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• Computer Science
  Communications
  Distributed Computing
  Information Technology
  Technology
  Artificial Intelligence
   
  

  How Computer Scientists Are Perfecting Human Facial Expressions In Animated Movies

  3-D effects in the movies can now be created by capturing reflected light off actual human faces. Digital images of the strobe-light pictures are animated to produce more realistic human ... > more
• Acoustics
  Medical Technology
  Workplace Health
  Aviation
  Weapons Technology
  Vehicles
   
  

  Doppler-based Stethoscope Ignores Outside Sounds

  A new ultrasound stethoscope ignores outside noise, allowing medics to hear life-saving sounds inside the body. Developed by electrical engineers, the device exploits the Doppler effect as it sends ... > more
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Nature
  Air Quality
  Environmental Issues
  Organic Chemistry
   
  

  Environmental Engineers Use Algae To Capture Carbon Dioxide

  Engineers have designed a simple, sustainable and natural carbon sequestration solution using algae. A team at Ohio University created a photo bioreactor that uses photosynthesis to grow algae, ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Construction
  Civil Engineering
  Weather
  Climate
   
  

  Civil Engineers Improve Houses Against Hurricanes

  Polystyrene blocks used to build the walls in the home have survived a direct hit from a tornado, and improved version used in houses incorporates concrete with steel reinforcing inside. On a ... > more
• Chemistry
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Engineering
  Detectors
  Optics
  Sports Science
   
  

  Optical Engineering Makes Movie Motion Realistic

  Students at the Aesthetic Technologies Lab are recording the way light bends to track their every move and improve movie technology. Long strips of fiber optic tubes snake around the body and are ... > more
• Eye Care
  Healthy Aging
  Personalized Medicine
  Diseases and Conditions
  Parkinson's Research
  Today's Healthcare
   
  

  Opthalmologists Better Diagnose Macular Degeneration With Combination Of Tests

  Macular degeneration, a condition that occurs in the retina and most affects an individuals' ability to drive and read, is being better diagnosed by two scanning techniques that much more useful in ... > more
• Natural Disasters
  Tsunamis
  Communications
  Technology
  Civil Engineering
  Hacking
   
  

  Computer Technology Gets The Word Out Faster During A Disaster

  Several federal agencies are beginning to implement a common, standardized system for disseminating disaster alerts, called the Common Alert Protocol. The CAP is a digital message format that can be ... > more
• Medical Technology
  Today's Healthcare
  Computer Science
  Medical Imaging
  Kidney Disease
  Technology
   
  

  Computer Scientists Devise Tool For Visualizing Single Organs

  With MRI or CT scans, clinicians have to identify and extract the anatomy out of cross-sections views of the body. Computer scientists have created a new interactive tool that can examine scans and ... > more
• Pharmacology
  HIV and AIDS
  Communications
  Internet
  Controlled Substances
  Tuberculosis
   
  

  Nanotechnology Fingerprints Can Certify Authenticity

  Immunochemists have now devised a range of nanoscale materials that can be embedded in drug packaging or in the pills themselves to distinguish medicines from counterfeits. Traces of these ... > more
• Hearing Impairment
  Hearing Loss
  Tinnitus
  Disability
  Perception
  Acoustics
   
  

  Cochlear Implants Work Better If Done On Both Ears

  Unlike other acoustical devices such as hearing aids, which just amplify sounds, cochlear implants mimic what happens inside the ear, changing sound waves into electrical signals sent to the brain. ... > more

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