Information Technology News

• Internet
  Severe Weather
  Weather
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Communications
  Computer Science
   

  Satellite Visualization Tool for High-Resolution Observation Review (Thor) Accessible from Any Location With Internet Access

  January 29, 2013 — With minimal coding effort an Earth-observing satellite tool can be converted into a practical web-based application. In addition, a 3-D visualization technique has been ... > full story
• Computer Programming
  Hacking
  Mobile Computing
  Encryption
  Communications
  Information Technology
   

  Streaming Video Over Temporary Networks

  January 29, 2013 — There are extra challenges when accidents occur in hard-to-reach locations such as in a tunnel or impassable mountain terrain where no stable computer networks are found. For the past ten years, ... > full story
• NASA
  Galaxies
  Astronomy
  Space Missions
  Space Exploration
  Space Station
   
  

  Cool, New Views of Andromeda Galaxy

  January 28, 2013 — Two new eye-catching views from the Herschel space observatory are fit for a princess. They show the elegant spiral galaxy Andromeda, named after the mythical Greek princess known for her ... > full story
• Spintronics Research
  Computer Modeling
  Computer Science
  Distributed Computing
  Artificial Intelligence
  Computer Graphics
   
  

  One In, Two Out: Simulating More Efficient Solar Cells

  January 28, 2013 — Using an exotic form of silicon could substantially improve the efficiency of solar cells, according to computer ... > full story
• Water
  Weather
  Environmental Issues
  Severe Weather
  Climate
  Floods
   
  

  Irrigation in California's Central Valley Intensifies Rainfall, Storms Across the Southwest

  January 28, 2013 — Agricultural irrigation in California's Central Valley doubles the amount of water vapor pumped into the atmosphere, ratcheting up rainfall and powerful monsoons across the interior Southwest, ... > full story
• Funding Policy
  Today's Healthcare
  Privacy Issues
  Social Issues
  Alzheimer's Research
  Bioethics
   
  

  Safeguards Needed for Tissue Donors

  January 28, 2013 — Donors to biobanks -- vast collections of human tissue samples that scientists hope will lead to new treatments for diseases -- have a right to basic information about how their donations may be ... > full story
• Computer Modeling
  Computer Science
  Aviation
  Distributed Computing
  Vehicles
  Physics
   
  

  Researchers Break Million-Core Supercomputer Barrier

  January 28, 2013 — A new record in computational science has been set by using a supercomputer with more than one million computing cores to solve a complex fluid dynamics problem -- the prediction of noise generated ... > full story
• Alzheimer's
  Alzheimer's Research
  Dementia
  Psoriasis
  Healthy Aging
  Elder Care
   
  

  Dementia Sufferers Benefit from GPS

  January 28, 2013 — As part of the norwegian research project "Trygge Spor", more than fifty dementia sufferers have been using GPS for periods varying from several weeks to up to a year. The results show that ... > full story
• Vehicles
  Robotics
  Transportation Science
  Artificial Intelligence
  Optics
  Distributed Computing
   

  Lane-Swapping Helps Autonomous Vehicles Avoid Collisions

  January 28, 2013 — Autonomous, driverless vehicles look set to hit the streets in the near future and become increasingly common, so UK researchers have investigated algorithms that could help developers include escape ... > full story
• Optics
  Graphene
  Energy Technology
  Electricity
  Electronics
  Nanotechnology
   
  

  'Nanotubes on a Chip' May Simplify Optical Power Measurements

  January 25, 2013 — A novel chip-scale instrument made of carbon nanotubes may simplify absolute measurements of laser power, especially the light signals transmitted by optical fibers in telecommunications ... > full story

Search ScienceDaily