Information Technology
Here you can find a summary of innovations in the fields of information and data processing and up-to-date developments on IT equipment and hardware.
This area covers topics such as IT services, IT architectures, IT management and telecommunications.
Better lasers for optical communications
Long-distance, high speed communications depend on lasers. But when information is transmitted down fiber optic cables, it's critical that the signal be clear…
Free Software Makes Computer Mouse Easier for People with Disabilities
The hand tries again. The cursor shoots past the intended target.The hand tries a third time – and the cursor loops farther from the target than where it…
Atomic-level crystal gazing
Some 300 exabytes (3 × 1020 bytes) of information were stored in electronic media—magnetic disks and tapes or optical disks—throughout the world by 2007. Yet,…
Technique for letting brain talk to computers now tunes in speech
“There are many directions we could take this, including development of technology to restore communication for patients who have lost speech due to brain…
Off the Hook! Who Gets Phished and Why
Communication researchers at four major universities have found that if you receive a lot of email, habitually respond to a good portion of it, maintain a lot…
Reading Letters Over the Net Before They Arrive
In addition to returning from vacation to find their mailboxes often filled to overflowing, people also become annoyed by unwanted advertising in their mail.And mail carriers may have to cover long distances to deliver a single letter if the recipient lives at a remote location, which raises the cost of transporting the letter. These problems can be solved by turning the letters into electronic post that customers can access online….