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  Engineers Make Cheaper, Brighter Displays Out Of Organic Materials

  Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) are plastic-based materials that are able to emit light. Engineers are beginning to make displays out of OLEDs by spraying the materials on a surface, the way an ... > more
• Computer Science
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  Computer Programming
  Computer Modeling
  Information Technology
  Artificial Intelligence
   
  

  Energy Scientists Propose Color-Coding Standard for PC Sleep Mode

  Different computers use different indicator lights to signal that they are in energy-saving, or "sleep" mode. Users are often unsure if their PC is truly saving energy, rather than just turning its ... > more
• Caregiving
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  Doctors and Engineers Develop Virtual-Reality Recovery for Stroke Victims

  Stroke survivors can often recover the use of a paralyzed arm, but it's a slow process. This could become easier with a new system made of a robotic arm and virtual reality software. The robot ... > more
• Detectors
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  Engineers Develop Non-Acoustical Sensor to Improve Battlefield Communication

  A new device will soon help troops communicate on a noisy battlefield. The Tuned Electromagnetic Resonance Collar -- or TERC sensor -- detects changes in the electrical field around the neck produced ... > more
• Information Technology
  Computer Science
  Computer Modeling
  Hacking
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  Physicists' Invention Opens Access to Computers for Persons with Tremors

  For $100, people with tremors could finally be able to use a computer mouse. A new mouse adapter filters out the high-frequency, shaky component of the movement, transmitting only the steady ... > more
• Weather
  Severe Weather
  Energy Policy
  Environmental Policy
  Weapons Technology
  Pollution
   
  

  Meteorologists Use Weather Knowledge to Predict Path of Toxic Spills

  Homeland security officials are tapping researchers' capability to predict the paths of toxic waste spills and hazardous airborne particles. Using computer science and mathematics, along with ... > more
• Mobile Computing
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  Software
  Computer Science
  Computer Programming
   
  

  Software Engineers Allow PCs to Scan Mobile Devices for Viruses

  As cell phones, PDAs, and other wireless devices become more sophisticated, hackers are starting to spread viruses that can infect them. Software engineers have developed an application that allows a ... > more

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