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3/4/10
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Purdue Univ. researchers have developed a miniature device capable of converting ultrafast laser pulses into bursts of radio-frequency signals, a step toward making wires obsolete for communications in the homes and offices of the future.
Feb 22 | News
Built by university students in Missouri, the tractor-tread-equipped robot relies on an infrared camera and LIDAR technology to relay photographs of tight interior spaces like buildings or caves. Suitable for hunting terrorists or structural damage, the robots weighs about 200 pounds and costs $25,000. Future versions will likely get lighter and smaller.
Feb 18 | News
An artificial foot that recycles energy otherwise wasted in between steps could make it easier for amputees to walk, its developers say.
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Magazine publishers may have a new way to boost flagging circulation: the iPad.The Audit Bureau of Circulations said Tuesday that it has changed its definition of a digital magazine to accommodate the new class of tablet-style devices.The new rules allow publishers to count paid digital...
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Posted by Horacio Gutierrez Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Horacio Gutierrez, Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel One of the first things I do every morning once I’ve grabbed my cup of coffee is review what is new...(
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TAX HACKERS: Whether you're filing your tax return electronically, downloading forms or e-mailing your accountant, identity thieves are ready to pounce on any social security numbers, addresses and bank account numbers you may unknowingly divulge.While tax preparation software such as Intuit Inc.'s...
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Posted by Fred Humphries Managing Director, U.S. Government Affairs There has been a strong push by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission over the past nine months to understand the nation’s broadband needs and to develop recommendations that facilitate...(
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Posted by Douglas Purdy Software Architect Today at MIX10 , Microsoft’s conference for Web developers and designers in Las Vegas, I stood on stage to outline the importance of Web APIs and our commitment to open data for the open Web . We...(
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Posted by Tim Cranton Associate General Counsel Recently I blogged about the successful takedown of the Waledac botnet by the Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit in an action dubbed “Operation b49.” Our intention was to disrupt the Waledac botnet for...(
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Images from the recent flyby of Phobos—a proposed landing for an upcoming mission—were captured on the rarely seen “dark side” of the Martian moon thanks to the highly elliptical orbit of the Mars Express that takes outside the moon’s path. The images were also taken as part of the High Resolution Stereo Camera experiment.
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The features on computer chips are getting so small that soon the process used to make them, which has hardly changed in the last 50 years, won’t work anymore. One of the alternatives that academic researchers have been exploring is to create tiny circuits using molecules that automatically arrange themselves into useful patterns.