University researchers are studying the brains of honey bees in an attempt to build an autonomous flying robot. By creating models of the systems in a bee's brain that control vision and sense of smell, scientists are hoping to build a ...
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A new approach to mobile Internet protocols could improve the usability and reliability of mobile applications. At the annual Usenix tech conference last month in Boston, two MIT researchers formally unveiled a new protocol, and a remote ...
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(Free-Press-Release.com)October 24,2012--Montreal,Canada-October 24,2012.Queendom.com,a pioneer in online personality,IQ,and career tests,has released its newest study comparing people with strong versus deficient social skills.Queendom ...
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Critical Outcome Technologies has received a patent for its advanced oncology drug candidate, from the US Patent and Trademark Office. The patent covers the synergistic effects of combination therapies containing COTI-2 and members of ...
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Gemini Software Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo, has signed an agreement with Insiders Technologies to market and provide complete technical support for Insiders' smart FIX products in India. Smart FIX is an ...
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Brunel University in the UK will partner with Spanish car maker SEAT in the 'EuroEnergest' project which is planning to develop a new artificial intelligence-driven energy management system for the automotive industry. Four other European ...
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CropFax has introduced a geographic seed selection tool for corn and soybean farmers in the US,to improve the crop yield. The company noted that there are over 30,000 different varieties of seeds to choose from,and the new tool can reveal ...
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Robots have long captured our imagination. Now a new iPad app will show how robots are becoming reality. Robots for iPad, a fun and engaging app featuring the world's coolest robots, is now available in Apple's App Store. Created by IEEE ...
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The BBC is partnering with University College London(UCL)in a four-year research and development(R&D)programme to investigate the future of digital content. Over the next four years,the partnership between the BBC and UCL will focus on a ...
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Cisco futurist Dave Evans has predicted that the technology to "print" food will be available in the relatively near future. Answering questions in a Twitter interview this afternoon under the hastag '#AskFuturist', Evans provided a ...
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UK domain registrar 123-reg is helping website owners to protect themselves and their visitors with a new tool that identifies and helps remove malicious code from legitimate websites. According to the latest Anti-Phishing Working Group ...
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The Mars rover Curiosity is on a mission to deliver what scientists hope will be groundbreaking scientific research that wouldn't be possible without robotics,according to a NASA chief engineer. "It's critical to this mission,"said Louise ...
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When it comes to woodworking, a board cut a few millimetres too long or too short can make the difference between a work of art and a pile of firewood. For a lot of us, this small margin of error can turn the making of even the simplest ...
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Computerworld-NASA's Mars Curiosity rover is three-quarters of the way through a major software upgrade NASA has dubbed a"brain transplant." The four-day software upgrade started Saturday and,if all goes as planned,should wrap up by ...
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Philips Healthcare has turned to improved data mapping to migrate information across the organisation in response to a major SAP deployment. The Philips Healthcare division has 116,000 employees in more than 60 countries. When the ...
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