News tagged with personal project

New micro gyro technology for DARPA to be developed

The Georgia Institute of Technology, in partnership with Northrop Grumman Corporation, has been selected to develop a new type of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) gyroscope technology for the Defense Advanced Research ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Willow Garage's PR2 robot learns to play pool (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Willow Garage "Poolshark" team has programmed one of its robots - in under a week - to play pool, and to play it quite impressively.

Electronics / Robotics

created Jun 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

PCs around the world unite to map the Milky Way

(PhysOrg.com) -- At this very moment, tens of thousands of home computers around the world are quietly working together to solve the largest and most basic mysteries of our galaxy.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Feb 10, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (34) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Google to launch platform for selling books online

(AP) -- Google Inc. is launching a new online service that will let readers buy electronic versions of books and read them on such gadgets as cell phones, laptops and possibly e-book devices.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

IBM Research Aims to Build Nanoscale DNA Sequencer (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- In an effort to build a nanoscale DNA sequencer, IBM scientists are drilling nano-sized holes in computer-like chips and passing DNA strands through them in order to read the information contained ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (11) | comments 4

New era of gene-based 'personalized medicine' dawning

Six years ago, scientists announced the completion of the Human Genome Project, a historic effort to decipher each of the 3 billion letters in the genetic instruction book for our species. A single anonymous male from Buffalo, ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jun 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1