News articles tagged with 'software'
Human, artificial intelligence join forces to pinpoint fossil locations
— 22 Nov 2011 16:59 | Geology and palaeontologyIn 1991, a team led by Washington University in St. Louis palaeoanthropologist Glenn Conroy, PhD, discovered the fossils of the first - and still the only - known pre-human ape ever…
New approach to programming may boost 'green' computing
— 28 Mar 2011 18:32 | TechnologyA Binghamton University computer scientist with an interest in 'green' software development has received the National Science Foundation's most prestigious award for young researchers…
2 new SCAP documents help improve automating computer security management
— 17 Mar 2011 19:54 | TechnologyIt's increasingly difficult to keep up with all the vulnerabilities present in today's highly complex operating systems and applications. Attackers constantly search for and exploit…
Better batteries for electric cars
— 14 Mar 2011 20:27 | TechnologyElectric cars are the future - a view shared by government and the automotive industry alike. The German federal government aims to establish Germany as the lead market for electromobility.…
Giving children the power to be scientists
— 10 Mar 2011 17:47 | HealthChildren who are taught how to think and act like scientists develop a clearer understanding of the subject, a study has shown…
NIST expert software 'lowers the stress' on materials problems
— 3 Mar 2011 14:23 | TechnologyBefore you can build that improved turbojet engine, before you can create that longer-lasting battery, you have to ensure all the newfangled materials in it will behave the way you…
New hardware boosts communication speed on multi-core chips
— 1 Feb 2011 21:42 | TechnologyComputer engineers at North Carolina State University have developed hardware that allows programs to operate more efficiently by significantly boosting the speed at which the 'cores'…
Intelligent microscopy
— 25 Jan 2011 18:38 | TechnologyThe sight of a researcher sitting at a microscope for hours, painstakingly searching for the right cells, may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to new software created by scientists…
New responsive click-track software lets drummers set their own pace
— 12 Jan 2011 17:16 | TechnologyNew software has been developed that gives drummers the freedom to speed up or slow down the pace of the music with any pre-programmed material following their lead…
What factors contribute to the success or failure of software firms?
— 19 Nov 2010 11:17 | TechnologyThroughout the 1990s and 2000s, news about 20-somethings becoming billionaires from the sale of their software companies flooded the media, giving the impression that a good idea was…