Archive for the 'Infotech' Category



A Faster, More Energy-Efficient GPS

Thursday, May 15th, 2008
New software could help make location-aware devices ubiquitous.

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A Smarter Supercomputer

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
A new design could run ultrahigh-resolution climate models.

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China Lacks Earthquake Early-Warning System

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Technologies to provide alerts about impending earthquakes are still in their infancy.

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Returning to the Moon

Monday, May 12th, 2008
New technologies on NASA’s next lunar spacecraft will collect information to make human exploration safer.

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Low-Energy Water Filtration

Sunday, May 11th, 2008
A new membrane-free water-purification system uses small amounts of energy.

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Social Networking Meets Personal Finance

Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Web-based startups offer social features that help people make better financial decisions.

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Stopping Ship-Whale Collisions

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
A detection system picks up the calls of right whales and warns ships.

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Flocking Together on the Web

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
A new Web browser unifies access to multiple social networks.

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Better Reading on the Small Screen

Monday, May 5th, 2008
A research project could help people transfer paper documents to their phones and read them more easily.

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Whole-Body Gaming

Sunday, May 4th, 2008
New software makes it easier to build games controlled by a user’s body position.

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