Tag: computer science
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Gaps Found in Satellite Telephone Encryption Algorithms
Computer scientists at Ruhr-Universität in Bochum, Germany say they have cracked algorithms of European encryption standards used globally for satellite telephones in less than an hour and with simple equipment. The team from the university’s Horst Görtz Institute for IT Security (HGI) will present the findings of their proof-of-concept tests at the IEEE Symposium on…
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Instrument Company to License Scripps Screening Technology
Brooks Life Science Systems, a division of Brooks Automation in Poway, California, and Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter, Florida have agreed for Brooks to commercialize technology developed at Scripps to manage compounds in high-throughput screening, a process for drug discovery. Brooks Automation is a provider of instrumentation technology for manufacturing, energy, and life sciences companies.…
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Online Simulator Optimizes Solar Cell Materials Efficiency
An online tool offered by MIT helps companies and researchers determine the tradeoffs in manufacturing strategies for solar cells based on planned materials and processing steps. The simulator, which takes about a minute to run, can provide a preview of the efficiency of resulting solar cells in converting sunlight to electricity, a process previously determined…
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Semiconductor Sales Gain in 2011, Decline in 4th Quarter
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) in Washington, D.C. says worldwide semiconductor sales for 2011 reached a record $299.5 billion, an annual increase of 0.4 percent from $298.3 billion recorded in 2010. But sales for semiconductors at the end of 2011 dropped off compared to the same period in the previous year. In the last quarter…
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Manchester to Host U.K. Graphene Research Institute
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) in the U.K. confirmed today that University of Manchester will host the U.K.’s national graphene institute, a facility for graphene research and commercialization activities planned for use by both scientists and businesses. University of Manchester is the home of Sir Andre Geim and Sir Kostya Novoselov, who…
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Risk-Based Air Passenger Screening Could Improve Security
A University of Illinois computer scientist has developed algorithms to assess the relative risk of air passengers that can improve the effectiveness of pre-flight security checks. The work of Sheldon Jacobson in Urbana, Illinois, with Springfield researcher Adrian Lee, appears in the December 2011 issue of the journal Transportation Science (paid subscription required). Jacobson —…
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Venture Investment for European Companies Drops in 2011
Venture capital declined 14 percent and number of deals dropped 19 percent for European companies in 2011 compared to 2010, with €4.4 billion ($US 5.8 billion) going into 1,012 deals. Industries based on scientific discoveries were among those suffering double-digit percentage declines from the previous year. Dow Jones VentureSource that compiled the data says it…
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VC Company, Harvard Start Seed-Stage Fund
The Experiment Fund, a joint venture of Harvard University’s engineering school and venture capital company New Enterprise Associates (NEA), opened today in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The fund plans to support technology-based student start-ups in Cambridge and companies begun elsewhere by former students. The venture expects to support companies working in information technologies, health care, and energy.…
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Columbia Joins Coulter Biomedical Engineering Partnership
Columbia University in New York and the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation in Miami will establish the Columbia-Coulter Translational Research Partnership, part of a network of biomedical engineering and translational research institutions in the U.S. The program is expected devote $5 million in funding over five years, with two-thirds of the funds from the Coulter Foundation,…
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$250K Challenge Seeks Post-Hospital Care Ideas
Janssen Healthcare Innovation, a unit of pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson in San Diego, is offering a challenge with a total of $250,000 in awards for technology solutions to improve the care for patients discharged from the hospital. The Janssen Connected Care Challenge was announced today by Kimberly Park, a Janssen Healthcare Innovation partner, at the…