Technology

The trouble with drones is proliferation and sovereignty. Take this story for example where the Pakistan's minister of Information and Broadcasting urges the United States to " transfer drone technology to Pakistan as deadly attacks are proving ...

Blog Post - Sina Kashefipour - Dec 9 2009 - 3:35pm

Autism In Computer Science

Discussion of the rise in diagnosed autism is a controversial topic, and I applaud one company that is sidestepping the entire 'why' and 'who is at fault' issue and tackling it like good capitalists. MSNBC writes about Aspiritech's ...

Article - Alex "Sandy" Antunes - Mar 31 2010 - 4:39pm

Photonic Computers: Faster And Cooler Than Their Electronic Counterparts

University of Toronto quantum optics researchers have discovered new behaviors of light within photonic crystals that could lead to faster optical information processing and compact computers that don't overheat. "We discovered that by sculpting ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 14 2009 - 7:43pm

Cyber Warfare and International Law: Differing Views

The United States, Russia and a United Nations arms control committee are discussing methods to, "strengthen Internet security and limiting military use of cyberspace." ...

Blog Post - Sina Kashefipour - Dec 14 2009 - 7:59pm

We need a Comp Sci section

Consider this an open letter to Hank, not as an act of aggression but because, hey, I'm due a blog post for today anyway. We need a " Computational Science " section. It's okay for stuff that relates to a science subfield to go there-- ...

Blog Post - Alex "Sandy" Antunes - Dec 15 2009 - 3:32pm

Moving water in a big way

Water management has always been a big thing in China. This morning I read about the South-North Water Project, in which China is starting to divert huge quantities of water from the sub-tropically wet south-west of the country, moving it to the arid nor ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Dec 26 2009 - 9:45am

Cockroach Serves As Blueprint For Running Robot

Engineers from Oregon State University are attempting to develop a robot capable of running effortlessly over rough terrain and they're doing it with assistance from the unlikeliest of creatures--cockroaches. While they maybe unsightly, the insects ar ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 28 2009 - 7:44pm

16-bit Blues

How often have you taken a picture with a digital camera, only for it to come out looking like this? The sky’s too bright, the shaded parts are too dark, and however much one juggles with it with software, it won’t come out right. The eye managed to adap ...

Article - Robert H Olley - Jan 27 2010 - 6:27am

Why we have patents

On my regular blog, I recently commented about a specific patent that I don’t think should have been issued, and I referred to a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited patent protection for “ordinary innovation[s]” that “yield predictable results”. ...

Blog Post - Barry Leiba - Jan 4 2010 - 11:17am

Building a better drain trap

I’ve been critical of patents that seem to have been issued for ideas that don’t represent much innovation (most recently, this one, and see more discussion here), extending existing “prior art” only a little, or not at all. Many patents, particularly for ...

Blog Post - Barry Leiba - Jan 7 2010 - 7:04am