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21st
century scrolls
If
you were wondering what a device with a flexible display
might look like, you no longer have to wonder. Philips
Electronics has built a concept portable electronic wireless
reader that demonstrates one possibility...
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Hierarchies
promise better searches
Google's
tremendous success arguably boils down to the company's
PageRank algorithm, which calculates the relative importance
of web pages and makes their Web search engine particularly
effective. Researchers from Microsoft Research Asia...
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Store
and forward qubits
Widespread
use of quantum cryptography and other quantum communications
techniques requires that qubits -- quantum particles like
photons that are capable of storing information -- be
sent over long distances, which in turn requires...
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Sonic
needles
Soundwaves
have the power to move matter, and not just by generating
unpleasant auditory sensations that clear people from
a room. Researchers have been able to focus and shape
soundwaves...
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Letter
to readers
Many thanks to those of you who contributed funds and
ideas to TRN in response to our readers letters over the
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FEATURES
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View
from the High Ground: CMU's Brad Myers
Technology Research News Editor Eric Smalley
carried out an email conversation with Carnegie Mellon
University professor Brad Myers during the summer of 2005
that touched on cell phones, remotes, difficult software,
email triage, anti-intellectualism and a future where
we're all managers.
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How
It Works: Finding Information on the 'Net
Accessing the vast amounts of unindexed
information on the Internet means letting search engines
see hidden databases and giving the Web a sense of meaning.
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