News tagged with smart dust
New algorithm enables much faster dissemination of information through self-organizing networks
As sensors that do things like detect touch and motion in cell phones get smaller, cheaper and more reliable, computer manufacturers are beginning to take seriously the decade-old idea of "smart dust" -- networks ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jan 11, 2011 |
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Researchers: Molecular forklifts overcome obstacle to 'smart dust'
Algae is a livid green giveaway of nutrient pollution in a lake. Scientists would love to reproduce that action in tiny particles that would turn different colors if exposed to biological weapons, food spoilage or signs of ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 18, 2009 |
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NASA Goddard spacecraft cleanroom goes green
When it launches in 2014, NASA's new Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission will give scientists unprecedented insights into a little-understood physical process at the heart all space weather. This process, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 14, 2012 |
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Two rhino species bite the dust: Red List
Several species of rhino have been poached into extinction or to the point of no return, according to an update of the Red List of Threatened Species, the gold standard for animal and plant conservation.
Nov 10, 2011 |
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A SHARP new microscope for the next generation of microchips
(PhysOrg.com) -- Moore’s Law, hardly a law but undeniably a persistent trend, says that every year and a half, the number of transistors that fit on a chip roughly doubles. It’s why electronics – ...
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Before DNA: 20th-century forensics
Historians tend to see the birth of DNA fingerprinting in 1985 as a watershed in forensic investigation - the moment that gave birth to the systematic crime scene analysis we associate with TV programmes like ...
Sep 06, 2011 |
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Getting to Mars means stopping, landing
The Challenger and Columbia space shuttle disasters were perhaps two of the most prominent reminders of how crucial it is that everything work just right for a spacecraft to travel to space and successfully ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 04, 2011 |
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Retailers want to sell you gadgets, buy them back later, and then sell them again
You know that shiny smart phone you bought six months ago? There's an even better one hitting the market right about now. Or how about that flat-panel TV you bought last year. Now they come in 3-D.
Mar 28, 2011 |
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What's hitting Earth?
Every day about 100 tons of meteoroids -- fragments of dust and gravel and sometimes even big rocks – enter the Earth's atmosphere. Stand out under the stars for more than a half an hour on a clear night ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 01, 2011 |
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A closer look at how humans interact with technology
Most people have just one question regarding Roombas: How well do the robotic floor vacuums suck up pet hair and dust bunnies? A few might even wonder if their Roomba could go rogue and chase the family cat ...
Feb 23, 2011 |
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Review: Apps can enhance smart phone cameras
(AP) -- Frankly, I can't remember the last time I picked up my digital camera. Since a smart phone is always on me, either in my bag or back pocket, I use its camera constantly while my perfectly capable ...
Feb 11, 2011 |
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New app will give voice to Sept. 11 oral histories
(AP) -- Their voices tell their stories - witnesses and first responders recounting where they were and what they saw when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center.
Jan 17, 2011 |
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