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Experimental Air Force Aircraft Goes Hypersonic
May 6, 2013 9:49 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsAn experimental, unmanned aircraft developed for the U.S. Air Force went hypersonic during a test off the Southern California coast, traveling at more than 3,000 mph, the Air Force said Friday. The X-51A WaveRider flew for more than three minutes under power from its exotic scramjet...
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Cyberthreats Must Require Governments & Businesses to be ‘Cyberrisk Intelligent’
May 3, 2013 9:42 am | by Jeff Falk, Chris Bronk, Rice University | Articles | CommentsIn an age where cybersecurity is of foremost interest for governments and businesses, public and private organizations must deploy risk-intelligence governance to secure their digital communications and resources from eavesdropping, theft or attack, according to a new paper from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
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Robotic Insects Make First Controlled Flight
May 3, 2013 9:32 am | by Harvard University | News | CommentsIn the very early hours of the morning, in a Harvard robotics laboratory last summer, an insect took flight. Half the size of a paperclip, weighing less than a tenth of a gram, it leapt a few inches, hovered for a moment on fragile, flapping wings, and then sped along a preset route through the air.
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Bringing NFC to the Masses through Efficiency and Simplicity
May 2, 2013 11:26 am | by Neeraj Bhatia, product manager, Qualcomm Atheros | Articles | CommentsIt’s no secret that Near Field Communication (NFC) is becoming a key feature in today’s flagship mobile devices. This year the industry has already seen the high-profile Samsung Galaxy S4, HTC One, and BlackBerry Z10 launches incorporate NFC technology. According to ABI Research, nearly 2 billion NFC-enabled devices...
LISTED UNDER: Electromechanical / Mechanical | Embedded Systems & Networking | Sensors & TransducersGentle Touch and the Bionic Eye
May 2, 2013 11:10 am | by Inderscience Publishers | News | CommentsNormal vision is essentially a spatial sense that often relies upon touch and movement during and after development, there is often a correlation between how an object looks and how it feels. Moreover, as a child's senses develop, there is cross-referencing between the various senses.
LISTED UNDER: Electromechanical / Mechanical | Embedded Systems & Networking | Sensors & TransducersTablets with Windows RT See Slow Sales, IDC Says
May 2, 2013 11:07 am | by PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsResearchers at IDC said manufacturers shipped 200,000 tablets running Windows RT, the special version of Windows for iPad-style tablets, in the January to March period. That's down from about 900,000 shipped in the fourth quarter. Researchers at IDC said manufacturers shipped 200,000 tablets running Windows RT...
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Police, Politicians Push Surveillance Post-Boston
May 2, 2013 11:02 am | by TAMI ABDOLLAH, Associated Press | News | CommentsPolice and politicians across the U.S. are pointing to the example of surveillance video that was used to help identify the Boston Marathon bombing suspects as a reason to get more electronic eyes on their streets.From Los Angeles to Philadelphia, efforts include trying to gain police access to cameras used to monitor traffic...
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Physical by Smartphone Becoming Real Possibility
May 2, 2013 10:58 am | by LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer | News | CommentsIt's not a "Star Trek" tricorder, but by hooking a variety of gadgets onto a smartphone you could almost get a complete physical — without the paper gown or even a visit to the doctor's office. Blood pressure? Just plug the arm cuff into the phone for a quick reading.
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Engineering Newswire 36: Electric Car Charge Time Cut in Half
May 2, 2013 10:50 am | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Videos | CommentsToday on Engineering Newswire, brought to you by Interpower, the premier supplier of power system components for worldwide markets, we’re bending cellphones, electrifying motorcycles, cutting electric vehicle charge time in half, and riding a screw-propelled snowboard. This week's episode features...
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AVX’s New Connector-Les Contact System
May 1, 2013 10:47 am | by WDD Staff | Product Releases | CommentsAVX Corporation has developed a coplanar, connector-less contact system that optimizes lateral PCB alignment and maximizes mating tolerances in linear LED lighting applications. Packaged on tape and reel for individual, automatic placement, the new 70-9159 horizontal contact system...
LISTED UNDER: Boards & Modules | Electromechanical / Mechanical | Embedded Systems & NetworkingSony Execs to Give up Bonuses
May 1, 2013 10:34 am | by Associated Press | News | CommentsAround 40 executives of Sony Corp. and its group companies in charge of the mainstay electronics business have decided to give up their bonuses for fiscal 2012 ending March, taking responsibility for poor business performance, company officials said Wednesday.
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Carnegie Mellon Develops Zooming Technique for Entering Text into Smartwatches
May 1, 2013 10:25 am | by Carnegie Mellon University | News | CommentsTechnology blogs have been abuzz that smartwatches may soon be on their way from companies such as Apple, Google, Samsung, and Microsoft. But as capable as these ultra-small computers may be, how will users enter an address, a name, or a search term into them?
LISTED UNDER: Electromechanical / Mechanical | Embedded Systems & Networking | Optoelectronics & DisplaysTalking Tissue Boxes and Other Smart Objects
May 1, 2013 9:59 am | by Penn State | News | CommentsAs sensors and computers increasingly become smaller and cheaper, smart objects will appear in more homes and offices and not be hidden or shielded from interacting with people, according to the researchers. For example, smart refrigerators could talk or send tweets to signal...
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If Cars Could Talk, Accidents Might Be Avoidable
April 30, 2013 11:11 am | by TED Talk, Jennifer Healey | Videos | CommentsWhen we drive, we get into a glass bubble, lock the doors and press the accelerator, relying on our eyes to guide us -- even though we can only see the few cars ahead of and behind us. But what if cars could share data with each other about their position and velocity ...
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The Laptop of the 1920s
April 30, 2013 11:01 am | by Tammy Real-McKeighan, Fremont Tribune | News | CommentsJean Meenen might have had the closest thing to a laptop that was available in the 1920s.Actually, it wouldn't have fit on her lap. Meenen was only about 5 years old when she got a Chautauqua Industrial Art Desk. The Fremont Tribune reports the turn-of-the-century tool looks like a wooden briefcase.
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