News Stories relating to "computer"

We know how quantum physics works in the atomic level, but does it translate into the "macro" level enough to allow us to use it in practical ways?

Physicist Anthony Leggett thinks that there are too many issues with quantum theory to think of it as anything more than an approximation of reality. In New Scientist, Michael Brooks quotes...

Amazing discoveries continue: High-density and ultracold atomic gases have emerged as promising media for storage of individual photons in computers. The Master of the Key predicted that this would happen. And astronomers have discovered a mysterious whirling mass of gas out in space.

When Whitley Strieber asked the Master of the Key...

Would-be Dads should use them on a desk - While fatherhood might be far from the minds of most young men, behavior patterns they establish early on may impact their ability to become a dad later in life. Excessive laptop use (as well as wearing briefs instead of boxers) may be one of the biggest problems. Also, don't eat too...

...and in the future, no more mouse! - According to computer designers, we will soon no longer need to use a mouse. It won't be replaced by a button on the computer (which already exists on some computer models), we will use HAND GESTURES instead!

In BBC News, Maggie Shiels quotes researcher Steve Prentice as saying, "...

UPDATE: Its prediction was correct! - Engineers have created a computer software program that consistently predicts NCAA basketball rankings more accurately than the AP poll of sportswriters and the ESPN/USA Today poll of coaches. So which team did it predict would win? UPDATE: It predicted Kansas!

If you're like many Americans, you made a New Year's resolution to increase efficiency in your life using some of the newest gadgets. But this can be dangerous?maybe not to your physical health, but to your personal relationships.

Can we become addicted to technology? Psychologist John O'Neill says, "We have become so accustomed to the...

Homes, coffee shops and even entire towns are now being wired for internet access, but no one is investigating the possible health implications of this.

The massive power of the cellphone industry has prevented any serious research into their possible dangers in the US, but Britain has issued a number of warnings about them, mostly...

Seniors who use a computer appear to be less depressed and have less chance of developing Alzheimer's.

This research was by done by Village Care of New York, a long-term care provider in Manhattan?s Greenwich Village. In 1998, researcher Kathleen Triche decided to look into the impact of the growing use of computers by seniors on the...

Think you're anonymous when you fire off a nasty letter onthe internet or peruse that forbidden porn site? A computerresearcher has found a way to track exactly what anycomputer is doing on the internet?so you could be beingwatched.