Black ice can be an immense burden on the power grid. The power lines sag low enough to almost touch the ground. (Credit: © Fraunhofer FIT)
TechAndComputer (Nov. 7, 2012) When there is a power failure, the utility companies, public officials and emergency services must work together quickly. Researchers have created a new planning software product that enables all participants to be better prepared for emergency situations.
Power supply is the backbone of our modern economy. Nearly every aspect of life depends on electrically-operated devices. When the flow of power stops, it is not just the lights that go out. In the supermarket, the automatic teller machines and cash registers stop working...
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Dealing with power outages more efficiently
- 07 November 2012
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'Twitterzombie' helps researchers examine bite-sized pieces of Twitterverse
- 31 October 2012
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TechAndComputer (Oct. 31, 2012) Taking a close look at the steady flow of millions of 140-character messages per day generated on Twitter is akin to trying to take a drink from the torrent of a fire hydrant's discharge. But thanks to sophisticated software named in homage to the researcher, transfixed on a computer monitor, that it is designed to relieve -the "TwitterZombie" is helping researchers at Drexel collect tweets without being washed away.
Since tweets disappear from...
Since tweets disappear from...
New tool aims to ensure software security policies reflect user needs
- 30 October 2012
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TechAndComputer (Oct. 30, 2012) Researchers from North Carolina State University and IBM Research have developed a new natural language processing tool that businesses or other customers can use to ensure that software developers have a clear idea of the security policies to be incorporated into new software products.
Specifically, the research focuses on access control policies (ACPs), which are the security requirements that software developers need to bear in mind when...
Specifically, the research focuses on access control policies (ACPs), which are the security requirements that software developers need to bear in mind when...
New soccer robot has human-like agility
- 30 October 2012
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Computer scientists from the University of Bonn have developed a new robot whose source code and design plan is publicly accessible. It is intended to facilitate the entry into research on humanoids, in particular, the TeenSize Class of the RoboCup. (Credit: Image courtesy of Universität Bonn)
TechAndComputer (Oct. 30, 2012) Computer scientists from the University of Bonn have developed a new robot whose source code and design plan is publicly accessible. It...
TechAndComputer (Oct. 30, 2012) Computer scientists from the University of Bonn have developed a new robot whose source code and design plan is publicly accessible. It...
An open platform improves biomedical-image processing
- 31 August 2012
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TechAndComputer (Aug. 31, 2012) Ignacio Arganda, a young researcher from San Sebastián de los Reyes (Madrid) working for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is one of the driving forces behind Fiji, an open source platform that allows for application sharing as a way of improving biomedical-image processing. Arganda explains that Fiji, which has enjoyed the voluntary collaboration of some 20 developers from all over the world, has become a de facto standard that assists...