Digital Communities News

Nanogenerator May Charge Blackberries and Cell Phones with a Wave of the Hand

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:57:00 +0100

A new nanogenerator may charge iPods and cell phones with a wave of the hand. Scientists from Georgia describe technology that converts mechanical energy from body movements or even the flow of blood in the body into electric energy that can be used to power a broad range of electronic devices without using batteries.

New Material Could Lead to Faster Communication Chips

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:18:00 +0100

Graphene may solve communications speed limit for cell phones and other communications systems.

California Water Resources Uses CalLite Risk Simulation

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:45:00 +0100

California Department of Water Resources uses risk simulation model called CalLite to evaluate effects of water management policies.

New Method for Detecting Explosives

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:42:00 +0100

A group of researchers in Tennessee and Denmark has discovered a way to sensitively detect explosives based on the physical properties of their vapors.

Peer-To-Peer Heart Monitoring

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:18:00 +0100

Spreading the computational load to monitor heart patients remotely.

Virtual Reality Embraces the Five Senses

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:22:00 +0100

The first virtual reality technology to let you see, hear, smell, taste and touch.

'Information Agents' for Faster, Better Emergency Response

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:24:00 +0100

'Information agents' have been developed that could prove invaluable in decision-making and directing the actions of the emergency services in the immediate aftermath of natural disasters or terrorist attacks.

New 'Smart' Homes for Dementia Sufferers

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:21:00 +0100

Within five years innovative 'smart' sensing systems that will help the UK's 700,000 dementia sufferers live independently at home could be available commercially.

Information Superhighway's Trash Yields a Super Highway Asphalt

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:01:00 +0100

Discarded electronic hardware, including bits and pieces that built the information superhighway, can be recycled into an additive that makes super-strong asphalt paving material for real highways.

Wireless-Based Car Sensors Would Save Lives

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:06:00 +0100

The system could determine the nature of an accident,and automatically call emergency medical services for possible action.