First inexact computer chip aimed at developing world
Moving from theory to reality, US researchers have unveiled the world’s first inexact computer chip (pictured). Error checking on the…
Facebook study reveals social media gender traits
A new European study into Facebook usage reports that women, but not men, feel less happy and less content with…
Software detects lies by analyzing eye movements
A computer program that analyzes eye movements is better at identifying deceitful people than expert human interrogators, say the University…
Laser camera peers around corners
Using ordinary walls, doors or floors as reflective surfaces, MIT researchers have created a camera that produces recognizable 3-D images…
QWERTY effect creates sexy words
An intriguing new study in the journalPsychonomic Bulletin & Review shows there is a link between the meaning and interpretation…
GPS location systems under increasing attack
A monitoring group in the UK has detected dozens of GPS jamming incidents as well as the first case of…
Brain waves reveal mind’s internal voice
Eavesdropping on the brain’s internal monologs or communicating with locked-in patients may one day be a reality, as scientists learn…
Virtual sky makes for happier workers
The European developers of a luminous ceiling that mimics the lighting effects of passing clouds say that their artificial skyscape…
Software maps evolution of musical taste to predict hits
Predicting the popularity of a pop song could be achieved by using state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms, say University of Bristol…
Reality check for celebrity images proposed
Dartmouth College computer scientists have developed a program to automatically rank photographs based on the amount of retouching the picture…
Clever vibrational hack turns iPhone into spyPhone
Researchers at Georgia Tech have demonstrated how a smartphone accelerometer (the sensor that detects the phone’s orientation) can sense nearby…
Videos reconstructed from brain scan
Using MRI brain scans, computational models and a large quantity of YouTube videos, University of California, Berkeley researchers have demonstrated…
Motion capture for everyone, anywhere, anytime
Current motion capture techniques use cameras to meticulously record the movements of actors inside studios, enabling those movements to be…
Harvested TV, radio signals power devices
Georgia Tech scientists using a novel printable ultra-wideband antenna have shown that the ambient electromagnetic waves from TV stations, radio…
Cheap-and-cheerful pinhead camera doesn’t need lens
A Cornell-developed camera that fits on the head of a pin, contains no lenses or moving parts and costs pennies…
Error tolerance could slash computer energy use
The amount of electricity required to run today’s computers, data centers and mobile devices is increasing rapidly and this growing…
Schizophrenic computer models mental illness
A computer network that emulates schizophrenia is providing University of Texas at Austin researchers with important insights into the inner…
“Paperphone” prototype demonstrates bend gesture interface
Researchers from Queen’s University in Canada have developed a prototype flexible smartphone interface that allows users to interact with applications…
Laser spark plug to give gas guzzlers new lease on life
The Japanese researchers behind an innovative laser spark plug system say it will improve fuel economy and reduce emissions of…
Electronic components made from human blood
Indian researchers from the Changa Education Campus in Gujarat have demonstrated a memristor made from human blood and are now…
Electromagnetic pulse used to detonate IEDs
Composed mainly of plastic, improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are notoriously hard to detect. They are typically used by guerillas or…
WiFi breakthrough: over-and-out for over-and-out
It looks like it could be over-and-out for the two-way radio catchcry “over.” Stanford researchers say an obvious – but…