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'Touching' new internet research at Queen's University Belfast

Researchers at the Belfast-based university are currently undertaking a new technology study which has the potential to add the sense of touch to virtual…

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New UCSD Algorithm Optimizes Cloud Bandwidth Control

The UCSD algorithm enables distributed rate limiters to work together to enforce global bandwidth rate limits, and dynamically shift bandwidth allocations…

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CoreGRID Symposium: Advancing European Grid Technology Research

Having been active for three years, CoreGRID is now committed to move further towards sustainable integration and to enhance the economic fall-outs of Grid…

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New Research: Are Direct Paths the Best for Evolution?

Is heading straight for a goal the quickest way there” If the name of the game is evolution, suggests new research at the Weizmann Institute of Science, the…

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James Webb Space Telescope: New Software Focuses 19 Mirrors

NASA researchers will present findings on these algorithms and software programs, called the “Wavefront Sensing and Controls” at the Optics and Photonics…

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Explore Hubble’s Stunning Images with Google Earth Sky

With Sky in Google Earth, you can travel across the vastness of the night sky, making tour stops at 125 of the most popular Hubble images. Though these…

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New Grid Software Enhances User Experience and Efficiency

In science and industry today, computing and data resources are often widely distributed across different systems, sites or even countries. To make effective…

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High-Speed Laser Pulses on Silicon Boost Data Transmission

Mode-locked evanescent lasers can deliver stable short pulses of laser light that are useful for many optical applications, including high-speed data…

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MIT’s Quest to Optimize Chip Designs for Better Performance

Computer chips inside high-speed communication devices have become so small that tiny variations which occur during chip fabrication can make a big difference…

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New Computing Breakthrough Enhances Security Measures

It's a leap, they say, that could lead to tougher protections of information and quicker deciphering of hackers' encryption codes.A new paper on the results of…

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OMII-UK Launches Version 3.4.0 with Enhanced Software Solutions

The new release (version 3.4.0) includes new and award-winning software components and also benefits from improved security and can be accessed and downloaded…

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NCAR Boosts TeraGrid with 4.5M Processor-Hours for Research

NCAR plans to provide up to 4.5 million processor-hours of BlueGene/L computing annually to researchers who have received computing grants from the National…

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TableRank: New Search Engine Ranks Tables by Content

The engine's innovative ranking algorithm, TableRank, also can identify tables found in frequently cited documents and weigh that factor as well in the search…

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European RFID Projects Shape Research Agenda in Berlin

At their meeting in Berlin the CERP partners decided that a powerful vision on RFID must be based on a strong focus on applications. According to the RFID…

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UK Scientists Tackle ID Theft with New Biometrics Project

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is part of Biotesting Europe, a new €358,000 biometrics project, part-funded by the European Union. The project will…

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Galileo Enhances Global Search and Rescue Efforts

In connection with this, representatives of the Galileo project attended the recent 21st annual Joint Committee Meeting of COSPAS-SARSAT, the international…

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