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Braille Converter Bridges The Information Gap
May 12, 2008 — A free, e-mail-based service that translates text into Braille and audio recordings is helping to bridge the information gap for blind and visually impaired people, giving them quick and easy access ... > full story -
Quantum Cryptography: Researchers Break 'Unbreakable' Crypto
May 11, 2008 — Quantum cryptography has been regarded as 100-percent protection against attacks on sensitive data traffic. But now a research team in Sweden has found a hole in this advanced technology. The risk of ... > full story -
There's A Hole In My -- And In The Data As Well!
May 6, 2008 — Like the popular children's song "There's a Hole in My Bucket," in which Liza and Henry try to patch a leaking pail, researchers with the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC-San Diego are plugging a ... > full story -
New Software Allows ISPs And P2P Users To Get Along Without Getting Too Cozy
May 5, 2008 — Engineeers have discovered a way for peer-to-peer (P2P) users to efficiently identify nearby P2P clients in order to reduce costly cross-network traffic without sacrificing performance for the ... > full story -
Bringing Down The Language Barrier ... Automatically
May 5, 2008 — Progress being made by European researchers on automatic speech-to-speech translation technology could help the EU tackle one of the biggest remaining boundaries to internal trade, mobility and the ... > full story -
Online Intervention Paramount For Reducing HIV In High-risk Population
April 30, 2008 — Young Internet-using men who have sex with men AND who meet their sexual partners both online and offline have greater numbers of partners, appear more likely to contract HIV, and report higher ... > full story -
Users Of Yahoo Answers Seek Advice, Opinion, Expertise
April 25, 2008 — One of the first large-scale analyses of how people share knowledge on Yahoo Answers has found that participants use the site to exchange advice and opinions, in addition to technical expertise. In ... > full story -
New Robots Can Provide Elder Care For Aging Baby Boomers
April 21, 2008 — Over 77 million baby boomers will retire in the next 30 years, and robots are ready to assist with elder care. Engineers have created a robotic assistant that can recognize medical emergencies and ... > full story -
Location Spoofing Possible With WiFi Devices: Positioning System Used By IPhone/iPod Breached
April 16, 2008 — Apple iPhone and iPod (touch) support a new self-localization feature that uses known locations of wireless access points as well as the device's own ability to detect access points. Now researchers ... > full story -
Getting Wired For Terahertz Computing
April 15, 2008 — Engineers took an early step toward building superfast computers that run on far-infrared light instead of electricity: They made waveguides -- the equivalent of wires -- that carried and bent this ... > full story -
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Tourist Information Wherever You Are, On Your Phone
April 15, 2008 — Would you like instant access to information on the buildings and scenery you see on your travels? A novel mobile phone program is able to provide information on what you see when you see ... > full story -
Does The Internet Really Influence Suicidal Behavior?
April 14, 2008 — People searching the Internet for information about suicide methods are most likely to come across sites that encourage suicide rather than sites offering help and support, finds a new ... > full story
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