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Article | 16/05/2013 Japan warns solar flares could harm GPS, satellites, power lines
A Japanese government institute has warned that satellite transmissions, GPS readings, and power lines could be affected over the next two weeks if a ...
Article | 6/05/2013 Kinect sensor modified for wheelchair gaming
By modifying a Microsoft Kinect sensor, a research project at the Computer Human Interaction (CHI) conference demonstrated how gamers in a wheelchair ...
Article | 3/05/2013 Solar-powered plane takes off on flight across US
A one-of-a-kind aircraft powered solely by solar energy took to the skies above Silicon Valley early Friday morning on the first leg of a planned trip...
Article | 1/05/2013 Electricity zaps gamers' muscles for force feedback
A research project on show at the Computer Human Interaction conference in Paris uses a small electrical current to give the sensation of force feedba...
Article | 30/04/2013 Gaming prototypes on display at computer interaction conference
Gaming research and prototypes have created a lot of buzz at the Computer Human Interaction conference in Paris this week.
Article | 29/04/2013 Slice wood with laser pointer and imagination
Using a laser pointer as a knife, a project at the Computer Human Interaction conference lets users make custom creations out of wood and plastic with...
Article | 29/04/2013 Computer interaction conference promises cutting-edge demos
There will be a ton of interesting research and prototypes on display at the Computer Human Interaction (CHI) conference in Paris this week.
Article | 28/04/2013 Future of computer interaction on display in Paris
The future of computing comes to Paris this week with the annual Computer Human Interaction (CHI) conference, which showcases new approaches to the wa...
Article | 12/04/2013 Solar flare blacks out some radios, but the end is not (necessarily) near
Don't set your Google Inactive Account Manager just yet, but there are billions of tons of solar matter hurtling toward the Earth at more than 600 mil...
Article | 5/04/2013 Japan lab claims its software can read dreams
A Japanese research institute says it can tell what people are dreaming about by analyzing their brain waves.
Article | 1/04/2013 DoCoMo is building a fleet of LTE trucks for earthquakes, concerts
NTT DoCoMo, Japan's largest mobile operator, is building a fleet of truck-based LTE base stations that can be deployed during natural disasters or to ...
Article | 21/03/2013 IBM moves toward post-silicon transistor
Exploring methods of computing without silicon, IBM has found a way to make transistors that could be fashioned into virtual circuitry that mimics how...
Article | 21/03/2013 Amazon CEO's group recovers Apollo moon mission rockets
A group led by Amazon's CEO has recovered from deep in the Atlantic Ocean rocket engines that powered the NASA Apollo moon missions in the 1960s and 1...
Article | 18/03/2013 Fujitsu tech takes your pulse with your camera phone
A Fujitsu research lab has developed software that can accurately measure a subject's pulse using the small digital cameras attached to smartphones an...
Article | 15/03/2013 Japan's Molten to sell e-paper outdoor scoreboard
Molten, the Japanese maker of sporting equipment, is preparing to launch an outdoor scoreboard with a large display made from e-paper, as the technolo...

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