A new filter with the widest tuning span ever demonstrated on a silicon chip could help provide the low-cost flexibility needed for the next generation of high-speed optical networks The amo... Read more
Communication in human dialogue is based on one another’s words and body language. We can sense whether the other person is distracted, and we change the course of our conversation and... Read more
Program explores ways to assemble complex ideas from elementary ones given language and context The lifelong human imperative to communicate is so strong that people talk not only to other p... Read more
What body language indicates “trustworthy”? “In spite of the hardness and ruthlessness I thought I saw in his face, I got the impression that here was a man who could be relied u... Read more
In what could be called a breakthrough in the world for the betterment of children with special needs, Charlie could be the latest name. Charlie is a robot designed by University of South Ca... Read more
De-urbanization looks set to be an important demographic trend in the 21st century Since the industrial revolution, humanity has flocked to the cities, where jobs are plentiful and ce... Read more
The Mobile Lorm Glove is a mobile communication and translation device for deafblind persons. The glove translates the hand-touch alphabet “Lorm”, a common form of communication used by peop... Read more
Ambitious start-up takes language services market to next level with Vocre 2.0 At the 5th annual LAUNCH festival today, Vocre debuted the next revolutionary step in its race to automate and... Read more
“A good scalpel makes a better surgeon. Good communication makes a better doctor.” – Dr. Josh Umbehr The future of medicine in the U.S. is clear. The days of the “do more, bill more” m... Read more
Technology can be glamorous. But can it have a human touch? This is the story of a young IIT engineer who bent technology to give sick children the gift of speech. Ajit Narayanan, founder of... Read more
With the aging of populations in many countries around the world, particularly Japan, there are ever increasing numbers of elderly to care for, but relatively fewer younger people to do the... Read more
When it comes to sending and receiving information, man-made devices utilize negatively-charged particles commonly known as electrons. Biological systems such as human bodies, on the other h... Read more