News tagged with jamming
Of traffic jams, beach sands and the zero-temperature jamming transition
May 13, 2009 |
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Researchers in condensed matter physics at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Chicago have created an experimental and computer model to study how jamming, the physical process in which collections of particles ...
Female birds 'jam' their mates' flirtatious songs
Mar 12, 2009 |
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When a single female is nearby, female antbirds will sing over the songs of their male partners in an apparent attempt to keep their messages from getting through, according to a new report published online on March 12th ...
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Staying out of jams
Jul 23, 2007 |
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What do sand, coal, cereal, ice cubes, marbles, gravel, sugar, pills, and powders have in common" They are all granular materials, members of an unruly family of substances that refuse to completely conform to the laws of ...
Researchers discover theoretical model to predict jamming
Apr 25, 2008 |
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Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have come up with a theoretical model to predict when granular materials become jammed. This advancement not only broadens fundamental knowledge, ...
iRobot Unveils Morphing Blob Robot (w/ Video)
Oct 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- iRobot's latest robot is unique on many levels. The doughy blob moves by inflating and deflating - a new technique its developers call "jamming." As the researchers explain in the video below, ...
Memory machine: Molecule stores memories in neocortex
Aug 16, 2007 |
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What happens in our brains when we learn and remember? Are memories recorded in a stable physical change, like writing an inscription permanently on a clay tablet?
Brefs: Meru improves wireless LAN security
Jan 18, 2006 |
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Software from a Silicon Valley firm is being billed as the first wireless security solution able to function at the radio-frequency level.
To improve forecasting earthquakes, NJIT mathematician studies grains
Dec 22, 2008 |
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A new and better way to predict earthquakes and avalanches may soon be available to forecasters thanks to mathematical research underway at NJIT. Using mathematical modeling, researchers are investigating how forces and ...
Stealthy, Versatile, and Jam Resistant Antennas made of Gas
Nov 12, 2007 |
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A new antenna made of plasma (a gas heated to the point that the electrons are ripped free of atoms and molecules) works just like conventional metal antennas, except that it vanishes when you turn it off.
New research could help protect frontline troops
Nov 04, 2009 |
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A team of researchers at Queen's University Belfast's Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) is working to develop futuristic communications systems that could help protect frontline troops.
Wireless drug control
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Feb 06, 2009 |
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Electronic implants that dispense medicines automatically or via a wireless medical network are on the horizon. Australian and US researchers warn of the security risks in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of ...
Location spoofing possible with WiFi devices
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 14, 2008 |
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Apple iPhone and iPod (touch) support a new self-localization feature that uses known locations of wireless access points as well as the device's own ability to detect access points. Now ETH Zurich researchers ...
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