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Study To Forecast Side Effects Of Pollution Policy (February 23, 2007) -- The University of Michigan is leading a four-university team in a large-scale project to develop software to help analysts craft greenhouse gas reduction policies in the transportation ... > full story

Photo Software Creates 3-D World (February 19, 2007) -- Experimental software developed by UW and Microsoft computer scientists, called Photo Tourism, turns the surfeit of images into a benefit. Hundreds of photos of a single scene can be mapped into a ... > full story

Air Contaminants Databases Ease Healthy Homes Planning (February 19, 2007) -- Air pollution sources are everywhere in the home, from the bacon and eggs frying in the kitchen, to the woodburning stove in the family room, the newly painted hallway, and even the carpet in the ... > full story

Sensor Networks Protect Containers, Navigate Robots (February 14, 2007) -- Agent 007 is a mighty versatile fellow, but he would have to take backseat to agents being trained at Washington University in St. Louis. Computer scientist engineers here are using wireless sensor ... > full story

Second Humanoid Robot In France Welcomed (February 13, 2007) -- The CNRS, the LIRMM and the University of Montpellier, France, have just received the fruit of a Japanese French collaboration (JRL) -- two humanized robots. Human size they will help develop the ... > full story

Facial Composite Systems Falling Short (February 11, 2007) -- The mention of facial composites often conjures up images of a sinister criminal, skillfully depicted by a sketch artist using pencil and paper. In reality, the vast majority of law enforcement ... > full story

Researchers Invent System To Control And Quarantine Worms Attacking Computer Networks (February 9, 2007) -- A new anti-worm technology developed by Penn State researchers can not only identify and contain worms milliseconds after a cyber attack, but can also release the information if the quarantine turns ... > full story

Finding Patterns Of Importance In A Deluge Of Data (January 10, 2007) -- Two Dartmouth engineers think that PQS, or process query systems, are the way to go to make sense of the huge volume of data we collect each day from computer network monitors, video surveillance ... > full story

NASA Mars Team Teaches Old Rovers New Tricks To Kick Off Year Four (January 3, 2007) -- NASA's twin Mars rovers, nearing the third anniversary of their landings, are getting smarter as they get older. The unexpected longevity of Spirit and Opportunity is giving the space agency a chance ... > full story

New Computer Program Prevents Crashes And Hacker Attacks (January 3, 2007) -- Today's computers have more than 2,000 times as much memory as the machines of yesteryear, yet programmers are still writing code as if memory is in short supply. Not only does this make programs ... > full story

Genomic Variation Easier To Identify With 'Microinversions' Software (December 30, 2006) -- Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego, and Brown University have created a software system that more accurately detects "microinversions," mutations that consist of tiny ... > full story

Sensor Networks Protect Containers, Navigate Robots (December 28, 2006) -- Agent 007 is a mighty versatile fellow, but he would have to take backseat to agents being trained at Washington University in St. Louis. Researchers here are using wireless sensor networks that ... > full story

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