Science and Enterprise

Tag: computer science

  • Smart Headlights Help Drivers See Better in the Rain

    Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute in Pittsburgh have devised a new type of car headlight that is better able to illuminate the road ahead in rain or snow. The team led by computer scientist Srinivasa Narasimhan (pictured left) says lab tests have demonstrated the feasiblity of the new headlight. The system works by…

  • Grant Funds Feasibility Study of Photonic Ethernet Chips

    A researcher at Technical University of Denmark in Lyngby has received a DKK 2.2 million ($US 370,000) grant to study the use of photonics to achieve high-speed Ethernet transfers on silicon chips. The grant from the Danish Council for Independent Research will fund the work of photonics staff researcher Hao Hu (pictured left) at Alcatel-Lucent-Bell…

  • Robotic Legs Developed with Human Walking Motion

    Engineers at University of Arizona in Tucson have developed a robotic pair of legs with a biologically accurate walking motion. Theresa Klein (pictured right) and Anthony Lewis at Arizona’s Robotics and Neural Systems Laboratory published the results of their work this week in the Journal of Neural Engineering. The researchers say the robotic legs have…

  • Researcher Writes Anti-Data Theft Software for Smartphones

    A computer scientist at Saarland University in Saarbrücken, Germany (English translation by EurekAlert) has written an application to prevent the theft of data from Android smartphones. The app was written by computer science professor Michael Backes, pictured right, who chairs the university’s Center for IT-Security, Privacy and Accountability, and who has also started a company…

  • Alzheimer’s Biomarker Project to Gain Whole Genome Data

    The Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), a project for validating the use of biomarkers to diagnose the advance of Alzheimer’s disease, will obtain the complete genomic sequencing data of people with the disease. The Laboratory of Neuro Imaging at University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) receives and stores the data for the project. ADNI…

  • Memory Device Maker Secures $12.5 Million Venture Loan

    Avalanche Technology, a developer of digital memory devices in Fremont, California has received a $12.5 million loan from Horizon Technology Finance Corporation in Farmington, Connecticut. Horizon Technology Finance calls the deal a venture loan, since the debt is secured by earlier venture capital and private equity financing. The funding is expected to support Avalanche Technology’s…

  • iPhone App Developed for Adult Immunization Schedules

    The American College of Physicians (ACP) in Philadelphia has released an application for the iPhone and iPad that provides clinicians with the latest guidance on vaccines for their patients. The free app, for which no Android version is yet available, was written for ACP by medical systems developer Cientis Technologies and Web app designer Hot…

  • Univ. Start-Up Developing High-Energy Light for Microchips

    Engineers in a University of Washington fusion-energy lab have started a new company that aims to apply their discoveries to the semiconductor industry. Uri Shumlak, an aeronautics and astronautics professor, and research associate professor Brian Nelson are applying their research on high-energy plasma light from fusion reactors to meet a high-priority need of microchip developers.…

  • Robot Recommends and Plays Music Based on Listener Feedback

    A robotic device developed at Georgia Institute of Technology, and licensed to a start-up company in Atlanta, can recommend songs based on listeners’ tastes, and even dance to the music selected. Shimi, a musical companion derived from technology developed at Georgia Tech’s Center for Music Technology, is expected to be demonstrated today at Google’s I/O…

  • Intel Corp. to Fund Social Computing Research Center

    Intel Corporation in Santa Clara, California will support a new research center on social computing, hosted by University of California at Irvine. The $12.5 million project is the seventh of the company’s Intel Science and Technology Centers (ISTCs) and includes partnerships with researchers at Cornell University, Georgia Tech, Indiana University, and New York University. ISTC-Social…