Technology

Don’t Blame Robots For The Rise In Inequality

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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