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Computer Scientists Develop New Approach to Sort Cells Up to 38 Times Faster
A team of engineers led by computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego, has developed a new approach that marries computer vision and hardware optimization to sort cells up to 38...
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World Record: Wireless Data Transmission at 100 Gbit/S
Extension of cable-based telecommunication networks requires high investments in both conurbations and rural areas. Broadband data transmission via radio relay links might help to cross rivers,...
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Web-Based Map Allows Users to See Intricate Patterns in U.S. Population
A new web-based mapping site allows users to see stark racial boundaries, subtle shifts in income, and intricate patterns of race, age, household size and income for any location in the United States....
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Managing the Deluge of ‘Big Data’ from Space
For NASA and its dozens of missions, data pour in every day like rushing rivers. Spacecraft monitor everything from our home planet to faraway galaxies, beaming back images and information to Earth....
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New Hologram Technology Created With Tiny Nanoantennas
Researchers have created tiny holograms using a “metasurface” capable of the ultra-efficient control of light, representing a potential new technology for advanced sensors, high-resolution displays and...
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Amazon Drones: The Latest Weapon in Combatting Climate Change
As U.N. climate talks continue in Warsaw, soon a flying, insect-like robot developed by scientists at Wake Forest University will give an unprecedented look at Peru’s tropical cloud forest, one of the...
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Google Earth Reveals Untold Fish Catches
Large fish traps in the Persian Gulf could be catching up to six times more fish than what’s being officially reported, according to the first investigation of fish catches from space conducted by...
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The Secret Beauty of the World Wide Web
From a distance, these newly created visualizations look likes stars exploding, fireworks or simply striking patterns — but what you’re actually looking at are the hidden dimensions of the World Wide...
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Researchers Develop New Generation Visual Browser of Epigenome
ChroGPS is a software application that serves to facilitate the analysis and understanding of epigenetic data and to extract intelligible information, which can be downloaded free of charge in...
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Optical Rogue Waves: The Storm in a Test Tube
Random processes in nature often underlie a so-called normal distribution that enables reliable estimation for the appearance of extreme statistical events. Meteorological systems are an exception to...
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Potential Future Data Storage at Domain Boundaries
Storing more and more in an ever-smaller space — what sounds impossible is in fact just part of the daily routine in information technology, where for decades, increasing amounts of data have been...
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Filleting Robot to Help the Norwegian Fishing Industry
A newly developed white fish filleting machine could give this Norwegian industry a much-needed boost. The new machine locates the fish bones using X-ray technology, and fillets the fish quickly and...
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New computer, Edison, electrifies scientific computing
The National Energy Research Scientific Computing (NERSC) Center recently accepted “Edison,” a new flagship supercomputer designed for scientific productivity. Named in honor of American inventor...
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Device Enables Blind to ‘See’ Colors, Shapes
Using auditory or tactile stimulation, Sensory Substitution Devices (SSDs) provide representations of visual information and can help the blind “see” colors and shapes. SSDs scan images and transform...
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Bringing Biodiversity Hardware Into the Open
New technologies are changing the way we collect biodiversity data. Data that once required taking expensive, bulky and fragile equipment on field trips can now be collected on cheap, compact and...
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World’s Most Powerful Terahertz Laser Chip
University of Leeds researchers have taken the lead in the race to build the world’s most powerful terahertz laser chip. University of Leeds researchers have taken the lead in the race to build the...
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Smarter Caching, Better Chip Performance
Cleverer management of the local memory banks known as ‘caches’ could improve computer chips’ performance while reducing their energy consumption. Cleverer management of the local memory banks known as...
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A New Laser for a Faster Internet
A new laser developed by a research group at Caltech holds the potential to increase by orders of magnitude the rate of data transmission in the optical-fiber network — the backbone of the Internet....
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Early Epidemic Warning: Environment, Health Data
The environment has an impact on our health. Preventing epidemics relies on activating the right counter-measures, and scientists are now trying to find out how better use of forecasting can help. The...
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New Record Set for Data-Transfer Speeds
Researchers at IBM have set a new record for data transmission over a multimode optical fiber, a type of cable that is typically used to connect nearby computers within a single building or on a...
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