A robot learns how to tidy up after you
(Phys.org) -- Sooner than you think, we may have robots to tidy up our homes.
Robotics
May 22, 2012
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Scientists design indoor navigation system for blind
University of Nevada, Reno computer science engineering team Kostas Bekris and Eelke Folmer presented their indoor navigation system for people with visual impairments at two national conferences in the past two weeks. The ...
Engineering
May 18, 2012
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Thwarting the cleverest attackers
In the last 10 years, cryptography researchers have demonstrated that even the most secure-seeming computer is shockingly vulnerable to attack. The time it takes a computer to store data in memory, fluctuations in its power ...
Computer Sciences
May 1, 2012
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Spot a bot to stop a botnet
Computer scientists in India have developed a two-pronged algorithm that can detect the presence of a botnet on a computer network and block its malicious activities before it causes too much harm. The team describes details ...
Internet
May 1, 2012
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143 is largest number yet to be factored by a quantum algorithm
(Phys.org) -- While factoring an integer is a simple problem when the integer is small, the complexity of factorization greatly increases as the integer increases. When the integer grows to more than 100,000 or so digits, ...
Scientists find identical DNA codes in different plant species
Analyzing massive amounts of data officially became a national priority recently when the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced the Big Data Research and Development Initiative. A multi-disciplinary ...
Biotechnology
Apr 9, 2012
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9 million bicycles, but what about the cars in Beijing?
Forget the fact of there being "9 million bicycles in Beijing, that's not a fact. Indeed, motor vehicle traffic is fast becoming a big problem that has led to unsustainable pollution and draconian rules in some parts of the ...
Computer Sciences
Mar 27, 2012
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Innovative 3-D designs can more than double solar power generated from a given area
(PhysOrg.com) -- Intensive research around the world has focused on improving the performance of solar photovoltaic cells and bringing down their cost. But very little attention has been paid to the best ways of arranging ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 26, 2012
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Darpa makes room on international space station for programmers
Students, professionals, public sought to create algorithm enabling capture of objects in space.
Other
Mar 7, 2012
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Unraveling biological networks
A new approach to disentangling the complexities of biological networks, such as the way in which proteins interact in our body's cells has been developed by researchers in China. The team's algorithm could allow biologists ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 5, 2012
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