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Talking Distractions: Why Cell Phones And Driving Don't Mix
June 1, 2008 — The notion that talking on a cell phone while driving a car isn't safe seems obvious, yet what happens in the brain while it juggles the two tasks is not. A new study provides a better understanding ... > full story -
Carbon Nanoribbons Could Make Smaller, Speedier Computer Chips
May 29, 2008 — Stanford chemists have developed a new way to make transistors out of carbon nanoribbons. The devices could someday be integrated into high-performance computer chips to increase their speed and ... > full story -
Being 'Always On' Impacts Personal Relationships More Than It Impacts The Written Language
May 24, 2008 — Instant messaging. Blogs. Wikis. Social networking sites. Cell phones. All of these allow us to communicate with each other--wherever, whenever. Many people speculate that online and mobile ... > full story -
Merging 'Control' Software With Smart Devices Could Optimize Manufacturing
May 22, 2008 — Real-time access to manufacturing data is essential to modern factories. Researchers are developing software that takes advantage of the real-time data generated by smart devices to support real-time ... > full story -
Turning Conventional Video Coding Wisdom On Its Head
May 22, 2008 — A major drawback of the latest generation video products and applications has been the complex requirements for coding and decoding signals. An alternative put forward by European researchers turns ... > full story -
First Room-temperature Semiconductor Source Of Coherent Terahertz Radiation Demonstrated
May 20, 2008 — Engineers and applied physicists from Harvard University have demonstrated the first room-temperature electrically-pumped semiconductor source of coherent Terahertz radiation, also known as T-rays. ... > full story -
Precision Control Of Movement In Robots
May 17, 2008 — Scientists are investigating the characteristics of various types of materials for their use in the generation and measurement of precise movements. When the arms of a robot move to pick up an egg or ... > full story -
Weather, Waves And Wireless: Super Strength Signalling
May 16, 2008 — A new study has discovered a particular window of time when mobile signals and radio waves are 'super strength' -- allowing them to be clearer and travel greater distances, potentially interfering ... > full story -
Texting Costs In UK Are 'Out Of This World' -- More Expensive Than Downloading Data From Hubble Space Telescope
May 13, 2008 — Space scientist says texting in the United Kingdom is at least four times more expensive than receiving scientific data from ... > full story -
Piecing Together The Next Generation Of Cognitive Robots
May 9, 2008 — European researchers are making progress on piecing together a new generation of machines that are more aware of their environment and better able to interact with humans. While building robots with ... > full story -
New Breed Of Supercomputers Proposed To Improve Climate Change Prediction Accuracy
May 7, 2008 — Three researchers have proposed an innovative way to improve global climate change predictions by using a supercomputer with low-power embedded microprocessors, an approach that would overcome ... > full story -
Talking Up A New Role For Cell Phones In Telemedicine
May 6, 2008 — After launching a communications revolution, cell phones are talking up a potentially life-saving new role in telemedicine -- the use of telecommunications technology to provide medical diagnosis and ... > full story
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