Technology

IPhone 4 Siri Knows Apple Customers Well: The Rise Of Big Sister

“Siri” is the personal assistant application on the newest iPhone. Now it is not exactly news that Apple products are overpriced and of relatively low quality- do not drop the new iPhone; it is fragile. Apple aims for those who ‘are easily parted from the ...

Article - Sascha Vongehr - Oct 25 2011 - 12:22am

IVF Overkill- The Right Timing May Be Better For Infertile Couples

In-vitro fertilisation (IVF) has helped numerous couples have children who otherwise would not have been able to, but a British study of a  non-invasive, drug-free alternative to IVF could save them (and the taxpayers who fund the NHS) a lot of money. A n ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 3 2011 - 1:46pm

Decoding "Factory DNA" Will Bring Manufacturing To Life

When we think of DNA, we think of biology but the concept of DNA has become so culturally ingrained it is now colloquial- and the concept of a blueprint common to people may help revolutionize manufacturing. A group at the Fraunhofer Institute have set ou ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 10 2011 - 12:30pm

Parking Stinks- Let Science Fix It

Parking is a funny thing; no one is ever happy with it. Even if you go to Disney World, which has come as close as anyone to mastering the perception you are moving while you really go nowhere inside the park itself, the parking is horrendous outside.  If ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 3 2011 - 5:30pm

Uncanny Valley? Mask-Bot Robot Has A Human Face

Mask-Bot, which looks somewhat like a real person (your uncanny valley sense notwithstanding) is actually the prototype of a new robot face that a team at the Institute for Cognitive Systems (ICS) at TU München has developed in collaboration with a group ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 7 2011 - 12:41pm

Millions Of Dollars To Build A Computer From The 1830s? Yes, Please

Some folks in Britain want to spend 10 years and millions of dollars to build a computer that goes really, really slow- and I think it's a great idea. I partly think it's a great idea because it is not Americans spending millions of dollars, the ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Nov 10 2011 - 8:21pm

BrainNavigator Wants To Speed Neurological Research

Elsevier announced new features for its online research tool BrainNavigator, adding new content and functionality to give researchers additional tools to accelerate their research.  BrainNavigator is an online, interactive, 3D software tool for the applic ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 15 2011 - 12:31pm

VocalWall- Vocal Private Message On Facebook

VocalWall LTD has released a tool to post private vocal messages on Facebook and other social networks. Traditionally, text messaging has been the sole form of private communication.  ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 15 2011 - 3:30pm

Modeling Relationships In Social Networks- A Waypoint On The Science 2.0 Road?

A group of researchers has created a model they say can identify and predict how multiple relationships form in social networks. The nuance, they say, is that multiple, distinct types of relationships often occur among users of the same network and existin ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 17 2011 - 3:30pm

Top Ten Gadgets Of 2011

Sheesh, it isn't even Thanksgiving but companies are already advertising Top Ten Lists?  When will it end?  There are still 37 shopping days until Christmas but T he Sunday Times already has its top ten gadgets of 2011 list up. Compiled by their tech ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 18 2011 - 10:11am