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New Computer Simulator Helps Design Military Strategies Based On Ants' Movements
Researchers in Spain have
designed a system for the
mobility of military troops
within a battlefield
following the mechanisms
... > full story
Portable 3-D Laser Technology Preserves Texas Dinosaur's Rare Footprint
Using portable 3-D laser
technology, scientists have
electronically preserved a
rare 110 million-year-old
fossilized dinosaur
... > full story
Is My Robot Happy To See Me?
Scientists tested our
ability to interpret a
robot's "emotion" by reading
its expression to see if
there were any differences
between the ages. They found
that older adults showed
... > full story
Rome Was Built In A Day, With Hundreds Of Thousands Of Digital Photos
Using tourist photos
downloaded from the Web,
computer scientists created
a digital version of Rome in
about a day. ... > full story
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Super-sized Tiny Proteins: Software Helps Biologists Visualize Molecules
August 27, 2009 — What are the causes of illness? How can the effect of medication be improved? Molecular biologists can now gain new insights by the virtual simulations generated with a new type of ... > full story -
Window Into The Brain: Diffusion Imaging MRI Tracks Memories And May Detect Alzheimer's At Early Stage
August 17, 2009 — When we absorb new information, the human brain reshapes itself to store this newfound knowledge. But where exactly is the new knowledge kept, and how does that capacity to adapt reflect our risk for ... > full story -
Virtually Engineering Power Plants
July 21, 2009 — Photovoltaic and wind energy plants, hydroelectric power stations and biogas plants supply energy without polluting the environment. However, they are complex to design and maintain. Virtual reality ... > full story -
DIY Production In 'Second Life' Factory
July 7, 2009 — Anyone who wants to can now produce their own vehicle in a factory on the “Second Life” Internet platform. They can program the industrial robots, and transport and assemble the ... > full story -
Potential New Drugs: 970 Million And Still Counting
July 6, 2009 — Like astronomers counting stars in the familiar universe of outer space, chemists in Switzerland are reporting the latest results of a survey of chemical space -- the so-called chemical universe ... > full story -
Eye-tracking Software Opens Online Worlds To People With Disabilities
July 1, 2009 — Technology that allows gamers to control game functions with only their eyes is helping to open virtual worlds such as Second Life and World of Warcraft to people with severe motor disabilities. For ... > full story -
Energy-saving Method Checks Refrigerant Level In Air Conditioners
June 29, 2009 — Engineers have developed a technique that saves energy and servicing costs by indicating when air conditioners are low on refrigerant, preventing the units from working ... > full story -
Computer Graphics Researchers Simulate The Sounds Of Water And Other Liquids
June 4, 2009 — Splash, splatter, babble, sploosh, drip, drop, bloop and ploop! Those are some of the sounds that have been missing from computer graphic simulations of water and other fluids, according to ... > full story -
Virtual Smart Home Controlled By Your Thoughts
May 26, 2009 — Light switches, TV remote controls and even house keys could become a thing of the past thanks to brain-computer interface (BCI) technology being developed in Europe that lets users perform everyday ... > full story -
Reducing Roadwork Misery By Allowing Workers To Virtually See Underground Before Digging
May 21, 2009 — Cones, holes and temporary traffic lights… the scourge of Britain’s roads! But now scientists and industry have come together to reduce the misery of motorists caused by the repair, ... > full story
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