USC researchers imagine a cheaper, fairer marketplace for digital goods
USC professor sees a blockchain-driven future where cars, homes and appliances can buy and sell digital information E-commerce is sizzling. ...
Tag: Theory/Design
Generating high-quality single photons for quantum computing
New dual-cavity design emits more single photons that can carry quantum information at room temperature MIT researchers have designed a ...
High-tech pets designed to care for seniors
Improving upon an existing line of robotic pets, a UC professor and her class have created a lifelike dog that ...
SUTD researchers demystify centralization in cryptocurrency mining
Credit: SUTD Blockchain technology has been considered as the most revolutionizing invention since the Internet. Due to its immutable nature ...
Research sheds light on UK’s new unsustainable viewing habits
A new study looks behind closed doors to reveal how UK viewing habits are shifting away from traditional broadcasting with ...
A metal sheet stamping simulation promises improved car part production
Kanazawa University-led researchers simulate the industrial process of stamping features into metal sheets without causing the sheets to tear, twist, ...
A new filter to better map the dark universe
New method developed by Berkeley Lab researchers cuts through galaxies' messy emissions, provides clearer window into dark matter, dark energyCredit: ...
As climate changes, small increases in rainfall may cause widespread road outages
New model incorporates topographical data for more accurate forecast of road disruption TROY, N.Y. -- As more rain falls on ...
CMU researchers make transformational ai seem ‘unremarkable’
AI must be unobtrusive to be accepted as part of clinical decision making PITTSBURGH--Physicians making life-and-death decisions about organ transplants, ...
Ultra-secure form of virtual money proposed
A new type of money that allows users to make decisions based on information arriving at different locations and times, ...
Academics show how to create a spotlight of sound with LEGO-like bricks
Informatics experts create low-cost directional beams of soundCredit: University of Sussex. Academics have created devices capable of manipulating sound in ...
New open source software eases the pain of multiple UI designs
Open source software to make user interface design easier for different screens is being launched today The time-consuming and labour-intensive ...
Making a ‘to do’ list for trauma docs
Study: Digital checklist can support trauma teams without hampering performanceCredit: Drexel University In hospital trauma centers, where life-or-death decisions are ...
Researchers develop better way to determine coastal flooding risk
Credit: Photo courtesy Earthustice. CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a new methodology for building computer ...
Rethinking digital service design could reduce their environmental impact
Digital technology companies could reduce the carbon footprint of services like YouTube by changing how they are designed, experts say. ...
Technology could help reduce exploitation of traditional weavers in Malaysia
New smartphone apps and greater use of social media could help reduce the exploitation of traditional weavers in poor rural ...
Novel thermoelectric nanoantenna design for use in solar energy harvesting
In SPIE Journal of Nanophotonics, researchers demonstrate ability to generate three times more thermoelectric voltage and 1.3 times more efficiently ...
Dynamic checklist developed for web designers to work more efficiently, creatively
Credit: Virginia Tech According to the Checklist Manifesto, the New York Times bestseller by Atul Gawande, professionals who do highly ...
Half a face enough for recognition technology
UK researchers achieve 100 percent recognition rates for half and three-quarter faces Facial recognition technology works even when only half ...
Storage beyond the cloud
A new way to store information in molecules could preserve the contents of the New York Public Library in a ...
