Technology
- Don’t Blame Robots For The Rise In Inequality
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Since the Great Recession ended in 2009, the recovery in jobs has lagged behind that of Corporate America. Corporate profits and business purchases of equipment and software returned to or near records within a year, yet unemployment remained stubbornly h ...
Article - The Conversation - May 8 2015 - 8:00am
- Assuming Control
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For the last decade, engineers have deployed increasingly capable underwater robots to map and monitor pockets of the ocean to track the health of fisheries, and survey marine habitats and species. When deploying such autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) ...
Article - News Staff - May 12 2015 - 9:31am
- Simple Artificial Neural Circuit A Step Forward In Artificial Intelligence
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Researchers have demonstrated the functionality of a simple artificial neural circuit- a circuit of about 100 artificial synapses was proved to perform a simple version of a typical human task: image classification. The brain has 10 15 (one quadrillion) s ...
Article - News Staff - May 11 2015 - 4:29pm
- Nothing like the HP RPN calculators
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There is nothing like these RPN (Reverse Polish Notation) calculators from HP. But there seems to be two kinds of people: those who love RPN and those who just find it confusing. I happen to be in the first category and these are my RPN calculators: ...
Blog Post - Sverre Holm - May 12 2015 - 5:57pm
- Big Data Could Help Modernize Informed Consent
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Imagine you are negotiating with a documentary maker to film your expensive and precious home. You are unsure about it, but are reassured that there are fixed procedures to follow; documents to sign and insurance policies to review. The producer seems gen ...
Article - The Conversation - May 12 2015 - 2:32pm
- In Quantum Computing, All Known Digital Signatures Will Be Vulnerable
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When certified, digital signatures- mechanisms for authenticating the validity or authorship of a certain digital message- have the same legal power as traditional signatures. Introduced by Diffie and Hellman in 1976, they are in all ways digital counterp ...
Article - News Staff - May 14 2015 - 9:56am
- Sound Waves Instead Of X-Rays For Diagnosing Minor Fractures
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A study of portable ultrasound in detecting the presence of minor fractures in patients showed that 85% of patients with a fracture confirmed by X-ray had injuries detected through ultrasonography. You'd still want a radiographer to rule out fractures ...
Article - News Staff - May 14 2015 - 3:30pm
- GoldenGATE And XML Markup Can Give New Life To Old Taxonomic Data
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A new paper demonstrates how XML markup using GoldenGATE can address the challenges presented by unstructured legacy data, like those presented in the widely used PDF format. The paper demonstrates how structured primary biodiversity data can be extracted ...
Article - News Staff - May 15 2015 - 1:20pm
- Light-Emitting Fork Created Using Spray-On Technology
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Light-emitting diodes are the future, and will quickly bypass government-mandated and subsidized compact fluorescent bulbs and the prospect of wearing a Haz-Mat suit if you break one. Why be limited to bulbs, though? Why not a light-emitting fork? Physici ...
Article - News Staff - May 18 2015 - 9:28am
- Machine Learning And Big Data Is Changing Sports
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The drive to improve performance means elite sport is inundated with data from wearable technologies such as GPS, computer vision and match statistics. So professional clubs are constantly on the lookout for tools that can help turn these data into usable ...
Article - The Conversation - May 18 2015 - 5:52pm