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Artificial intelligence
Marketing Schemes through the Google [Looking] Glass
Last June, Google announced a unique device that is supposed to incorporate their technology into your everyday life. In fact, their sights seem to be set on invading every moment your eyes are open with convenient updates, recording capabilities, and, of course, an easy-to-use search engine. Google Glass proposes to, essentially, put a computer on […]
New Imaging Device that Is Flexible, Flat, and Transparent
Digital cameras, medical scanners, and other imaging technologies have advanced considerably during the past decade. Continuing this pace of innovation, an Austrian research team has developed an entirely new way of capturing images based on a flat, flexible, transparent, and potentially disposable polymer sheet. The team describes their new device and its possible applications in […]
MIT Researchers Build Quad HD TV Chip
It took only a few years for high-definition televisions to make the transition from high-priced novelty to ubiquitous commodity — and they now seem to be heading for obsolescence just as quickly. At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January, several manufacturers debuted new ultrahigh-definition, or UHD, models (also known as 4K or Quad HD) […]
NYPD, Microsoft Create Crime-Fighting Tech System
An emergency call comes in about a possible bomb in lower Manhattan and an alert pops up on computer screens at the New York Police Department, instantly showing officers an interactive map of the neighborhood, footage from nearby security cameras, whether there are high radiation levels and whether any other threats have been made against […]
New Technology in the Magnetic Cooling of Chips
Luis Hueso, the CICnanoGUNE researcher, together with researchers from the University of Cambridge, among others, has developed a new technology in the magnetic cooling of chips based on the straining of materials. Compared with the current technologies, this advance enables the impact on the environment to be lessened. The work has been published recently in […]
How It Feels [Through Glass]
Want to see how Glass actually feels? It’s surprisingly simple. Say “take a picture” to take a picture. Record what you see, hands free. Even share what you see, live. Directions are right in front of you. Speak to send a message, or translate your voice. Get the notifications that matter most. Ask whatever’s on […]
Two CPU Designers Who Changed the World
If quotation frequency was a measurement of significance, Gordon Moore definitely would be the most important semiconductor engineer in history. Moore’s Law – which states the number of transistors in semiconductors doubles every 18 months – has been Silicon Valley canon law for 40 years. However, Moore’s Law has nothing to do with engineering and […]
Hackers Take Jeep’s Twitter Account for a Ride
Someone hacked their way into Jeep’s Twitter account on Tuesday, posting fake tweets about the brand being sold to Cadillac and that it was suspending factory production. The move was similar to an incident involving the Burger King restaurant chain on Monday. A spokesman for Chrysler Group LLC, which owns Jeep, said he had no […]
Mouser Electronics Honored with State Proclamation as Employer of Excellence
Mouser Electronics was formally recognized with a State Proclamation from the Texas Senate for its economic and civic contributions and for being named the 2012 Employer of Excellence for Tarrant County. The Texas Senate proclamation specifically cites Mouser for its economic development, community giving, and educational initiatives throughout the community and the state. “This is […]