Tech : Science World Report

May 11, 2012 11:02 AM EDT

Naiad: Incremental, Iterative Computation for Big Data

Big data is pretty popular at the moment. Systems such as MapReduce, Hadoop, Dryad, and DryadLINQ have made writing and executing ad hoc big-data analyses easy. Still, there are several programming patterns such systems don't support especially well.

May 11, 2012 08:24 AM EDT

Microsoft Redesigns Bing, Plays up Facebook Link

Microsoft Corp unveiled a new design on Thursday for its second-ranked Bing search engine, introducing elements from Facebook and other social networks, as it tries to claw market share from leader Google Inc.

May 11, 2012 08:14 AM EDT

Facebook's IPO already Oversubscribed: Source

Facebook Inc's record initial public offering is already oversubscribed, a source familiar with the share listing said, days after the world's largest social network embarked on a cross-country roadshow to drum up investor enthusiasm.

May 10, 2012 05:02 PM EDT

First Instrument for the JWST is Completed and Handed over to NASA

First instrument for the JWST is completed and handed over to NASA After more than ten years of work by more than 200 engineers, the Mid InfraRed Instrument (MIRI), a camera so sensitive it could see a candle on one of Jupiter's moons, has been declared ready for delivery by the European Space Agenc...

May 10, 2012 04:25 PM EDT

Smart Phones Are Changing Real World Privacy Settings

With endless applications, high-speed wireless Internet access, and free messaging services, smart phones have revolutionized the way we communicate. But at what cost? According to researchers at Tel Aviv University, the smart phone is challenging traditional conceptions of privacy, especially in th...

May 10, 2012 01:34 PM EDT

NTU Scientist Catches World's Attention with Laser Technology Invention

A scientist from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Professor Liu Ai Qun, has developed an innovative device that can identify and detect contaminants in treated water, such as water-borne bacteria, in just one hour, down from the current two days.

May 10, 2012 01:19 PM EDT

Global & Asian Experts Converge at NTU in Showcase of Animation & Virtual Breakthroughs

About 200 leading minds from Asia, Europe and across the globe are converging at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) this week to discuss and exchange ideas for advancing research in computer animation, social robots and virtual humans.

May 10, 2012 07:45 AM EDT

The Beautiful Science of a Butterfly's Flight

The painted lady butterfly, with intricate orange, black and white markings resembling those of the more well-known monarch, flies with a grace that matches its beauty. It flutters through narrow passages, avoiding obstacles, changing directions, then lands softly, effortlessly.

May 10, 2012 07:36 AM EDT

Fascinated and Inspired by Animal Movement

Noah Cowan learned to juggle in seventh grade. The director of the Locomotion in Mechanical & Biological Systems (LIMBS) lab didn't know then, while he was analyzing the myriad ways to flip a household hammer, that his life's work would involve attempting to understand and solve the riddles of motio...

May 10, 2012 07:24 AM EDT

First Successful Test of the Navy's Newest Anti-missile Interceptor

U.S. forces said they had destroyed a target in the first successful test of the Navy's newest anti-missile interceptor, designed to protect allies from attacks by countries like North Korea and Iran.

May 09, 2012 09:55 AM EDT

New ONR Program Aims to Develop Solid-state Laser Weapons for Ships

To help Sailors defeat small boat threats and aerial targets without using bullets, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) wants to develop a solid-state laser weapon prototype that will demonstrate multi-mission capabilities aboard a Navy ship, officials announced May 8.

May 09, 2012 06:49 AM EDT

Virtual Ghost Imaging Principle Explored

U.S. Army Research Laboratory scientists outlined their feasibility study of virtual ghost imaging through turbulence and obscurants using Bessel beam illumination in an Applied Physics Letters paper published Feb. 10.