Archive for the 'Infotech' Category



Low-Power Liquid Lens

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
An adjustable-focus lens made of two drops of water could be used in small cameras.

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Tracking Laptop Thieves Safely

Monday, September 29th, 2008
New software tracks a stolen laptop without tracking its owner.

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Teaching Robots New Tricks

Sunday, September 28th, 2008
Robotic helicopters learn complex tricks by analyzing demos.

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Counting Every Vote

Thursday, September 25th, 2008
California’s secretary of state says open-source software is needed to safeguard electronic voting systems.

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Craig Mundie’s Cloud Vision

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Microsoft’s chief research and strategy officer discusses ways to transform personal computing.

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Android Has Arrived

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Google’s phone has plenty of potential, but some say its mechanism for delivering applications could lead to problems.

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Building a Self-Assembling Stomach-Bot

Sunday, September 21st, 2008
Modules that self-assemble inside the stomach could perform more-sophisticated diagnosis and treatment.

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A Face-Finding Search Engine

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
A new approach to face recognition is better at handling low-resolution video.

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Turning Social Networks Against Users

Sunday, September 14th, 2008
Applications built on social networks may be the ideal way to distribute malicious code.

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A Model for Hurricane Evacuation

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
Software developed at MIT could save lives and money by improving hurricane planning.

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