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Touché, a new sensing technique developed by a team at Disney Research, Pittsburgh, and Carnegie Mellon University, is a form of capacitive touch sensing, similar to what’s used in smartphone touchscreens. But its ability to monitor capacitive signals across a broad range of frequencies allows it to perform functions based on complex movements: doorknobs that know when to lock based on the type touch, for example.

Smart sensor could lead to flying 3D eye-bots

Smart sensor could lead to flying 3D eye-bots

Intelligent swarms of aerial drones equipped with high-resolution 3D imaging systems could be a useful tool for police, crisis managers, and urban planners. Special 3D sensors developed engineers in Germany accurately measures distances in three dimensions, prompting speculation that such drones could be developed.

Phase-change breakthrough could transform memory media

Phase-change breakthrough could transform memory media

By using diamond-tipped tools to apply pressure, a team led by Johns Hopkins engineers has discovered some previously unknown electrical properties of a common memory material, a mix of germanium, antimony, and tellurium called GST. The discovery should make GST more useful for electronics developers by allowing memory formats that retain data more quickly, last longer, and allow far more capacity.

Yahoo seeks to shake up search, Web browsing

Yahoo is joining the battle to redefine Internet search and taking aim at building a better Web browser, too.The troubled Internet company is taking its shot with a tool called "Axis" that alters browsers made by other companies so search results can be displayed in a more convenient and...

Scotland Yard deploys mobile fingerprint devices

Scotland Yard says it's equipping its officers with hand-held fingerprint devices, something the force says will help identify suspects in a matter of seconds.Britain's largest force says that it has distributed 350 of the cell phone-sized devices to officers across various parts of London,...

Oracle buys cloud marketing platform Vitrue

Just a day after rival SAP AG announced its latest "cloud" deal, software maker Oracle Corp. said Wednesday that it is buying Vitrue, which helps companies manage marketing campaigns on social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter.Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.The...

Fandango and Moviefone partner for ticket sales

Fandango has reached an agreement with AOL Inc.'s Moviefone for mobile ticket sales, the companies announced Wednesday.Moviefone, which already allows consumers to buy tickets online or through mobile devices, is now the official ticketing partner of Fandango. The deal expands the reach of both...

Faculty Fellows: the Magnificent Seven

Pioneering young academic researchers are recognized for their pursuits in key computer-science areas.

U.K. virtual orchestra puts you in conductor's stand

Some 37 cameras shot 132 musicians running through the score of Gustav Holst's "The Planets” on the specially-blacked out stage at Watford Colosseum, just outside London, early this year. That footage has been used by a London museum to put the conductor's baton in visitors' hands, allowing guests to direct a virtual orchestra using 3D motion sensors.

New model of geological strata may aid in oil extraction

A Sandia National Laboratories modeling study contradicts a long-held belief of geologists that pore sizes and chemical compositions are uniform throughout a given strata, which are horizontal slices of sedimentary rock. By understanding the variety of pore sizes and spatial patterns in strata, geologists can help achieve more production from underground oil reservoirs and water aquifers.

IBM completes acquisition of Varicent Software

IBM Corp. has completed its acquisition of analytics software provider Varicent Software Inc. Financial terms were not disclosed.Varicent's software automates and analyzes data across sales, finance, human resources and IT departments to uncover trends and improve sales performance and...

Study eyes how to keep a Mars tumbleweed rover moving on rocky terrain

Study eyes how to keep a Mars tumbleweed rover moving on rocky terrain

New research from North Carolina State University shows that a wind-driven "tumbleweed" Mars rover would be capable of moving across rocky Martian terrain—findings that could also help the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) design the best possible vehicle.

How ion bombardment reshapes metal surfaces

How ion bombardment reshapes metal surfaces

Ion bombardment of metal surfaces is an important, but poorly understood, nanomanufacturing technique. New research using sophisticated supercomputer simulations has shown what goes on in trillionths of a second. The advance could lead to better ways to predict the phenomenon and more uses of the technique to make new nanoscale products.

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Wanted: 2011's Top Technologies

Wanted: 2011's Top Technologies

The editors of R&D Magazine have opened the nominations for the 2012 R&D 100 Awards competition, which will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the awards. If your organization introduced a new product this year, or is planning to, you can begin the entry process now.

Hello and welcome to the new R&D Daily

Hello and welcome to the new R&D Daily

There’s nothing wrong with your watch. This is the same R&D Daily you received every afternoon. But after nearly three-and-half years and more than 5,000 stories, the R&D Daily is undergoing a mitosis of sorts, evolving to a.m. and p.m. editions. You will get the same high-technology content as before, just more of it, in a more timely manner.

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IBM Watson: Countdown to Jeopardy!

On February 14, 2011, Watson, the IBM computing system designed to play Jeopardy!, faces its toughest challenge yet. Jeopardy! The IBM Challenge pits the two greatest champions in the show's history against a machine that rivals their ability to deliver a single, precise answer to a Jeopardy! clue.

Perspectives on Watson: Finance

Enormous amounts of data are generated every day in the financial industry. The deep analytics of Watson, the IBM computer system designed to play Jeopardy!, could have profound effects on how companies make use of this information.

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AT&T starts selling 'cell tower in a suitcase'

The Remote Mobility Zone can pack down to the size of a suitcase (plus satellite dish) and provide coverage on the go for up to 14 simultaneous calls, data rates at less-than-broadband speeds, and a range of half a mile. Designed primarily for disaster response, the towers may find a variety of uses where communication is needed.

Agilent Technologies launches industry’s fastest logic analyzer

The new analyzer offers reliable data capture rates up to 4 Gb/s on the industry’s smallest eye openings: 100 ps to 100 mV. The U4154A AXIe-based logic analyzer module is engineered for working with double data rate memory systems, application-specific ICs, A/D converters, and FPGAs.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Releases Version 9.1 of GRAMS Suite

A solution for visualizing, processing, reporting and managing spectroscopy data, Thermo Scientific GRAMS 9.1 now offers enhanced capabilities and functionality, improved access to data, and reduced costs by eliminating the need for multiple vendor software packages and associated training

High-Resolution GigE Camera Receives Improvements

Lumenera Corp. has engineered several new advancements into its small form factor 11MP gigabit ethernet (GigE) digital camera for industrial and scientific imaging applications.  In particular, the Lg11059 now offers enhanced noise performance and higher bit depth.

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