Multimedia/Networking/Interface Design

Method may help quickly identify regions where objects -- and missing people -- may have converged The ocean is a messy and turbulent space, where winds and weather kick up waves in all directions. When an object or person goes missing at…

Credit: Edgar Lobaton Researchers have developed new software that can be integrated with existing hardware to enable people using robotic prosthetics or exoskeletons to walk in a safer, more natural manner on different types of…

Credit: @GiovanniPizzi The new platform, launched today, makes it easier for authors to manage their submissions and records. Personal accounts give authors an overview of all submitted records and make it easier to both submit new…

Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c03110 Fitness tracker bracelets and watches provide useful information, such as step count and heart rate, but they usually can't provide more…

Smart devices that measure electrical signals from your skin have the potential to tell you about your stress levels, help your sports performances and allow you to track your emotionsCredit: Anna Stahl of RISE Smart devices that…

Contributions recognized in areas including the internet, algorithms and artificial intelligenceCredit: Paul Mockapetris ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today announced the recipients of three prestigious technical…

By 'reading' books and news articles, machines can be taught 'right' from 'wrong' and adopt a human-like moral compass to analyze the development of moral values in societies over time Is it OK to kill time? Machines used to find this…

Credit: Linköping University Despite physical distance, it's possible to create proximity between family members located in different places. This is according to a study from Linköping University that has investigated how…

Researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) have developed a new solution to render an essential detail in many video games: human skin. The research is published in the Proceedings of the Association for Computing…

Study finds constant email interruptions create sadness and fearCredit: Ioannis Pavlidis, Computational Physiology Laboratory at the University of Houston From writing papers to answering emails, it's common for office workers to…

Credit: University of Central Florida The company responsible for the online video game hit Fortnite has awarded a UCF assistant professor a grant to develop an immersive technology to take virtual experiences to new levels of reality.…

HLRS uses supercomputing and visualization to develop comprehensive models of urban environments, supports city planning in Herrenberg, GermanyCredit: Fabian Dembski, HLRS. For Dr. Fabian Dembski, who works at the intersection of…

It's a global social media Goliath but it had humble beginnings and now we need it more than ever.Credit: QUT Marketing & Communication It started life as the concept drawing for a mobile 'status update' tool only geeks could…

Group calls for transparency, interoperability, privacy, and scrutinyCredit: Association for Computing Machinery Today, the ACM Europe Technology Policy Committee (Europe TPC) of the world's largest society of computing professionals,…

A new academic evaluation of video-enabled justice published today (Monday 4 May) offers insights for courts, court users and others at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic looks set to necessitate a rapid increase in the use of technology.…

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- A U.S. Army-funded project is identifying how officials at different levels of government can work together to encourage protective behaviors to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This is the new goal of an…

Cardiologists at the Mainz University Medical Center successfully treat an 80-year-old patient after evaluating data from her Apple Watch Digitization can do a lot in medicine, even save lives. This is shown by the specific case of an…

'Teaching computers to teach' is key, say Carnegie Mellon researchers PITTSBURGH--Intelligent tutoring systems have been shown to be effective in helping to teach certain subjects, such as algebra or grammar, but creating these…

Surprising findings might be less positive than they initially seem TROY, N.Y. -- Women are underrepresented in leadership positions throughout the information technology industry. While more and more women are earning degrees in science,…

Modeling tool could help cities understand full functionality and recovery of healthcare system When a natural disaster like an earthquake strikes, a community can literally be shaken to its core. One way to assess how well and how quickly…