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Singaporean scientists conduct world's first remote X-ray scattering experiment (Sounding the Future)
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On 26th May, Nanyang Technological University's School of Biological Science (SBS) will pioneer the world's first remotely controlled Solution X-Ray Scattering (SAXS) experiment. The experiment will be initiated from Singapore at 4.10pm - 6pm in SBS and conducted at the German Electron Synchrotron, Hamburg, Germany.
posted: 27/05/2009
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Ray Kurzweil: A singular view of the future (Sounding the Future)
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"The power of ideas to change the world is accelerating and few people grasp the implications of that fully," says futurist Ray Kurzweil.
posted: 07/05/2009
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U.S. Steps Up Effort on Digital Defenses (Sounding the Future)
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The Pentagon has commissioned military contractors to develop a highly classified replica of the Internet of the future. The goal is to simulate what it would take for adversaries to shut down the country's power stations, telecommunications and aviation systems, or freeze the financial markets -- in an effort to build better defenses against such attacks, as well as a new generation of online weapons.
posted: 29/04/2009
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Call For Papers: Personal And Ubiquitous Computing Journal Specisl Issue: Location Aware Games (Sounding the Future)
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Location awareness is a feature of an increasing part of digital games, which introduce them to everyday life. Such games often come under various names including but not limited to: mobile, pervasive, ubiquitous or augmented reality. However what makes all of them location aware is that the player physically navigates within a game world which blends the real world and virtual elements. This combination significantly changes what players, designers and developers have until now understood about digital games. Furthermore as GPS-enabled phones have become more widely available the number of start-ups developing games within this area has also increased. This has all given rise to the need for researchers to not only focus on prototypes and demonstrate the technology but also to aim for a comprehensive understanding of player experiences in location aware games.
posted: 09/11/2008
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Gundam cartoon academy to turn science fiction into reality in Japan (Sounding the Future)
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In an attempt to inject “the most inventive possible thinking” into Japan, representatives of many of its most august universities are to become a “virtual faculty” of the Gundam Academy — the first academic institution based on a cartoon.
posted: 02/11/2008
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Forsee gives $1 million gift to the University of Missouri to buy Virtual Meeting Rooms (Sounding the Future)
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University of Missouri system prez Gary Forsee may be known as “the Sprint guy,” but he doesn’t appear to be too stuck on customer loyalty. After all, the former Sprint CEO is digging into his own pockets to help foot a $2 million bill to install a new high-definition Cisco TelePresence system that will be linked to AT&T’s global network.
posted: 01/11/2008
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Computer Model of Intracellular Failure Cascade and the Future of Chemotherapy? (Sounding the Future)
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Engineers have used CAD software for years in structural design. Just as importantly, they have been able to use computational analysis to predict structural behavior in "test environments", such as earthquakes, windstorms etc. Under a process called model breakpoint analysis, the computer designed structure is exposed to these varying processes until a critical structural flaw is identified.
posted: 20/10/2008
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Plastics unite to make unexpected 'metal' (Sounding the Future)
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A team at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands has created a conducting circuit using only plastic strips.
posted: 26/06/2008
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Paralysed man takes a walk in virtual world (Sounding the Future)
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In a moving tale showcasting the true power of brain-machine interfaces, a 41 year old Japanese man, paralysed with a progressive muscle disease, and not far off becoming a quadriplegic, has taken a stroll in second life.
posted: 03/06/2008
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Carpet bombing in cyberspace (Sounding the Future)
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(from the Armed Forces Journal, May 5, 2008)
posted: 15/05/2008
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