Jaron Lanier, introduced as one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World, presented on his book, Who Owns the Future?, in Spanos Auditoriuim on Friday, May 3rd, 2013. Through his book on futuristic economics, Lanier hopes to open “a space of possibility” to consider the oncoming problems...
A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology recently developed a revolutionary form of nanowire technology that enables artificial surfaces to detect mechanical pressure at the same level of sensitivity as would a human finger. Previous attempts to create an artificial sense of touch have relied largely on...
Robo graders are a recent phenomenon developed to score and provide feedback for essay writing. The notion of automated essay grading was first proposed 50 years ago, but the computational power of the 1960s was insufficient to make the proposition a reality (2). Today, robo graders are being separately designed...
Computer forensics integrates the fields of computer science and law to investigate crime. For digital evidence to be legally admissible in court, investigators must follow proper legal procedures when recovering and analyzing data from computer systems. Unfortunately, laws written before the era of computer forensics are often outdated and cannot...
Nuclear marine propulsion, like microwaves, was a brainchild of war. While research into atomic fission had started in the late 19th century, World War II provided a new sense of urgency for scientists. Nuclear technology made leaps in the six years leading to the conclusion of WWII, culminating in the ...
Genome sequencing has given rise to a new generation of genetically engineered bioweapons carrying the potential to change the nature of modern warfare and defense.
New evidence shows that droughts were a significant factor in the fall of the Mayan civilization. Paleoclimatologist Douglas Kennett of Pennsylvania State University led an international team of researchers that analyzed a 2,000 year–old stalagmite from a cave in South Belize (1). Kennett obtained semiannual climate records through his analysis,...
Living “green” has become a popular trend in the last twenty years, and reducing oil consumption remains an important goal for the sustainably-minded today. One of the top uses of crude oil is the production of plastics. In 2006, 331 million barrels of petroleum were used for plastics, compared to...
On January 28th, the Iranian space program announced that it had successfully launched a monkey 120 kilometers into space. The creature, which was secured in a contraption that restricted all movement, was transported into space aboard the fighter jet Pishgam, which means “pioneer” in Farsi. . Completely sealed in a...
The European Union announced on Monday that it will put two billion euros towards two ambitious science projects: graphene research and the Human Brain Project. The two were selected from 26 proposals in an effort to return Europe to the forefront of leadership in scientific research. The EU lags behind...
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