Archive for 'Infotech'

Low-Power Liquid Lens

An adjustable-focus lens made of two drops of water could be used in small cameras.

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Tracking Laptop Thieves Safely

New software tracks a stolen laptop without tracking its owner.

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Teaching Robots New Tricks

Robotic helicopters learn complex tricks by analyzing demos.

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Counting Every Vote

California's secretary of state says open-source software is needed to safeguard electronic voting systems.

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Craig Mundie’s Cloud Vision

Microsoft's chief research and strategy officer discusses ways to transform personal computing.

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Android Has Arrived

Google's phone has plenty of potential, but some say its mechanism for delivering applications could lead to problems.

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Building a Self-Assembling Stomach-Bot

Modules that self-assemble inside the stomach could perform more-sophisticated diagnosis and treatment.

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A Face-Finding Search Engine

A new approach to face recognition is better at handling low-resolution video.

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Turning Social Networks Against Users

Applications built on social networks may be the ideal way to distribute malicious code.

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A Model for Hurricane Evacuation

Software developed at MIT could save lives and money by improving hurricane planning.

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Self Surveillance

A new device tracks activity and sleep patterns 24-7.

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Opening Search to Semantic Upstarts

Yahoo's new open-search platform is giving semantic search a helping hand.

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A Way to Find Hidden Fingerprints

Scientists have developed a better way to identify fingerprints on bullets and fragments of explosives.

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A Network That Builds Itself

Ad-hoc wireless networks may soon tell emergency workers how to deploy transmitters.

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A Chinese Challenge to Intel

Researchers have revealed details of China's latest homegrown microprocessor.

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Turning Visitors into Customers

Visiting a company's website could result in a cold call.

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Moving Security to the Cloud

Combining scanning approaches could keep PCs safe from viruses.

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Road Tolls Hacked

A researcher claims that toll transponders can be cloned, allowing drivers to pass for free.

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Less Hungry Chips

Intel has announced details for a chip design that will make computers faster without draining more power.

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