Scientists from Southampton University have developed a new technique to identify people by their ears. Compared to other biometric techniques such as face recognition, the ears have a structure that is maintained from birth to adulthood and that, instead of aging, simply increases in size.
Ilan Spilinger, Microsoft's vice president of hardware and technology, and Raghu Murthi, general manager of the hardware natural user interface of this same firm, tell us how Kinect was created, the technology for Xbox 360 that allows you to play with the whole body.
American scientists have developed a new technology to manufacture "electronic skin", that is, an artificial coating that simulates human touch and whose application will multiply the functions of robots and contribute to the creation of a new generation of prostheses, according to the magazine 'Nature Materials'.
Today's video games don't just entertain. Some such as Age of Empires, Caesar and even Sim City can be an effective information and training instrument, as confirmed by researchers from the University of Huelva (UHU) in an article published in the journal 'Computers & Education'.
The stethoscope, an inseparable tool for those who practice medicine, could begin to disappear from hospitals around the world with the arrival of a new application for the iPhone called iStethoscope, which allows you to monitor the heartbeat and other sounds of the human body.
A team of American astronomers from the University of Arizona, led by Michael Hart, has developed a technique that makes it possible to obtain astronomical images from Earth as sharp as those captured with the Hubble Space Telescope, and also much faster. The technique, called adaptive laser optics, was released today in the journal Nature.
In this article we explain what you have to do if your mobile has gotten wet in the bathroom, the pool or the sea. But first of all we explain what you should not do, such as using heat sources such as dryers or sunlight itself ... Do not miss it! and calls again at full speed.
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have invented a "personal food printer." Christened the Digital Fabricator, the new device stores and refrigerates ingredients, combines them, cooks them and "prints" them to the consumer's taste. And as you pour each content into separate print "heads" you can cool or heat them. And all with pinpoint precision.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
