Computer museum clicks Nov 1, 2009
"Your bathroom scale has a computer. Your Mr. Coffee has a digital computer built in. Your digital camera, your iPod is a computer." Just 44 years ago, a disk from a hard drive was shaped like a record album the size of a hula hoop. It could store eight megabytes, the equivalent of two, four-minute songs. (Montana Standard, MT)
At MIT, a new focus on generating ‘people’ skills Oct 25, 2009
That s done by engineers, said Gordon, founder of Analogic Corp. in Peabody and NeuroLogica Corp. in Danvers, who developed the fetal heart monitor and the world s first commercial digital computer. Most new companies fail despite assembling a group of smart engineers because no one is comfortable shouldering the responsibilities of leadership, he said. (Boston Globe)
Eastern eliminates information technology jobs Oct 24, 2009
The eliminated positions include digital computer operators, scientific programmers and application programmers. Weber said EIU doesn t plan any further restructuring efforts of this type in the near future. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
The 'Wild' side Oct 12, 2009
Digital computer effects were used to make the Wild Things faces speak or emote ... Digital computer effects were used to make the Wild Things faces speak or emote. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Using Synthetic Evolution To Study The Brain: Key Part Of Neurons Modeled On Computer Oct 4, 2009
6, 2006) A region of the human brain that scientists believe is critical to human intellectual abilities surprisingly functions much like a digital computer, understand the functioning of human. . (Science Daily)
Scientists on the brink of creating computer with human brain? Aug 12, 2009
Since current digital computer memory store is sequential, I wonder whether to emulate neural net branching, rather than to emulate individual neurons with multiple connections to other individual neurons - the same effect could be achieved by using neural nets that connect whole groups of data, hence requiring less logistical complexity in simulation of branched out neural nets & feedback loops. If advanced robots were built then you could and perhaps should eliminate some human attributes that... (The Drudge Report)
Tease the Senses, Amaze the Mind - First Ever, 3D Science-Based Film Opens At The Health Museum Aug 6, 2009
This 3D film mixes live action and cutting-edge digital computer animation to tell the story of just a few of the thousands of tiny critters that live on the surface of human skin, like the microscopically scary Dermatophagoides, or, house dust mite. His sole focus in life is to feed on dead skin flakes. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Care and winding the Maynard clock Jul 31, 2009
Matthew Modoono/Wicked Local staff photographer. Skip Wilson winds the 120-year-old clock at Clock Tower Place in Maynard. (Beacon Villager, MA)
Fist-sized Tumor From Brain With Help Of New 3-D Brain Mapping Jul 21, 2009
The ability to completely map the brain and to understand before we operate where the tumor lies in relation to important structures is a milestone in our use of digital computer technology to heighten patient safety during complex brain tumor surgery, Tew said. The fMRI and DTI studies were performed on University Hospital's 3T MRI system. (Science Daily)
Woven wonders Jul 17, 2009
Although relatively lethargic and cumbersome, Nasa realised early on that an onboard digital computer was the only way to guarantee success. "Why was onboard navigation a basic requirement for Apollo? Well, because the Russians might not play fair. They might jam communications," Dr Richard Battin, director of the AGC project, recently told a conference. (BBC News -- Science)
Walt: The Israel Lobby Is Getting Weaker Jun 5, 2009
"]. With the disbanding of the League of Nations, the rights of the Jews to settle the territories of Palestine, including Yesha, were not hurt. When in 1946 the United Nations was created in place of the League of Nations, its Charter included Article 80 specifically to allow the continuation of existing Mandates (including the British Mandate). Article 80 stated that nothing ... shall be construed in or of itself to alter in any manner the rights whatsoever of any peoples or the terms of... (Slate)
Supercomputer Pioneer David R. Miller Dies at 82 Apr 4, 2009
Mr. Miller, founder of Comcor, Inc., and Denelcor, Inc., designed and built cutting-edge analog and digital computer systems at the height of the cold war and early years of space exploration for such organizations as NASA, National Security Agency, Department of Energy, Department of Defense, as well as the academic and scientific communities. Denelcor built the world's first commercially available supercomputer with parallel processing capabilities. (PR Newswire)
Chariho Tech has new program Mar 21, 2009
Students will also learn about soldering, brazing, welding, digital computer controls and how to read blueprints. Sinwell said most students go into secondary education and others go right into jobs after graduation. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Tech.view: No strings attached Feb 28, 2009
Programming a digital computer means writing instructions in a special code that machines understand, a fairly simple task. Analogue programming involved laboriously adjusting hundreds of rheostat knobs, so that circuits with various voltages could be connected up to simulate the aerodynamic forces on the rocket. (The Economist)
How Do You Build A Synthetic Brain? Feb 13, 2009
6, 2006) A region of the human brain that scientists believe is critical to human intellectual abilities surprisingly functions much like a digital computer, understand the functioning of human. (July 5, 2008) Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory are working towards producing the world's first model that will predict how we perceive naturalness. (Science Daily)
Jaume Queralt Feb 9, 2009
Located just four miles from the east coast beaches of central Florida, the pine and palmetto wooded environment contains award-winning studios that include a resource library, painting studio, sculpture studio, music studio, dance studio, black box theater, writers' studio, and digital computer lab. - Los Angeles, CA USA United States of America. (AbsoluteArts.com)
