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Article | 16/11/2011 New interfaces challenge touch
Touchscreens could be extinct if researchers pioneering new human-computer interfaces have anything to say about it. From brain-controlled machines to...
Article | 22/10/2011 The Next Mars Rover Is Nuclear-Powered
If you've seen the next Mar's rover, named Curiosity (part of the Mars Science Laboratory -- or MSL as it's called for short), you've probably noticed...
Article | 22/10/2011 Europe's GPS satellites blast off
Europe's GPS program, Galileo, became a reality on Friday with the launch of its two first operational satellites from the European Space Station in K...
Article | 21/10/2011 Europe's satellite GPS to blast off after technical hitch
Europe's space ambitions are scheduled to blast off on Friday with the launch of the first two operational satellites of the Galileo program, the Euro...
Article | 18/10/2011 NEC to sell mini computer with eye projection screen
NEC said Tuesday it will sell a wearable mini computer with a head-mounted display that projects its screen onto the naked eye.
Article | 30/09/2011 BEYOND NETWORKING: Twitter analysis reveals global human moodiness
Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites are often criticized for encouraging people to share thoughts of little consequence, though social scie...
Article | 28/09/2011 IBM launches city parking analytics system
IBM has launched a system designed to help cities ease parking congestion and collect more parking fees, the company announced Wednesday. The service ...
Article | 13/09/2011 Kickstarter project aims to take geocaching into space
Have you ever been geocaching? While it may seem a little lame to those who haven't, there is a slight thrill to being able to track down a hidden ite...
Article | 12/09/2011 Softbank founder backs Japan's shift to renewable energy
Japan's richest entrepreneur outlined a plan Monday to rebuild the country's energy infrastructure in the wake of its nuclear disaster, shifting the m...
Article | 4/09/2011 Window shopping goes high tech with gesture recognition
German researchers have given a new meaning to window shopping. At the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute...
Article | 2/09/2011 Qualcomm shows public face with pet-tracking service
Qualcomm, which launches few consumer products, later this month will launch a pet-tracking service built using proprietary technology from its commun...
Article | 25/08/2011 'NewSQL' could combine the best of SQL and NoSQL
Users who eschew traditional relational databases in favor of the newly emerging NoSQL databases might be "throwing the baby out with the bath water,"...
Article | 18/08/2011 IBM brings brain power to experimental chips
IBM has created prototype chips that could mimic brain-like functionality, which the company said is an "unprecedented" step forward in creating intel...
Article | 13/08/2011 Space elevator enthusiasts face unanswered questions
Might solar energy provide the power needed to send cars up a space elevator? Could you build one fat elevator and split it into two? Can as many as s...
Article | 11/08/2011 'Global camera' links photos taken by thousands
The digital photographs you take on your next holiday could become part of a 3D image of the whole world. Cornell University's Noah Snavely stitches t...