Beginning with their first NASA-funded project in 1971 and continuing through the 1990s, ECE Professors Charles Bostian and Warren Stutzman led Virginia Tech's…
Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden and the University of Maryland in the U.S. are now showing that there is a limit. When the size of the components…
Now Swedish researchers at Uppsala University are revealing that this methodology is worthless when it comes to practical problems. The article is published in…
Small towns often rely on volunteers, such as part-time fire fighters, who mount the initial emergency response. Reaching the scene fast and being prepared is…
The development of powerful supercomputers capable of analyzing decades of data in the blink of an eye mark a technological milestone capable of bringing…
Hundreds of lives and hundreds of millions of dollars could potentially be saved if emergency managers could make better and more timely critical decisions…
The internet has enabled a brave, new world of online commerce, pushing new ventures and large corporations to launch confidently into cyberspace.But SMEs have…
Monsoon rains in the Indian state of Kerala often bring increased risk of landslides. What can be done to warn nearby communities that a landslide is imminent?One answer is to use a wireless sensor network to monitor geological conditions. Wireless sensors are becoming popular because the sensor nodes are small, simple and cheap and require no cabling to connect them together and to the control centre. They can be used for numerous purposes and are well suited to environmental monitoring….
Rather than relying on text to provide the understanding of biomacromolecule structures, a collaborative website called Proteopedia now provides a new resource…
A group at the University of Washington has developed software that for the first time enables deaf and hard-of-hearing Americans to use sign language over a…
The fastest quantum computer bit that exploits the main advantage of the qubit over the conventional bit has been demonstrated by researchers at University of…
Software that enables people to control the audiovisual equipment and white goods in their home through one simple, remote interface has been demonstrated by…
Applying the approach to 68 pilot case studies in industries from avionics and telecommunications to consumer electronics, the project demonstrated clearly…
A new algorithm developed by computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego helps answer that question, at least for computer networks, and it…
A quick stop at the supermarket: Balancing bananas, peppers and tomatoes in your arms, you rush from the vegetable counter to the self-service scales in order…
The small helicopters would be remotely controlled and would be able to send back pictures and data to a central command post. They would also be able to…
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