What do video games and seismic explorations have in common? Both require very demanding computer applications that call for the ability to process massive quantities of data rapidly. Using computer technology originally ...
Computer Sciences
Sep 19, 2007
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A Smithsonian scientist and colleague report that a potentially harmful, invasive crab species that has spread to several countries is now established and reproducing in Panama. The researchers report that Harris mud crabs ...
Sep 19, 2007
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At the Embedded Systems Conference this week, AMD announced the addition of three new low power AMD Athlon 64 processors to its embedded product lineup, giving embedded systems designers the benefits of AMD64 technology in ...
Hardware
Sep 19, 2007
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Intel and other industry leaders have formed the USB 3.0 Promoter Group to create a superspeed personal USB interconnect that can deliver over 10 times the speed of today's connection.
Hardware
Sep 19, 2007
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"We've never seen anything quite like it," says solar physicist Lika Guhathakurta from NASA headquarters.
Space Exploration
Sep 19, 2007
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Sony today unveiled the VAIO Graphic Splash Maya Hayuk Edition notebooks featuring designs from New York-based, emerging artist, Maya Hayuk. These limited edition PCs are available in two head-turning designs—“Grow” ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 19, 2007
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A team of researchers, including Herman Pontzer, Ph.D., assistant professor of physical anthropology in Arts & Sciences, has determined through analysis of the earliest known hominid fossils outside of Africa, recently discovered ...
Archaeology
Sep 19, 2007
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Analysis of sediments from a British bog suggest that methane emissions increased due to intense global warming around 55 million years ago.
Earth Sciences
Sep 19, 2007
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Geochemists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are challenging commonly held ideas about how gases are expelled from the Earth. Their theory, which is described in the Sept. 20 issue of the journal Nature, could change the ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 19, 2007
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By putting on a virtual reality mask, holding a stylus in one hand and a tracking device in the other, an artist can draw 3D objects in the air with unprecedented precision. This new system is called “Drawing on Air,” ...
