In its phase 2 operation, the Kashmerick Engine Systems engine technology is proving its effectiveness and viability for military use, and more. Technology begets technology when it comes to advancements in many fields. For example, the ability to design and manufacture complex parts without machining, or with minor machining has stepped up the […]
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Big Brother makes our rational choices less rational
While writing my February 2013 column about EDRs (event data recorders, AKA “black boxes”), I came across an article on the same topic (https://bit.ly/12YX4Fe) by one of my colleagues. She commented on the reservations I share with many others about the use of the data derived from the black boxes. She asks, “What is contemporary […]
Brown Unveils Novel Wireless Brain Sensor
A team of neuroengineers based at Brown University has developed a fully implantable and rechargeable wireless brain sensor capable of relaying real-time broadband signals from up to 100 neurons in freely moving subjects. Several copies of the novel low-power device, described in the Journal of Neural Engineering, have been performing well in animal models for […]
Smart watches gain interest and popularity
On a sunny day at a picnic table in Silicon Valley, Eric Migicovsky glanced down at his wristwatch. He wasn’t checking the time, he was checking his email. Glancing up, he grinned. The message was from yet another journalist. In this corner of a world obsessed with the latest tech gadget, Migicovsky is this week’s […]
Superstorm Sandy rains on Cablevision’s earnings
Cablevision’s fourth quarter subscriber numbers and revenue took a hit in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. The nation’s fifth-largest cable operator lost about 50,000 video subscribers, 5,000 data customers and 10,000 voice subscribers in the fourth quarter. Cablevision also lost about 39,000 customer relationships from the third quarter to the fourth quarter. In the tri-state […]
For this doctor, hope amidst fear is the best medicine
Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa may not be able to cure his patients’ brain cancer, but there is one thing that the internationally renowned neurosurgeon and neuroscientist can provide them with: hope. During a recent visit to campus Quiñones-Hinojosa discussed his journey from a migrant farm worker to a doctor who researches the deadliest form of brain […]
94Fifty Sensor Basketball
InfoMotion Sports Technologies‘ 94Fifty sensor basketball is an advanced digital sport product that measures basketball skills in real time. The new 94Fifty basketball uses the most advanced sensor suite available in digital sports to break down all aspects of a user’s game, from ball-handling and shooting to athleticism. The information is delivered through Bluetooth technology […]
Clearwire draws Sprint funding
Clearwire has elected to accept the $80 million draw from Sprint for March, while continuing to discuss acquisition offers from both Sprint and Dish. Dish has said that it will withdraw its offer of $3.30 per share to buy the remaining 50 percent of Clearwire if the WiMAX provider drew any of the funding offered […]
TDS forges deal to buy Baja Broadband
The small cable operator market continues its wave of consolidation. Yesterday TDS Telecom announced a deal to buy all of the assets of Baja Broadband. Baja Broadband, which is headquartered in Alamogordo, New Mexico, offers triple play services to residential and business customers in parts of Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Utah. TDS was attracted […]
Camera Inside Football Provides Ball’s-Eye View
Football fans have become accustomed to viewing televised games from a dozen or more camera angles, but researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Electro-Communications (UEC) in Tokyo suggest another possible camera position: inside the ball itself. The researchers have shown that a camera embedded in the side of a rubber-sheathed plastic foam […]