India's First Mission to the Moon.
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Thursday, October 9, 2008
CERN Grid May Boost Drug and Climate Research
The computing grid built to carry data from the Large Hadron Collider to scientists around the world is also being used to speed the development of life-saving drugs and uncover the causes of climate change, people involved in the project said Friday. Read More
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
GPS Receivers also can be spoofed
Just like flat-screen televisions, cell phones and computers, global positioning system (GPS) technology is becoming something people can't imagine living without. So if such a ubiquitous system were to come under attack, would we be ready? Read More
Now mobile phones can unlock car and start them
Mobile phones now will be fitted with technology that will allow users to unlock the car and start the engine without using conventional keys. Sharp designed a phone that would work on Japanese phone company NTT DoCoMo's network.. Read More
Who were you in 2001? Check Google's old index
Once of Google's 10th birthday gifts to the world is its re-release of a 2001 version of the search index. (The FAQ says there are "various technical reasons" for not displaying results back to Google birth year of 1998.) On it you can see what the service knew about any topic back then. Like you. Go ahead Read More
Sunday, July 27, 2008
This Robot Toots Its Own Flute
Atsuo Takanishi, a professor of engineering at Waseda University, Tokyo, has completed building the first member of his robotic orchestra, a flute-playing robot. Takanishi hopes to eventually create a humanoid robot orchestra. The next robot, currently in development, is a saxophone-playing robot, though Takanishi believes the process will go much faster because he started with one of the most difficult instruments. Read More
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