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5/24/12
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Through advanced computer modeling of house fires, mechanical engineers at the University of New South Wales are giving fire fighters a new suite of tools to investigate and battle dangerous blazes in time for the traditionally high-risk winter months. Beginning with an ignition point, the models can map how fires behave as they grow, accurately predicting their overall temperature and pinpointing dangerous hotspots that responding personnel should avoid.
May 4 | News
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.
May 4 | News
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.
18 hours ago | News
Apple says CEO Tim Cook is giving up $75 million in dividends on restricted stock.In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, Apple Inc. says Cook requested that his restricted stock units not receive dividends.Assuming the company pays dividends of $2.65 over the...
19 hours ago | News
NLT Technologies, together with its sales and marketing channels in the Americas and Europe, Renesas Electronics America Inc. and Renesas Electronics Europe GmbH, announced the successful development of three mid-size color LCD modules based on projected capacitive touch panel technology.
20 hours ago | News
According
to recent data released by Google, the search engine giant has logged
more than 2.5 million requests in the last 11 months to remove links
believed to be violating Microsoft’s copyrights. This exceeded the
number of complaints about material produced by entertainment companies
pushing for tougher online piracy laws.
21 hours ago | News
NASA’s
next flagship mission, the James Webb Space Telescope, will carry the
largest primary mirror ever deployed in space. Researchers has borrowed a
page from its segmented mirror design to create a similar example just a
half-inch in diameter. Strangely, the tiny mirror may one day become
the standard for future space telescopes.
21 hours ago | News
Dell Inc. has closed on its buyout of Wyse Technology, one of a series of cloud computing deals it has made this spring.The computer maker did not say how much it paid for Wyse.Dell said the acquisition would expand its capabilities for virtual desktops and provide new vehicles for some of its...
22 hours ago | News
As malware threats expand into new domains and increasingly focus on industrial espionage, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers are launching a new weapon to help battle the threats: A malware intelligence system that will help corporate and government security officials share information about the attacks they are fighting.
May 24 | News
NASA
has hired Space Exploration Technologies Corp. to deliver cargo to the
International Space Station, but will eventually add astronauts. And the
space agency is hiring other companies, too. Several
firms—at least eight—think they can make money in space and are close
enough to Musk's company to practically surf in his spaceship's
rocket-fueled wake.
May 24 | News
The
contention of a major but controversial new theory to explain
nanocrystal growth is that nanoparticles can act as “artificial atoms,”
forming molecular-type building blocks that can assemble into complex
structures. The conclusion is based on recent observations of growing
nanorods made by Lawrence Berkeley National Laoratory researchers using
transmission electron microscopy and advanced liquid cell handling
techniques.
May 24 | News
Casino game maker Bally Technologies Inc. said Thursday that it has signed a deal with Canada's Atlantic Lottery Corp. to replace some of its games.Financial terms were not disclosed.Bally will provide Atlantic Lottery with 1,576 video lottery terminals, lottery games similar to casino slot...
May 24 | News
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