oct 24, 2011 6:21 - 1 Comment
Tap sensor takes touch to the next level
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — A touchscreen sensor uses sound to distinguish between the tap of a fingertip, finger pad, fingernail, and knuckle. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 14, 2011 11:16 - 0 Comments
Brainy robot gets an ‘A’ in biology
VANDERBILT / CORNELL (US) — Engineers have demonstrated for the first time that a computer can take raw experimental data and solve a complex biological modeling problem from scratch. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 3, 2011 16:52 - 0 Comments
Solar tablets coming to schools in India
RICE (US) — The I-slate, a low-cost electronic version of the hand-held blackboard slates used by millions of Indian children, has proven to be an effective learning tool, according to a yearlong study. (more…)
Top Stories - Sep 7, 2011 9:21 - 0 Comments
Double wireless capacity with ‘full-duplex’
RICE U. (US) — A new technology that allows wireless devices to “talk” and “listen” on the same frequency could pave the way for 4.5G and 5G networks. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 15, 2011 15:48 - 0 Comments
Surgery feels ‘hands on’ when it’s not
U. LEEDS (UK) — New technology will give surgeons performing keyhole surgery a sense of touch, important when checking where tumors are and whether they are malignant or benign. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 12, 2011 11:53 - 3 Comments
Scheme may thwart Internet censorship
U. MICHIGAN (US) — New technology could beat Internet censorship at its own game by making it virtually impossible for a repressive government to block individual sites. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 11, 2011 17:16 - 0 Comments
Turn digital faces into a smooth video
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — Computer engineers have created a way to take hundreds—or even thousands—of digital portraits and in seconds create an animation of a person’s face. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 25, 2011 11:05 - 1 Comment
Device scavenges power out of thin air
GEORIGIA TECH (US) — A new way to capture and harness energy from the air could lead to paper-based wireless sensors that are self-powered, low-cost, and able to function independently almost anywhere. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 5, 2011 12:04 - 0 Comments
Snoozing boosts mobile battery life
DUKE (US) — Popular belief has it that taking a nap re-energizes our batteries. New research finds it could work for smartphones too. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 30, 2011 11:47 - 1 Comment
Smile! Smartphone app is tagging you
DUKE (US) — Forget bothering to tag photographs with your friends’ names, what they’re doing, and where they’re doing it. A new cell phone application can do it for you. (more…)
Top Stories - May 24, 2011 10:43 - 0 Comments
Real-time look at dynamics of live cells
U. ILLINOIS (US) — New technology that allows scientists to peer into the nanoscale world of live cells has potential applications for imaging cancer and other tissues. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 12, 2011 15:02 - 2 Comments
How virtual acts change attitudes
STANFORD (US) — A virtual reality environment can literally change behavior in the real world, according to a new study. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 23, 2011 11:39 - 0 Comments
Torque lends spin to memory storage
CORNELL (US) — Researchers have discovered a way to measure and optimize performance of computer memory that can retain stored information without power. (more…)
