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Just as people have embraced computers and smart phones, they may also give their blessing to talking tissue boxes and other smart objects, according to Penn State researchers. “Smart objects will become more and more a part of our daily lives,” said S. Shyam Sundar, Distinguished Professor of Communications and co-director of the Media Effects

When HIV-1 infects an immune cell, the virus travels to the nucleus so quickly there’s not enough time to set off the cell’s alarm system. Now, a Loyola University Chicago study has discovered the protein that helps the virus travel so fast. Researchers found that without this protein, the virus became stranded in the cytoplasm,

Driving is a sight-response game and as the line between robots and cars begins to blur, cars will develop ever more advanced vision systems. Computers will initially aid and one day inevitably replace humans in ensuring cars are driven safely. Subaru began fitting a stereoscopic “EyeSight” system to some Japanese market cars nearly two years

A team of researchers at the University of Delaware has developed a highly selective catalyst capable of electrochemically converting carbon dioxide — a greenhouse gas — to carbon monoxide with 92 percent efficiency. The carbon monoxide then can be used to develop useful chemicals. “Converting carbon dioxide to useful chemicals in a selective and efficient

Schools and universities are embracing technology that tailors content to students’ abilities and takes teachers out of the lecturing business. But is it an improvement? When Arnecia Hawkins enrolled at Arizona State University last fall, she did not realize she was volunteering as a test subject in an experimental reinvention of American higher education. Yet

Circuit design offers a path to “spintronic” devices that use little electricity and generate practically no heat. MIT researchers have devised a novel circuit design that enables precise control of computing with magnetic waves — with no electricity needed. The advance takes a step toward practical magnetic-based devices, which have the potential to compute far

Wearers of the futuristic glasses can record what they are seeing on the in-built camera and access information on what’s around them Google today unveiled its latest invention – a pair of high-tech glasses which can video everything you see. The computer giant introduced the device at a launch event showing live feeds from the

“In the past five years or so, geoengineering has moved from the realm of quackery to being the subject of scientific research” Hacking the Earth’s climate to counteract global warming – a subject that elicits strong reactions from both sides – is the topic of a December special issue of the journal Climatic Change. A dozen research