(January 23, 2009) Dan Saffer, principal designer at Kicker Studio, covers the basics of touchscreen and gestural technology including: ergonomics, a brief history, prototyping and documenting, and how to communicate the presence of a gestural interface to users.
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A team led by scientists at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering has demonstrated the first working “invisibility cloak.” The cloak deflects microwave beams so they flow around a “hidden” object inside with little distortion, making it appear almost as if nothing were there at all.
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The Department of Technological Studies at Ohio Northern University developed these ice cream serving robots as part of an extracurricular activity for ONU’s homecoming festivities. The project took 5 weeks and included 26 students. For more information please contact Dr. Adam Stienecker at a-stienecker.1@onu.edu
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Brian Williams of NBC, along with University of Phoenix alumni and management offer congratulations to the graduating class of 2009. The value of online education and web technology has never been more valued than in today’s tough economic and job climate. Set yourself apart and invest in a college education. Stay focused and determined to become successful in the career field you choose. Learn more about the innovation at University of Phoenix at http://www.phoenix.edu
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School of Computer Science
Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Bachelor of Computer Science
Specialization Streams
- Computer Game Development Stream
- Network Computing Stream
- Information Systems Security Stream
- Software and Computing Stream
- Software Engineering Stream
Multidisciplinary Stream
- Biomedical Computing Stream
- Management & Business Systems Stream
- Law Stream
- Psychology Stream
http://www.carleton.ca - Canada’s Capital University
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http://www.ted.com Ray Kurzweil’s latest graphs show that technology’s breakneck advances will only accelerate — recession or not. He unveils his new project, Singularity University, to study oncoming tech and guide it to benefit humanity.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10
Duration : 0:8:42
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Stanford University’s Brian Knutson is unraveling the mysteries of human desire with state-of-the-art medical imaging. Knutson’s research sheds new light on how individuals make complex financial decisions, and offers new ways for alleviating schizophrenia.
Prof. Brian Knutson’s website:
http://www-psych.stanford.edu/~knutson/
Stanford University:
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Stanford University Channel on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/stanford
Duration : 0:12:10
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Jennifer Raymond (Stanford University) is building a “wiring diagram” for the brain. By bridging the gap between individual synapses and whole-brain learning & memory, Raymond’s research offers new insights and strategies for medical rehabilitation and K-12 education.
Prof. Jennifer Raymond’s website:
http://raymondlab.stanford.edu/
Stanford University:
http://www.stanford.edu/
Stanford University Channel on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/stanford
Duration : 0:12:35
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Krishna Shenoy is creating “brain-computer interfaces” that will enable paralyzed patients to control prosthetic arms and computer cursors. In this short talk, Shenoy describes how his team of Stanford researchers has built a system that achieves typing at 15 words-per-minute, just by “thinking about it”.
Neural Prosthetic Systems Laboratory:
http://www.stanford.edu/~shenoy/Group.htm
Stanford University:
http://www.stanford.edu/
Stanford University Channel on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/stanford
Duration : 0:14:12
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Stefan er is trying to create inexpensive ear drops that can cure deafness. In this short talk, er describes how his team of researchers at Stanford University is transplanting stem cells into the ear to “regenerate” damaged hearing cells.
Prof. Stefan er’s website:
http://homepage.mac.com/hellerlab/
Stanford University:
http://www.stanford.edu/
Stanford University Channel on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/stanford
Duration : 0:14:21
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