Technology

Privacy Is The Real Disruptive Force In Digital Techology

Facebook knows what you're doing. What you're watching. How you're feeling. Khakimullin Aleksandr/Shutter/Wired By Paul Levy, University of Brighton Did you recently buy a Samsung smart TV? If you are worried about privacy, you may be wonde ...

Article - The Conversation - Feb 12 2015 - 12:30pm

Smart Glasses Switch Lenses With A Wink

Researchers from Paragon Vision Sciences, Innovega, Pacific Sciences and Engineering,  EPFL and the University of California, San Diego and Rockwell Collins have developed a novel method to electronically switch the wearer's view between normal vision ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 13 2015 - 12:18pm

Why Is Apple Really Making An Electric Car?

If you thought it has been a while since you heard any more rumors about the long-awaited Apple TV, they are about to be replaced by even more exciting possibility- that Apple may be about to build an electric car. The Wall Steet Journal kicked things off ...

Article - The Conversation - Feb 15 2015 - 11:37am

Blacksmith Genesis: World’s First Compact Rotary 3-D Scanner Printer

The Blacksmith Group has unveiled the world’s first compact 3-D printer that can also scan items into digitized models- and it was crowdfunded. The Blacksmith Genesis allows users to scan any item, then edit the digitized model and print it out in 3-D. The ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 15 2015 - 2:50pm

Science 2.0: Network Analysis Versus Privacy

Protecting privacy in an age of online big data is difficult and social network data adds its own challenges, something that has been a concern since Science 2.0 began in 2006, when genomic data was really beginning its ascent.  ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 16 2015 - 11:19am

Geolocating Where Videos Were Taken, Using Sound And Image Recognition

It's always helpful to have text or verbal claims about where a video was taken, but when it comes to terrorists or other criminals, they might not be telling the truth.  Researchers from Ramón Llull University in Spain have created a system capable o ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 17 2015 - 10:56am

Bio-P3: 3D Tissue Engineering With Multicellular Building Blocks

Scientifically engineered tissues intended to repair or regenerate damaged or diseased human tissues require three-dimensional tissue constructs that are densely packed with living cells. The Bio-P3, an innovative instrument able to pick up, transport, and ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 17 2015 - 7:39pm

HTTP/2- HTTP Update Promises Speedier, Easier Web

Now with added "2". Shutterstock Hypertext Transfer Protocol, HTTP, is a key component of the world wide web. It is the communications layer through which web browsers request web pages from web servers and with which web servers respond with th ...

Article - The Conversation - Feb 19 2015 - 4:03pm

Citations: Yes, Assessing Taxpayer-funded Research Is Important

Governments and taxpayers deserve to know that their money is being spent on something worthwhile to society. Individuals and groups who are making the greatest contribution to science and to the community deserve to be recognized. For these reasons, all ...

Article - The Conversation - Feb 20 2015 - 8:30am

23andMe Loses The Attitude And Gets Off The FDA Naughty List

In 2013, the US FDA got tired of being stonewalled when it came to seeing proof of Google-backed 23andMe marketing claims regarding BRCA-related genetic risk and drug response, along with marketing blurbs that they can make it possible to “take steps towar ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Feb 20 2015 - 3:00pm