Technology

Artificial Artificial Intelligence: Misidentification Of Humans As Machines Is Common In Turing Tests

At various times, Alan Turing was hailed as a brilliant cryptologist, leading a team of code breakers at Bletchley Park which cracked the German Enigma machine cypher during World War II, and then later as a gay martyr. Now, due to popular media accounts o ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 22 2014 - 10:39am

Multi-Bit MRAM May Be Better Than Flash Memory

Magnetic random access memory (MRAM) is intriguing because of demand for fast, low-cost, nonvolatile, low-consumption, secure memory devices. MRAM relies on manipulating the magnetization of materials for data storage rather than electronic charges, boast ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 23 2014 - 12:42am

Science 2.0: Google Web Mining Can Help Neuroscientists Analyze Big Data

Facebook, Google and just about everyone except Science 2.0 use global distributed computers to mine your web history and learn everything about you to generate revenue. Big data is being led by marketing, like many things are, but early adopters who make ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 27 2014 - 4:57pm

Universal Blood Test For Cancer Discovered?

Researchers from the University of Bradford say they have devised a simple blood test that will enable doctors to rule out cancer in patients presenting with certain symptoms, saving time and preventing costly and unnecessary invasive procedures such as c ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 28 2014 - 11:00am

Science 2.0: Network Modeling To Seek Out Misinformation Diffusion

If you read politics on Twitter, you would have recently seen that Republicans in the U.S. Congress are going to impeach President Obama if they get enough seats in November, so it is vital that Democrats win elections.  ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Aug 1 2014 - 11:18am

Apple Vulnerabilities, Incomplete Fixes Allow IOS 7.1.2 Jailbreak

Security researchers at the Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC) have discovered a way to jailbreak current generation Apple iOS devices (e.g., iPhones and iPads) running the latest iOS software. The jailbreak, which enables circumvention of A ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 1 2014 - 9:51am

How To Implant An Artificial Heart- Instructions

There's a little bit of MacGyver in all of us so even if it's unlikely to come up in our day-to-day lives, it would be nice to know how to do an artificial heart transplant in case it becomes really, really necessary, like you need to save a thir ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 3 2014 - 9:35am

Nonmonotonic Status Effects Will Impact Science 2.0 Uptake

Why are scientists at the apex of their careers least likely to adopt new technology? The quick answer is obvious, they got to where they are doing things their way and there is no reason to fix something unbroken. Younger scientists don't have much ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 4 2014 - 1:21pm

Backscatter Tech: No-Electricity Wi-Fi Uses Radio Waves For Energy

This not-so-distant "Internet of Things" will extend connectivity to billions of devices. Sensors could be embedded in everyday objects to help monitor and track everything from the structural safety of bridges to the health of your heart. But h ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 4 2014 - 1:07pm

You Have To See It To Believe It: Now You Can Edit In 3-D

People routinely edit photos, to take out red eyes or knock five percent of the width off of their bodies- but soon editors will have an extra dimension to work with. People will be able to turn or flip objects any way they want, even exposing surfaces no ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 13 2014 - 10:38pm