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New Fiber Nanogenerators Could Lead to Electric Clothing
University of California, Berkeley researchers have created energy-scavenging nanofibers that can be woven into clothing and textiles. The nano-sized generators...
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DARPA Looks to Build Real-Life C3p0
Right now, troops trying to listen in on enemy chatter rely on a convoluted process. They tune into insurgency radio frequencies, then hand the radio over to local...
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A Faster Wireless Web
Transfers of large amounts of data across the Internet to wireless devices suffer from a key problem: The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) used to send and receive...
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.s. Networks and Power Grid nder (mock) Cyber-Attack
Unknown hackers have taken out U.S. cellphone networks in an ongoing cyber-attack that will soon knock out parts of the nation's electricity grid – say the officials...
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Nasa: Robots 'essential' to Endeavour Mission's Success
Robots have a vital role on the space shuttle Endeavour's mission to install two new pieces of the International Space Station. Robotics technology is a critical...
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Sensor Exploits Traditional Weakness of Nano Devices
By taking advantage of a phenomenon that until now has been a virtual showstopper for electronics designers, a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Panos...
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Despite Glitches, Electronics Make Cars Safer
Future cars will have even more complex electronics and robotic-like control systems that monitor driving conditions and assist drivers, but experts say that will...
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Berkeley Discusses Progress in Parallel Programming
University of California, Berkeley researchers recently discussed their progress in finding new parallel programming models for multicore processor architectures...
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Researchers Envision High-Tech Applications For 'multiferroic' Crystals
Two of Florida State University's most accomplished scientists' recent collaborative research project has yielded results that could lay the groundwork for future...
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Organic Crystals Promise Low-Power Green Computing
Researchers at Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology have discovered ferroelectric behavior in crystalline croconic acid, which...
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Feds Push For Tracking Cell Phones
Two years ago, when the FBI was stymied by a band of armed robbers known as the "Scarecrow Bandits" that had robbed more than 20 Texas banks, it came up with aconvicted...
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Ibm's Jeopardy-Playing Machine Now Beats Human Contestants
IBM's Jeopardy-playing supercomputer is now capable of beating human Jeopardy contestants on a regular basis, but has a ways to go before it takes on the likes...
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Wi-Fi at the Speed of Light
A wireless network that uses reflected infrared light instead of radio waves has transmitted data through the air at a speed of one gigabit per second—six to 14...
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Google Set to Showcase Fast Internet
Google said Wednesday that it would offer ultrahigh-speed Internet access in some communities in a test that could showcase the kinds of things that would be possible...
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Dash to the Next Gen of Robots: Small, Cheap, and Feral
The University of California, Berkeley's Biomimetic Millisystems Lab has developed the Dynamic Autonomous Sprawled Hexapod (DASH), a small, inexpensive, and highly...
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Princeton Scientists Makes a Leap in Quantum Computing
Princeton University professor Jason Petta has developed a technique that can control the properties of a lone electron, a feat that is essential to the development...
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A 50-Watt Cellular Network
An Indian telecom company is deploying simple cell phone base stations that need as little as 50 watts of solar-provided power. It will soon announce plans to sell...
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Cisco Predicts Wireless Data Explosion
If wireless operators thought they'd faced a deluge of data traffic from the iPhone, they haven't seen anything yet, according to a survey from network equipment...
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Security Chip That Does Encryption in Pcs Hacked
Security consultant Christopher Tarnovsky recently discovered a way to break chips that carry a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) designation by essentially spying...
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