- Location
Computer scientists
"-
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Tested The Application of a Novel Microarray
Mar 11, 2014Scientists who study past pandemics, such as the 14th century Black Death that devastated much of Europe, might soon be turning to an innovative biological detection technology for some extra help. The apparent first use of this ...
Tags: Ancient Human Remains, Microbial Detection, Array Detects Plague
-
The Computational Heart Is Composed of Multiple Quantum Bits, or Qubits
Feb 27, 2014How do you build a universal quantum computer? Turns out, this question was addressed by theoretical physicists about 15 years ago. The answer was laid out in a research paper and has become known as the DiVincenzo criteria. The ...
-
NHSTA Will Soon Propose Rules for Vehicle to Vehicle Communications on U.S. Roads
Feb 13, 2014The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) will soon propose rules for vehicle to vehicle (V2V) communications on U.S. roads, it announced yesterday. The agency is now finalizing a report on a 2012 trial with almost 3000 ...
Tags: Vehicle-to-Vehicle, Communications
-
It's an Annoyance for The Individual Computer User
Feb 11, 2014It's an annoyance for the individual computer user:You've updated your operating system,and now you need to reboot.This is so the computer can switch to the modified source code. Imagine,however,having to update and reboot hundreds or ...
Tags: individual computer, pc, MIT
-
Truck Drivers Are Among The Most Obese Groups of Workers
Jan 16, 2014Truck drivers, cleaning-service employees and mechanics are among the most obese groups of workers, new research contends. Not far behind are health-service workers and administrative and clerical personnel, the study out of Washington ...
-
Computer Scientists Shown That There Are Ways to Reduce Emissions From Cloud Computing
Jan 3, 2014The computing cloud may feel intangible to users, but it has a definite physical form and a corresponding carbon footprint. Facebook's data centers, for example, were responsible for the emission of 298 000 metric tons of carbon dioxide in ...
Tags: carbon footprint, cloud computing, carbon dioxide emission
-
Oracle's Copyright Case Against Google's Android OS Appeared to Gain New Life This Week
Dec 10, 2013Oracle's copyright case against Google's Android OS appeared to gain new life this week after a federal appeals court judge poked holes in Google's defence. A U.S. District Court judge in California ruled last year that Oracle's Java APIs ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
-
New Approach to Understanding a Basic Concept in Graph Theory
Dec 2, 2013Computer scientists are constantly searching for ways to squeeze ever more bandwidth from communications networks. Now a new approach to understanding a basic concept in graph theory, known as "vertex connectivity," could ultimately lead ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, communications networks
-
A Computer Cluster Running The So-called The Never Ending Image Learner
Nov 29, 2013While some people may think their minds are being numbed by scrolling through images of cats playing piano, or dogs eating biscuits, one computer is doing the same and getting smarter. A computer cluster running the so-called the Never ...
Tags: Computers, 'Common Sense', Image Analysis
-
British Computer Scientists Are Creating a Virtual Birthing Simulator
Nov 26, 2013British computer scientists are creating a virtual birthing simulator that will hopefully enable doctors and midwives to receive an early warning of an upcoming unusual or dangerous birth, the University of East Anglia said Friday. The ...
Tags: virtual birthing Simulator, Predict Childbirth Problems
-
Computer Scientists Have Developed a New Model to Simulate with Unprecedented Accuracy
Aug 19, 2013Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego, have developed a new model to simulate with unprecedented accuracy on the computer the way cloth and light interact. The new model can be used in animated movies and in video ...
-
A Talk Revealing Security Shortcomings of Network Systems Will Be Presented
Jul 31, 2013A talk promising to reveal security shortcomings of modern cars’ electronic network systems will be presented at the DefCon 21 hacking conference in Las Vegas next month. To be presented by Twitter security engineer Charlie Miller ...
Tags: Car Security
-
Scientists Signed off on a Court Brief Opposing Oracle's Effort to Copyright Its Java APIs
Jun 19, 2013More than 30 computer scientists signed off on a court brief opposing Oracle's effort to copyright its Java APIs, a move they say would hold back the computer industry and make technology more expensive. The amicus brief was filed by the ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
-
WASHINGTON,One of The Computer Scientists Who Turned on The Internet in 1983
Jun 4, 2013WASHINGTON -- One of the computer scientists who turned on the Internet in 1983, Vinton Cerf, is concerned that much of the data created since then, and for years still to come, will be lost to time. Cerf warned that digital things ...
Tags: Vinton Cerf, Digital Data
-
Scientists Signed off on a Court Brief Opposing Oracle's Bid to Copyright Java APIs
Jun 2, 2013Nearly three dozen computer scientists have signed off on a court brief opposing Oracle’s effort to copyright its Java APIs, a move they say would hold back the computer industry and deny affordable technology to end users. The ...