(PhysOrg.com) -- Some of you may recall the moaning mouth bot. This bot, which is basically a disembodied mouth that first came to the public attention for making a series of moaning noises that were truly worthy of a zombie ...
The DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) today announced a major step toward creating one of the world's fastest scientific networks to accelerate research in fields ranging from advanced energy solutions ...
Telecom
Jul 13, 2011
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When it comes to mapping the real world on computers, University of Southern California computer scientist Cyrus Shahabi takes his work to a whole new dimension.
Computer Sciences
Jul 11, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at SKR have developed a prototype of a multi-touch 32" display screen that runs on the Android operating system. The screen, which runs off of a standard Android terminal, is connected to the ...
First there was tie-dye, then there was hypercolor. Could piezoelectric fabrics that charge your mobile phone while you wear them be the next big T-shirt fad? That's what the French telecom company, Orange, is counting on, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 4, 2011
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In 2009, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) assigned the grade "D" to the overall quality of infrastructure in the U.S. and said that ongoing evaluation and maintenance of structures was one of five key areas ...
Engineering
Jun 29, 2011
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On Monday, June 13, the robotic lander mission team was poised and ready when the lander prototype in the adjacent building lifted itself off the ground and rose -- unrestrained -- higher and higher. Applause broke out in ...
Space Exploration
Jun 22, 2011
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With the completion of a successful prototype, engineers at Oregon State University have made a major step toward addressing one of the leading problems in energy use around the world today – the waste of half or more ...
Engineering
Jun 10, 2011
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A minor modification to your car could reduce fuel consumption by over seven per cent.
Engineering
Jun 7, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers from the University of Stuttgart, University of Duisburg-Essen and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence have created a prototype automotive steering wheel that uses ...
