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Data highways for quantum information
June 12, 2013 12:13 pm | by Vienna University of Technology | CommentsResearchers at the Vienna University of Technology quantum mechanically couple atoms to glass fiber cables. Now, they have shown that their technique enables storage of quantum information over a sufficiently long period of time to realize global quantum networks based on optical fibers.
Carnegie Mellon method uses network of cameras to track people in complex indoor settings
June 12, 2013 12:13 pm | by Carnegie Mellon University | CommentsResearchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a method for tracking the locations of multiple individuals in complex, indoor settings using a network of video cameras, creating something similar to the fictional Marauder's Map used by Harry Potter to track comings and goings at the Hogwarts School.
New tasks become as simple as waving a hand with brain-computer interfaces
June 12, 2013 11:59 am | by University of Washington | CommentsSmall electrodes placed on or inside the brain allow patients to interact with computers or control robotic limbs simply by thinking about how to execute those actions. This technology could improve communication and daily life for a person who is paralyzed or has lost the ability to speak from a stroke or neurodegenerative disease.
US leaker Snowden faces hard choices while hiding
June 12, 2013 11:53 am | by KELVIN K. CHAN & PETER ENAV, Associated Press | CommentsEdward Snowden, the former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about U.S. surveillance programs, has few options to stay one step ahead of the authorities while in apparent hiding. One possibility is to seek asylum in a place that does not have an extradition pact with the United States...
Czechs present bicycle that can fly
June 12, 2013 11:35 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsIs it a bike? Is it a plane? Three Czech companies have teamed up to make a prototype of an electric bicycle that successfully took off Wednesday inside an exhibition hall in Prague and landed safely after a remote-controlled, five-minute flight.
Hands-free texting still distracting for drivers
June 12, 2013 11:34 am | by JOAN LOWY, Associated Press | CommentsUsing voice commands to send text messages and emails from behind the wheel, which is marketed as a safer alternative for drivers, actually is more distracting and dangerous than simply talking on a cellphone, a new AAA study found. Automakers have been trying to excite new-car buyers, especially younger ones, with dashboard infotainment systems...
Man linked to hacker group agrees to plead guilty
June 12, 2013 11:33 am | by MICHELLE L. PRICE, Associated Press | CommentsAn Ohio man linked to the hacker collective Anonymous plans to plead guilty to charges that he breached police-agency websites, under an agreement with the federal government that calls for prison time and nearly $230,000 in restitution.
Facebook starts first servers outside the US
June 12, 2013 11:24 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsFacebook says it has started processing data through its first server farm outside the United States, on the edge of the Arctic Circle in Sweden. The company inaugurated servers in its new, 300,000-square foot (28,000-square meter) facility outside the city Lulea Wednesday, saying it should improve the social network's performance in Europe.
Secret program leaker Snowden goes dark in HK
June 12, 2013 11:22 am | by CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press | CommentsThe former CIA employee who suddenly burst into headlines around the globe by revealing himself as the source of top-secret leaks about U.S. surveillance programs has just as quickly gone to ground again. Two days after he checked out of a Hong Kong hotel where he told the Guardian newspaper...
Moving iron in Antarctica
June 12, 2013 12:00 am | by Georgia Institute of Technology | CommentsThe seas around Antarctica can, at times, resemble a garden. Large-scale experiments where scientists spray iron into the waters, literally fertilizing phytoplankton, have created huge man-made algal blooms. Such geoengineering experiments produce diatoms, which pull carbon dioxide out of the air.
Google asks to publish more US gov't information
June 11, 2013 5:51 pm | by MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | CommentsGoogle is asking the Obama administration for permission to disclose more details about the U.S. government's demands for email and other personal information transmitted online in an effort to distance itself from an Internet dragnet. In a show of unity, Google rivals Microsoft Corp. and...
Book: Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience
June 11, 2013 3:05 pm | by Yale UniversityYale University | CommentsYaleNews features works recently or soon to be published by members of the University community. Descriptions are based on material provided by the publishers. Authors of new books may forward publishers’ book descriptions to us by email....
Waze sale signals new growth for Israeli high tech
June 11, 2013 1:43 pm | by JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press | CommentsGoogle Inc.'s $1.03 billion purchase of Israeli navigation software maker Waze marks an important milestone for the country that affectionately calls itself "Start-Up Nation." The acquisition is not only among the largest-ever purchase prices for an Israeli start-up. It also cements a recent push...
Google snaps up Waze to add to mapping service
June 11, 2013 11:48 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsGoogle has purchased online mapping service Waze for in a deal that keeps a potentially valuable tool away from its rivals while gaining technology that could improve the accuracy and usefulness of its own popular navigation system. The acquisition announced Tuesday ends several months of...
'Popcorn' particle pathways promise better lithium-ion batteries
June 11, 2013 10:58 am | by EurekAlert! | CommentsResearchers at Sandia National Laboratories have confirmed the particle-by-particle mechanism by which lithium ions move in and out of electrodes made of lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4, or LFP), findings that could lead to better performance in lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles, medical equipment and aircraft.
