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Brown Scientists Build Robot That Responds to Nonverbal Commands
A Brown University-led team of robotics researchers has demonstrated how a robot can detect and respond to nonverbal commands in various environments without having...
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Sign Language By Cellphone
Researchers at the University of Washington and Cornell University are working on the mobileASL project, which is developing a mobile phone that would enable deaf...
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Computer Learning, Electrical Stimulation Offer Hope for Paralyzed
University of Florida professor Warren Dixon says electrical stimulation can be combined with computer learning technologies to help people regain precise, life...
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Tapia 2009 Celebration Announces Technical Program
The 2009 Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computer Conference will feature papers, panels, workshops, poster sessions, Birds-of-a-Feather meetings, a doctoral...
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Powerful Computer Cluster Helps Fight Disease
A university in Sweden is gearing up to provide researchers with a powerful system for large scale computing and data storage. Grants are helping Uppsala University's...
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Hackers Based in China Break Into Florida Senator's Office Computers
China-based hackers breached the office computers of Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida, the senator's office confirmed March 20. In three separate attacks,...
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U.S. Economy Spurs Foreign Students to Return Home, Study Says
Most foreign nationals studying at universities in the United States say American higher education is the best in the world, but few plan to remain permanently...
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Venture Looks to Deliver Data Via Light Rather Than Wires
Visible light communications is a new data transmission technique in which data is sent to devices via light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The method is being researched...
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Safer Net Surfing Is Goal of Nist Domain Name Security Experts
Scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are developing standards, guidance, and testing procedures designed to improve the security...
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Mathematical System Helps to Cut Bus Journey Times
Researchers from the University of Burgos (UBU) have used heuristic algorithms and the "taboo search" method to improve bus service in Burgos, Spain. The approach...
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Improved NITRD to Address Computer Science Education Issues
ACM, the Computing Research Association (CRA), and National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) are working to improve the profile of computer science...
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No Catch: Robot Fish to Hunt Pollution
Researchers at Britain's University of Essex and the BMT Group have developed robotic fish that will be released into the port of Gijon in northern Spain to monitor...
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Researchers Sniff Pc Keyboard Strokes From Thin Air
Research teams from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Switzerland and Inverse Path say they have discovered new techniques to read what a person is...
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Scientists Publish Map of Knowledge
Scientists at the research library of the Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a map of knowledge that better reflects the actual use of information by...
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Machines That Can See
Computer vision or object recognition has progressed by leaps and bounds to the degree that machines can in some instances surpass humans. Applications being developed...
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Sending Out Internet Warnings For Outages, Viruses
An early warning system on the Internet could help Europe avoid deliberate or accidental outages, restrict the spread of new viruses, and ensure reliable services...
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Ec Calls For Energy Efficiency Through Ict
The European Commission (EC) believes information and communication technologies (ICT) can be used to reduce energy use, which also would help in the effort toView...
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Ancient Cultures Are Just a Click Away
Thanks to European research, today's portals can take you to fascinating virtual destinations — both ancient and new — and all just a click away. The work allows...
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Future Shock: The Pc of 2019
The personal computer (PC) is expected to advance in both intelligence and form factor over the next 10 years, evolving into a merger of computing devices and peripherals...
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