A system that has only two possible stable states, such as a light switch, is called bistable by scientists and engineers. Bistability in microscale devices could pave the way to compact optical switching and memory elements. ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 12, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Researchers in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration with colleagues at the Colorado School of Mines, have developed an optimization model that makes ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 26, 2012
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A new application for devices with Android operating systems, called OnTheBus, helps people find their way and move around in large cities. The application is based on universal design principles and is therefore useful for ...
Software
Jun 20, 2012
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Modeling biological systems can provide key insights for scientists and medical researchers, but periodic cycles that repeat themselves – so-called oscillatory systems – pose some key challenges. Researchers at ...
Computer Sciences
Mar 6, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Industrial and systems engineering professor Jeff Linderoth is working on a way to help computers make yes/no decisions faster by enhancing the standard algorithm computers use to solve a class of problems ...
Computer Sciences
Nov 21, 2011
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Imec developed a reconfigurable receiver for highly diversified digital video broadcasting standards (DVB-T, ISDB-T and ATSC). The receiver is realized using algorithm-architecture co-optimization of imec’s reconfigurable ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Oct 11, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Maria Ercsey-Ravasz, a postdoctoral associate and Zoltan Toroczkai, professor of physics at the University of Notre Dame, have proposed an alternative approach to solving difficult constraint satisfaction ...
General Physics
Oct 10, 2011
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Prof. Wang Shengwei, Chair Professor of Building Services Engineering, and his research team recently developed an intelligent Building Life-cycle Diagnosis and Optimization technology that enhances the energy efficiency ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 4, 2011
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Computer algorithms might be useful in identifying sources of groundwater pollution, according to researchers in Australia and India. Writing in the International Journal of Environment and Waste Management they explain how ...
Environment
Jun 22, 2011
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Chicago real estate brokerage firm Dream Town Realty launches Friday a week-long deal on Groupon, hoping to tap the popular social buying model to attract clients.
Business
Apr 11, 2011
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