News tagged with hybrid computer

Iowa State engineer wants to 'sculpt' more powerful electric motors and generators

Dionysios Aliprantis took up an imaginary hammer and chisel and pounded away at the air.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3

'Green routing' can cut car emissions without significantly slowing travel time

The path of least emissions may not always be the fastest way to drive somewhere. But according to new research from the University at Buffalo, it's possible for drivers to cut their tailpipe emissions without significantly ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Human-Neanderthal coupling was rare: study

Scientists have shown that modern humans have some traces of genes from Neanderthals, but a study out Monday suggests that any breeding between the two was most likely a rare event.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (10) | comments 4

New methods keep bugs out of software for self-driving cars

Driver assistance technologies, such as adaptive cruise control and automatic braking, promise to someday ease traffic on crowded routes and prevent accidents. Proving that these automated systems will work as intended is ...

Technology / Software

created Jun 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

GRIN plasmonics: A practical path to superfast computing, invisibility carpet-cloaking devices

(PhysOrg.com) -- Berkeley Lab researchers have carried out the first experimental demonstration of GRIN plasmonics, a hybrid technology that opens the door to a wide range of exotic applications in optics, ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 24, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (20) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Engineering Students Bring Home Trophy In Hybrid Vehicle Competition

Building a Formula Hybrid race car from scratch made for a whirlwind spring semester for eight students at the Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering. Little did they know that their efforts ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

From Terabytes to Petabytes: Computer Scientists Develop New Hybrid Database System

(PhysOrg.com) -- As the amounts of data being stored by databases around the world enters the realm of the petabyte (the amount of data stored in a mile-high stack of CD-ROM disks), efficient data management is becoming more ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 0

'Mixed reality' human helps medical students learn to do intimate exams

"What brings you in to see me today?"

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0