Software Programs
Computer scientists develop video game that teaches java programming
April 8, 2013 6:21 pm | News | Comments
Java is one of the most common programming languages in use today, which is partly why researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have developed an immersive, first-person player video game designed to teach students in elementary to high school how to use the language effectively, despite never having been exposed to programming previously.
Researchers reveal next-generation emergency response technology
June 13, 2013 5:07 pm | News | Comments
Americans are accustomed to calling 9-1-1 to get help in an emergency. A research team...
Accelrys launches new laboratory informatics system
June 13, 2013 12:58 pm | News | Comments
Scientific innovation and lifecycle management software company Accelrys Inc. on...
Video gamers really do see more
June 12, 2013 9:24 am | News | Comments
Hours spent at the video gaming console not only train a player's hands to work the...
Database helps building owners, investors evaluate energy-efficient buildings
June 18, 2013 7:32 am | News | CommentsA new database of building features and energy use data helps building managers, owners, real estate investors and lenders evaluate the financial results of energy efficiency investment projects and identify high- and low-performing buildings.
Microsoft brings Office to iPhone, but not tablets
June 14, 2013 2:24 pm | by ANICK JESDANUN - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsEven as a pared-down version of Microsoft's Office software package arrived on the iPhone, the company is holding out on extending that to the iPad and Android devices as it tries to boost sales of tablet computers running its own Windows system.
Mass spectrometry solutions improve identification, quantitation for biological research
June 11, 2013 4:40 pm | News | CommentsAB SCIEX has unveiled three new solutions for biological researchers to improve identification and quantitation of proteins, peptides, metabolites and lipids. The company extended the applicability of SelexION technology, SWATH Acquisition and ProteinPilot software for academic research in the field of systems biology.
Agilent introduces advanced mass spec software
June 11, 2013 4:15 pm | News | CommentsAgilent Technologies Inc. has introduced two applications that further enhance its MassHunter Workstation software and LC-MS, GC-MS and ICP-MS instruments. These new applications empower users to rapidly create targeted screening methods for food safety and forensic analysis, and to characterize intact proteins and biosimilars for biopharmaceutical research.
Making sense of patterns in the Twitterverse
June 7, 2013 7:34 am | News | CommentsIf you think keeping up with what's happening via Twitter, Facebook and other social media is like drinking from a fire hose, multiply that by 7 billion—and you'll have a sense of what Court Corley wakes up to every morning. Corley, a data scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has created a powerful digital system capable of analyzing billions of tweets and other social media messages in just seconds.
Multiphysics in the Design of Lithium-Ion Batteries
June 6, 2013 12:37 pm | by Tim Studt | Articles | CommentsNew technologies, new materials, and more sophisticated modeling systems have made lithium-ion (Li-ion)-based systems the battery of choice for many designers looking to implement high-energy advanced electric power systems. For these systems, Li-ion systems have replaced nickel-metal hydride systems.
Swiss Army CFD
June 6, 2013 12:31 pm | by Paul Livingstone and Kerem Karakoc, Mechanical Designer, and Eric Chen, Structural Engineer, Kawa Engineering Ltd. | Articles | CommentsThe first successful modeling of fluid and gas flows was accomplished by the aerospace industry, which recognized the advantages such understanding could have for successful aircraft design. Now, the once exotic application of Navier-Stokes equations for the modeling of flows is performed on just about anything, from the world’s largest hydropower plant to a mundane rear-view mirror on a car.
A Symbolic Release
June 6, 2013 12:26 pm | by Paul Livingstone | Articles | CommentsA number of major software companies are approaching milestones typically associated with far older industries. Microsoft, for instance, will celebrate its 40th anniversary in a couple of years. Apple will observe the same anniversary just a year later. Maplesoft, a Canadian-based maker of symbolic computation and mathematical software for scientists and engineers, is younger than these veteran companies, but not by a lot.
New Multi Multiphysics
June 6, 2013 12:21 pm | by Comsol, Burlington, Mass. | News | CommentsJust last month, Comsol released the latest version of its Multiphysics, version 4.3b which contains five new application-specific modules and expanded modeling and analysis tools. The five new modules include: Multibody Dynamics Module, Wave Optics Module, Molecular Flow Module, Semiconductor Module, and Electrochemistry Module.
Software Takes Driver’s Seat in Test Systems
June 6, 2013 11:45 am | by Adri Kruger, Applications Engineer, National Instruments, Austin, Texas, and Paul Livingstone | Articles | CommentsFor over 50 years, test engineers have taken a PC-based approach to automating standalone instrumentation. With so much investment tied up in capital assets for test equipment, engineers and management teams need reassurance that they can satisfy current and future testing needs. This is why engineers and scientists often stay with a known software platform for many years, even after it’s become obsolete.
Researchers control flying robot with only the mind
June 6, 2013 7:30 am | News | CommentsEngineers at the University of Minnesota’s College of Science and Engineering have developed a new noninvasive system that allows people to control a flying robot using only their mind. The first-of-its-kind noninvasive system has the potential to help people with disabilities.
Army Ground Combat Systems adopts Sandia tool
May 21, 2013 11:35 am | News | CommentsSandia National Laboratories has developed key components of a software tool to help the Army's PEO GCS analyze countless what-if scenarios that can be manipulated as technology advances and the global environment, the federal budget, or other factors change. Sandia calls this advanced combination of modeling, simulation, and optimization decision support software the Capability Portfolio Analysis Tool (CPAT).
Columbia University licenses 3D segmentation software to Varian
May 21, 2013 8:19 am | News | CommentsColumbia University has signed a licensing agreement with Varian Medical Systems for new imaging software that facilitates 3D segmentation, the process by which anatomical structures in medical images are distinguished from one another—an important step in the precise planning of cancer surgery and radiation treatments.
Computer research project shows shift in English language
May 16, 2013 7:38 am | News | CommentsUniversity of Illinois English professor Ted Underwood recently wrapped up a research project involving more than 4,200 books. Since that work revealed dramatic shifts in the English language between the 18th and 19th centuries, he’s now expanding his research to include more than 470,000 books—almost every English language book written during that era and preserved in a university library.
Software spots, isolates cyberattacks to protect networked control systems
May 14, 2013 11:06 am | News | CommentsResearchers from North Carolina State University have developed a software algorithm that detects and isolates cyberattacks on networked control systems—which are used to coordinate transportation, power, and other infrastructure across the United States.
Thomson Reuters Enhances Accelus BoardLink Mobile Offering
May 8, 2013 5:06 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThomson Reuters announced a range of strategic enhancements to its Accelus BoardLink service, a secure board workflow solution designed to serve companies as they operate across borders and involve increasingly mobile, global boards. The boards of public companies face heightened scrutiny from investors, regulators, and the media, and are therefore increasingly reliant on technology for support and assistance.
Older is wiser: Study shows software developer's skills improve over time
April 30, 2013 10:08 am | News | CommentsThere is a perception in some tech circles that older programmers aren’t able to keep pace with rapidly changing technology, and that they are discriminated against in the software field. But a new study from North Carolina State University indicates that the knowledge and skills of programmers actually improve over time—and that older programmers know as much (or more) than their younger peers.
Algorithm helps evaluate, rank scientific literature
April 18, 2013 8:14 am | News | CommentsKeeping up with current scientific literature is a daunting task, considering that hundreds to thousands of papers are published each day. Now researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a computer program to help them evaluate and rank scientific articles in their field.
New keyboard developed for touchscreens
April 17, 2013 4:32 pm | News | CommentsA research team in Europe has created a new keyboard called KALQ that enables faster thumb-typing on touchscreen devices. They used computational optimization techniques in conjunction with a model of thumb movement to search among millions of potential layouts to find the best one. A study confirmed that users could type 34% faster than they could with a QWERTY layout.
New software could alleviate wireless traffic
April 12, 2013 7:53 am | News | CommentsThe explosive popularity of wireless devices is increasingly clogging the airwaves, resulting in dropped calls, wasted bandwidth, and botched connections. New software, called GapSense, being developed at the University of Michigan works like a stoplight to control the traffic and dramatically reduce interference.
Domain name group plans satellite office in China
April 8, 2013 5:47 pm | News | CommentsThe agency that oversees Internet domain names says it will open a satellite office in China, home of the world's largest Internet population. Monday's announcement comes as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers holds its spring meeting in Beijing this week.
Facebook barges into Google turf with Home
April 5, 2013 5:58 pm | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsFacebook Home, the new software that takes over the front screen of a smartphone, is a bit of a corporate home invasion. Facebook is essentially moving into Google's turf, taking advantage of software the search giant and competitor created. Launching April 12, Home will operate on phones running Google Inc.'s Android software and present Facebook status updates, messages, and other content without making the user fire up Facebook's app.
Researchers find surprising similarities between genetic, computer codes
March 29, 2013 8:00 am | News | CommentsThe term "survival of the fittest" refers to natural selection in biological systems, but Darwin's theory may apply more broadly than that. New research from Brookhaven National Laboratory shows that this evolutionary theory also applies to technological systems. The team worked to compare that frequency with which components "survive" in two complex systems: bacterial genomes and operating systems on Linux computers.
Experts: North Korea training teams of “cyber warriors”
March 24, 2013 4:55 pm | by Youkyung Lee, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsMalware shut down 32,000 computers and servers at three major South Korean TV networks and three banks last Wednesday, disrupting communications and banking businesses, officials said. Investigators have yet to pinpoint the culprit, but the focus remains fixed on North Korea, where South Korean security experts say Pyongyang has been training a team of computer-savvy "cyber warriors" as cyberspace becomes a fertile battleground in the standoff between the two Koreas.
Shimadzu, Integrated Analysis bring enterprise-level private-cloud services to laboratories
March 20, 2013 2:56 pm | News | CommentsIn today's laboratories, experimental data sets are growing larger, and critical tasks such as data storage, processing, mining, and sharing have become cumbersome, error prone, and expensive. The i3D Enterprise Service, offered by Shimadzu Scientific Instruments and Integrated Analysis Inc., overcomes these challenges by integrating storage, processing, and data mining in an enterprise-level private cloud.
