Information technology
Self-powered intelligent keyboard could provide a new layer of security
23 Jan 2015
The self-powered device generates electricity when a user’s fingertips contact the multi-layer plastic materials that make up the device
Polish start-up develops computer within a mouse
21 Jan 2015
A Polish start-up has developed a computer within a mouse fitted with a quad-core processor, Wi-Fi and 128GB storage; the only extra hardware needed is a monitor and keyboard
Stanford computer scientists extend web browsers to make the internet safer
10 Jan 2015
A new security system called COWL protects privacy while helping web developers create richer and more secure online content.
Stanford to host 100-year study on artificial intelligence
07 Jan 2015
Stanford University will lead a 100-year effort to study the long-term implications of artificial intelligence in all aspects of life
Big-data analysis reveals gene sharing in mice
19 Dec 2014
Stanford team combines logic, memory to build a 'high-rise' chip
17 Dec 2014
Stanford researchers are building layers of logic and memory into skyscraper chips that are smaller, faster, cheaper – and taller
Magic tricks created using artificial intelligence for the first time
26 Nov 2014
Researchers working on artificial intelligence have taught a computer to create magic tricks
Engineers demonstrate how heat can transmit data
07 Nov 2014
Researchers behind the technology believe it could provide a new form of secure communication that could be concealed in background noise, making it harder to intercept or jam using conventional technology
Harnessing error-prone chips
By By Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office | 03 Nov 2014
New system would allow programmers to easily trade computational accuracy for energy savings
Superconducting circuits, simplified
By By Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office | 17 Oct 2014
New frontier in error-correcting codes
By By Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office | 14 Oct 2014
Toward optical chips
By By Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office | 17 Sep 2014
Consortium to focus on developing a new architecture for the internet
12 Sep 2014
Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles are collaborating with Verisign, Cisco, Panasonic and other corporations to advance Named Data Networking protocol that promises to increase network security, higher bandwidth and simple but sophisticated applications
Social networking can help people lose weight
09 Sep 2014
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