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Creating 3D models with a simple webcam (w/ Video)

Nov 11, 2009 | 5 / 5 (24) | 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- Constructing virtual 3D models usually requires heavy and expensive equipment, or takes lengthy amounts of time. A group of researchers at the University of Cambridge, Qi Pan, Dr Gerhard Reitmayr ...

P vs. NP -- The most notorious problem in theoretical computer science remains open

Technology / Computer Sciences

Oct 29, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (22) | 5

In the 1995 Halloween episode of The Simpsons, Homer Simpson finds a portal to the mysterious Third Dimension behind a bookcase, and desperate to escape his in-laws, he plunges through. He finds himself wander ...

Computer Based on Insights From The Brain Moves Closer to Reality

Technology / Computer Sciences

Nov 18, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (20) | 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Today at SC 09, the supercomputing conference, IBM announced significant progress toward creating a computer system that simulates and emulates the brain's abilities for sensation, perception, ...

Parallel course: Researchers help ease transition to parallel programming

Technology / Computer Sciences

Oct 23, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (16) | 11

(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1995, a good computer chip had a clock speed of about 100 megahertz. Seven years later, in 2002, a good computer chip had a clock speed of about three gigahertz -- a 30-fold increase. And ...

Affective Intelligent Driving Agent (AIDA) Aims To Change The Way We Interact With Our Car

AIDA Robot Aims To Change The Way We Interact With Our Car (w/ Video)

Technology / Computer Sciences

Nov 01, 2009 | 3.9 / 5 (17) | 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT researchers and designers are developing the Affective Intelligent Driving Agent (AIDA) - a new in-car personal robot that aims to change the way we interact with our car. The project ...

Hooks hijacked? New research shows how to block stealthy malware attacks

Technology / Computer Sciences

Nov 03, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (13) | 3

The spread of malicious software, also known as malware or computer viruses, is a growing problem that can lead to crashed computer systems, stolen personal information, and billions of dollars in lost productivity every ...

Secure computers aren't so secure

Technology / Computer Sciences

Oct 30, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (13) | 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Even well-defended computers can leak shocking amounts of private data. MIT researchers seek out exotic attacks in order to shut them down.

Microsoft Researchers Developing Muscle-Based PC Interface (w/ Video)

Technology / Computer Sciences

Oct 30, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (10) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft researches have teamed up with the University of Washington and the University of Toronto to develop a muscle-controlled interface that allows for hands-free, gesture-driven interaction ...

New search technique for images and videos has broad applications

Technology / Computer Sciences

Nov 10, 2009 | 5 / 5 (9) | 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have developed a powerful new approach to a fundamental problem in computer vision: how to program a computer to recognize or categorize ...

Dartmouth professor finds that iconic Oswald photo was not faked

Professor finds that iconic Oswald photo was not faked (w/ Video)

Technology / Computer Sciences

Nov 05, 2009 | 3.9 / 5 (10) | 72

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dartmouth Computer Scientist Hany Farid has new evidence regarding a photograph of accused John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Farid, a pioneer in the field of digital forensics, digitally ...

Software That's Resilient Against Hacker Attack

Technology / Computer Sciences

Oct 29, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (6) | 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers headed by Martin Rinard, a professor of computer science at MIT, have developed new software that automatically patches errors in deployed software in a matter of minutes.

NIST test proves 'the eyes have it' for ID verification

Technology / Computer Sciences

Nov 04, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

The eyes may be the mirror to the soul, but the iris reveals a person's true identity—its intricate structure constitutes a powerful biometric. A new report by computer scientists at the National Institute ...

Cryptographic voting debuts

Technology / Computer Sciences

Nov 13, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Last week, in Takoma Park, Md., a new cryptographic voting system that could ensure accurate vote counts was used for the first time in a real election. MIT’s Ron Rivest, the Viterbi Professor ...

Petascale computing tools could provide deeper insight into genomic evolution

Technology / Computer Sciences

Nov 17, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

Technological advances in high-throughput DNA sequencing have opened up the possibility of determining how living things are related by analyzing the ways in which their genes have been rearranged on chromosomes. ...

History in 3D

Technology / Computer Sciences

Nov 02, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Three-dimensional computer graphics is moving into museums. Works of art are being digitally archived in 3D, simplifying research into related artifacts and providing the public with fascinating ...