Technology

KSORT Assay: Genes Identify Transplant Rejection Chances

Acute rejection after kidney transplantation occurs in about 15% of patients despite immunosuppressive therapy and this rejection is usually heralded by an increase in the patient's serum creatinine, a marker of kidney function. A kidney biopsy is th ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 11 2014 - 7:50pm

Software Can Detect Even Small Natural Gas Pipeline Leaks

Major leaks from oil and gas pipelines can lead to home evacuations and even explosions. The line of lawyers waiting to sue for millions of dollars even if nothing happens can be seen from space. And though most pipeline leaks are small, America leads the ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 15 2014 - 9:00am

Wearable Tech For Dogs

Wearable tech isn't just for humans any more. whistle.com By Clara Mancini, The Open University With the likes of Google Glass, Fitbit, and Emotiv wearables are now a familiar concept. Perhaps less known is that animals have been fitted with wearable ...

Article - The Conversation - Nov 14 2014 - 6:00pm

Artificial Intelligence Creates Magic Tricks

Researchers have taught a computer program the outline of how a magic jigsaw puzzle and a mind reading card trick work, as well the results of experiments into how humans understand magic tricks, and it created completely new variants on those tricks whic ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 17 2014 - 10:57am

Artificial Intelligence Software Using Images Boosts Web Searches

New artificial intelligence software uses photos to locate documents on the Internet with far greater accuracy than ever before, showing for the first time that a machine learning algorithm for image recognition and retrieval is accurate and efficient eno ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 18 2014 - 5:00pm

Peer Review Has Problems And We Need A Fix

Where it begins. Nature By Andy Tattersall, University of Sheffield Dirty Harry once said, “Opinions are like assholes; everybody has one”. Now that the Internet has made it easier than ever to share an unsolicited opinion, traditional methods of academic ...

Article - The Conversation - Nov 19 2014 - 8:00am

Changing A Landscape With Your Mind Is Hugely Relaxing

By Sue Thomas, Bournemouth University Looking over the landscape I could see an old tree standing frozen and seemingly dead, its branches coated with icy rime. Around it, mossy grass and small rocks lay beneath a coating of snow and in the distance gliste ...

Article - The Conversation - Nov 19 2014 - 4:30pm

The Internet Of Things And Security: Will A Hacker Stop Your Heart Or Car?

When all your appliances are internet-enabled, whose hands are holding the remote control? Hands image/ Shutterstock By Temitope Oluwafemi, University of Washington ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 16 2017 - 9:20am

Which Government Created Regin, One Of The Most Sophisticated Espionage Bugs Ever Discovered?

Worry only if you have something to hide. Finchen By Andrew Smith, The Open University The computer-security firm Symantec says it may have found some of the most sophisticated malicious software ever made. The cyber-espionage bug, called Regin, has been ...

Article - The Conversation - Nov 25 2014 - 9:02am

Bitcoin And Anonymity: User's Identity Can Be Revealed Much Easier Than Thought

Bitcoin calls itself the new money and says it can be minted and exchanged on the Internet, faster and cheaper than a bank. It's gotten a lot of attention but how anonymous is it? Not very, if you have computers and about $1,500. Several groups world ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 25 2014 - 3:35pm