(AP)—Tableau Software shares soared in their trading debut Friday after the company and some of its investors raised about $254.2 million in its initial public offering.

Technology - Business

May 17, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) —A team of scientists, led by ecologist Lucas Joppa of Microsoft Research, has published a commentary piece in the journal Science, highlighting what they say is a growing problem in research efforts. They s ...

Technology - Software

May 17, 2013 4.8 / 5 (19) 3 |

Software developed at the University of Sheffield has the potential to enable engineers to make 'real world' safety assessments of structures and foundations with unprecedented ease.

Technology - Engineering

May 16, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

It may be too soon to call Facebook Home a flop. But it's clearly not the breakout hit that some expected. One month after its splashy debut, fewer and fewer people are downloading Facebook's new mobile software. It took ...

Technology - Software

May 16, 2013 not rated yet 0

Scientists at Keele University have found a solution to one of life's great mysteries: Why people often fail to see the answer to a problem when the solution is right in front of them. The researchers have created a new method, ...

Other Sciences - Other

May 16, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1

Ask Joshua Reeves about his online payroll service, and the last thing he'll want to discuss are its features and algorithms and software code and all that other cold jargon that usually comes pouring out of the mouths of ...

Technology - Business

May 16, 2013 not rated yet 2

For Google CEO Larry Page, happiness is a warm computer. "Technology should do the hard work so people can get on doing the things that make them happiest in life," Page told a crowd of 6,000 software developers and entrepreneurs ...

Technology - Business

May 16, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1

Most people feel safe from fraudsters if their credit card is safely tucked away in their wallet. But they shouldn't: in most cases, thieves only need card numbers and information. A new software can provide ...

Technology - Software

May 15, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0

The drive to decrease the ecological impact of production machines is leading manufactures to focus on novel ways to incorporate energy efficiency in the designing of new products. One answer is the first-ever ...

Technology - Hi Tech & Innovation

May 15, 2013 not rated yet 0

Even though its ubiquitous Internet search engine practically mints money, Google Inc. was widely seen as a company whose best days were behind it. It was written off as the next Microsoft Corp. - a staid ...

Technology - Business

May 15, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a software algorithm that detects and isolates cyber-attacks on networked control systems – which are used to coordinate transportation, power ...

Technology - Computer Sciences

May 14, 2013 4.6 / 5 (5) 0 |

General Motors Co. says a new supercomputing data center and a fledgling shift to bring software development in-house should help it limit the size of future safety recalls.

Technology - Business

May 13, 2013 not rated yet 0

Siemens developed a software that cools steam turbines more rapidly. This shortens the maintenance phase. An operator can bring a power plant back on line sooner. A revision interrupts the generation of electricity. ...

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

May 13, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) —The team operating NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has selected a second target rock for drilling and sampling. The rover will set course to the drilling location in coming days.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

May 09, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 5 |

Fed up with Twitter friends ruining the plots of her favorite TV shows, high school senior and budding software engineer Jennie Lamere took matters into her own hands.

Technology - Software

May 09, 2013 4.5 / 5 (4) 1