Technology

WhiteSmoke 2009- Can A Computer Make Your Text Grammatically Terrific?

After several years of research and development on the promising idea of an intelligent writing tool for correcting and enhancing a user's text, WhiteSmoke 2009 says thet can deliver it. Featuring a grammar checking engine that detects a wider range ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 6 2008 - 7:07pm

Is It A UFO Or Maybe That Flying Car From The Jetsons? No, This Is Better Because It's Real

If you’re thinking about which hybrid vehicle to purchase, now that gas prices have dictated that you replace your Hummer, consider a vehicle that will not only eliminate high spending at the gas pump, but also your time spent in traffic. Wouldn’t you rat ...

Article - Erin Richards - Dec 15 2008 - 1:40am

A DNA Chip Pioneer Talks About His Latest Invention

Joseph DeRisi is a young scientist who at age 39 has already racked up some amazing career achievements. He tells about his new DNA chip for detecting viruses: My colleague Dave Wang and I were sitting around the office one day in 2000 asking, “How were vi ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Oct 22 2008 - 10:07pm

Superconductors For Manufacturing

Superconductors are materials that conduct current with negligible resistance and reduced energy waste so research has always generated enormous interest. Magne Runde and Niklas Magnusson at SINTEF Energy Research are testing superconductors in the huge in ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 8 2008 - 10:29am

Phase Change Memory Could Replace FLASH

A research team at Singapore A*STAR's Data Storage Institute (DSI) has invented a new phase change material that has the potential to change the design of future memory storage devices. Phase change materials are substances that are capable of changin ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 8 2008 - 10:51am

MIT 'Smart Biking' System In Copenhagen Makes New Friends, Tells How Much CO2 You Didn't Use

If you're riding a bike at Copenhagen's November 2009 U.N. Climate Change Conference, you may be able to take advantage of some new 'Smart Biking' techology created by MIT- it will help you make friends with people you pass and even tel ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 10 2008 - 12:02pm

Elective Surgery- How Reliable Is Website Information?

The Internet is a powerful resource can may help patients make informed treatment decisions but the quality of the content on health-related Web sites is not rigorously monitored and studies have shown that some Web sites present inaccurate information. Mo ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 11 2008 - 4:40pm

Self-Deploying Sensors From Unmanned Helicopters Could Change Disaster Zones

Unmanned helicopters could soon be a key part of emergency relief operations, as well as bringing a new dimension to filmmaking, thanks to innovative work done by European researchers. When natural disasters happen one of the first casualties is often the ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 12 2008 - 1:07am

Science 2.0 Gets A Version 2.0

If you've been around Science 2.0 for a while, you may notice something different this weekend. We've gone through a bit of a makeover.  After 21 months, some 30,000 articles and a difficult to guess number of tens of millions of readers, someth ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jul 27 2011 - 12:41pm

Fashion 2.0- Smart Fabrics Are The New Prius

Smart fabrics and intelligent textiles – material that incorporates cunning molecules or clever electronics – is thriving and European research efforts are tackling some of the sector’s toughest challenges.  Clothes that monitor your heart, measure the ch ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 19 2008 - 2:26am