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"State Moving Ahead With STEM Initiatives" "Flexible Robots Make Their Own Decisions" _______________________________________________________________________ NEWSBRIEFS INDUSTRY NEWS Russia, China Alliance Wants Greater Govt Voice in Internet Oversight Reuters (12/09/12) Matt Smith ; Joseph Menn Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates s= ubmitted a proposal that would give sweeping new governmental powers to reg= ulate cyberspace to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). The = proposal, which was made during a 12-day conference called to rewrite the i= nternational treaty covering telecommunications, also could allow countries= to block some Web locations and take over control of allotting Internet ad= dresses from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN= ). The U.S., many European countries, Australia, and Japan want the treaty= to continue to apply only to traditional telecommunications. "Much of the= Internet was developed from U.S. research funding, and the U.S. has kept a= residual role, so many other governments say it's not right that one gover= nment 'controls' the Internet," says the Internet Society's Markus Kummer. = However, decentralizing the process could prove chaotic if many countries = demand that companies use only their national system, notes former ICANN CE= O Rod Beckstrom. The Russian proposal also would give ITU member states th= e authority to control other elements of the Internet's infrastructure with= in their borders. The U.S. has developed a counterproposal that would stop= the treaty from being applied to Internet companies such as Google or gove= rnment and business networks. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/09/telecom-treaty-internet-idUSL5E8N= 83H720121209 IBM Chip Aims to Use Light to Speed up Internet Services BBC News (12/09/12) Leo Kelion IBM researchers have developed a chip that makes it easier to move data via= pulses of light instead of using electrical signals. The chip could offer= a way to move large amounts of information between processors in computer = servers at higher speeds than in existing systems. Although data centers h= ave already started using optical cables to move data between racks of comp= uter chips instead of copper cables, they need special equipment to convert= the light-encoded data into a format that processors can use. IBM's resea= rchers say they have made it possible for this conversion process to take p= lace on a chip that integrates optical components next to electrical circui= ts on the same piece of silicon. "With this new technology you can make th= is fast search happen in a way that makes economic sense," says IBM's Solom= on Assefa. Each chip contains several channels that can each handle light-= encoded data at speeds of up to 25 gigabits per second. When the channels = are combined, data can be transferred hundreds of times faster, according t= o the researchers. "There should be demand from data centers where there's= a need to shift around huge amounts of information," says University of Su= rrey professor Alan Woodward. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20646933 UCSB Researchers Take Next-Generation Augmented Reality Apps 'Anywhere' UC Santa Barbara (12/06/12) Melissa Van De Werfhorst University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) researchers are working to m= ake augmented reality (AR) applications for mobile devices smarter and more= sophisticated. The researchers want to develop next-generation AR that is= more stable, realistic, and dynamically updated by users. "Our research e= mploys real-time computer vision for more stable presentation of 3D compute= r graphics that appear as if they are truly part of the physical world," sa= ys UCSB professor Tobias Hollerer. The research combines mobile computer v= ision capture with crowdsourced user data that can immediately discern whet= her the app object matches the object in reality, known as anywhere augment= ed reality. However, to achieve "anywhere augmentation," the researchers m= ust first design an interface with which potential developers can experimen= t out of the box. The UCSB researchers are collaborating with Virginia Tec= h researchers to create an optimal user interface for AR. The research ena= bles users in different locations to see and assign data within a target sc= ene, extending 2D tracking to a real-time 3D scenario. "The applications f= or mobile, real-time augmented reality can have a major impact on health, e= ducation, entertainment, and many other areas," says UCSB professor Matthew= Turk. http://engineering.ucsb.edu/news/676 Your Next Boss Could Be a Computer New Scientist (12/06/12) Douglas Heaven University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have developed AutoMan, an = automated artificial intelligence-based system that can delegate tasks to h= uman workers via crowdsourcing platforms. The researchers designed AutoMan= to send out jobs, manage workers, accept or reject work, and make payments= . The researchers note that AutoMan does not attempt to predict the reliab= ility of its workers based on their previous performance. Instead, if the = system is not sure it has the correct answer, it keeps on posting the same = job, upping the fee each time, until it is confident that it does. "One wa= y to think about it is that it saves the interesting parts, the creative pa= rts, or the fun parts for people," says University of Massachusetts Amherst= researcher Daniel Barowy. AutoMan will be given a budget by the app devel= oper and programmed to keep costs down. The researchers hope their system = will make crowdsourcing mainstream, with software delegating tasks to human= workers around the globe. "AutoMan might even help grow a new class of jo= bs that could become a new sector of the world economy," says University of= Massachusetts Amherst professor Emery Berger. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628945.500-your-next-boss-could-be-= a-computer.html Data Services With In-Built Self-Defense SINTEF (12/07/12) Ase Dragland SINTEF ICT researchers want data systems to adapt to virus and hacker attac= ks, and automatically replace compromised software components without incon= veniencing the user. "Our objective is to devise more robust and operation= ally-secure IT services--whether you are booking concert tickets or submitt= ing your tax returns," says SINTEF's Per Hakon Meland. "We want to enable = services to adapt in the face of attacks. Users won't have to close a prog= ram and start up again when they get a message saying that 'the service is = unavailable at the moment.'" The researchers believe online reputational m= echanisms could be used to market effective IT security. Secure components= would need to be designed from the bottom up, and must remain secure even = if their operational environment and users change over time. A data system= would need to be built in a way that makes it possible to quickly and inex= pensively replace weak components. "The new systems would be able to notif= y the user when a security breach is discovered in a component by means of = an alarm service built into the component itself," Meland says. http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=3D126746&CultureCode=3Den Sensor Network to Protect the Elderly National Science Foundation (12/06/12) Marlene Cimons University of Missouri researchers have developed a sensor network that can= remotely monitor changes in a person's activity patterns and baseline heal= th conditions and alert health professionals to early signs of illness and = functional decline. The system can provide automated data that indicates t= he possible need for medical assistance, enabling the elderly to avoid unne= cessary trips to the doctor. The sensor network currently is being tested = in an eldercare facility, but the researchers recently received a U.S. Nati= onal Science Foundation grant to expand the research to a second location. = The network consists of motion detectors, video-gaming technology based on= the Microsoft Kinect system that can monitor a person's gait, and a hydrau= lic bed sensor that goes underneath the mattress and can measure an individ= ual's pulse, respiration, and restlessness during sleep. "What we want is = for them to be able to live their typical lifestyle pattern and go about th= eir daily activities while, computationally, we are capturing a pattern tha= t represents their usual behavior in their homes-and then we look for chang= es," says Missouri professor Marjorie Skubic. "This has such a potential t= o proactively help seniors stay healthy and in their own homes, while at th= e same time saving healthcare costs." http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=3D126247&org=3DNSF= &from=3Dnews CCC to Sponsor Challenges and Visions Track at CIDR 2013 CCC Blog (12/06/12) Kenneth Hines The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is sponsoring a series of "Challen= ges and Visions" tracks at the 6th Biennial Conference on Innovative Data S= ystems Research (CIDR), which takes place Jan. 6-9, 2013, in Pacific Grove,= Calif. CCC says the programs are designed to break free of the shackles o= f the normal reviewing process while still requiring a paper. The CIDR con= ference seeks papers about innovative and risky approaches, systems-buildin= g experience, killer applications and "war stories," experimental studies, = unsolved technical challenges, provocative position statements, and other u= nconventional papers on the architecture and implementation of data-centric= systems. CCC's Outrageous Ideas and Visions (OIV) track focused on long-t= erm challenges and opportunities for the database and data management commu= nities that fall outside of the field's current mainstream research areas. = The 15 OIV papers accepted for this year's conference focus on new applica= tion domains and ways of thinking about data, and fresh approaches to old p= roblems. The OIV track also allowed for papers that focus on topics not ge= tting as much attention or that lack any grounding in current or near-term = practice. http://www.cccblog.org/2012/12/06/ccc-to-sponsor-challenges-and-visions-tra= ck-at-cidr-2013/ Point of Light Caltech (12/06/12) Marcus Woo California Institute of Technology (Caltech) researchers have created a dev= ice that can focus light into a point just a few nanometers across, a break= through they say could lead to next-generation applications in computing, c= ommunications, and imaging. In conventional electronics, light can only be= focused down to the size of the wavelength, an amount known as the diffrac= tion limit. The Caltech device, called a waveguide, can break this diffrac= tion limit. As light is sent through the waveguide, the photons interact w= ith electrons causing them to oscillate, and the oscillations move along th= e device as waves. Since the electron oscillations are directly coupled wi= th the light, they carry the same information and properties and can serve = as a proxy for the light. The device is built on a semiconductor chip with= standard nanofabrication techniques, which makes it able to integrate with= existing technology, notes Caltech professor Hyuck Choo. "Our new device = is based on fundamental research, but we hope it's a good building block fo= r many potentially revolutionary engineering applications," says Caltech re= searcher Myung-Ki Kim. The device could lead to new computer hard drives t= hat hold more memory via heat-assisted magnetic recording, or new data-tran= sfer and communication applications. http://www.caltech.edu/content/point-light Reading History Through Genetics ScienceBlog.com (12/06/12) Columbia University researchers have developed a method for analyzing genet= ic data to learn more about the history of populations. The researchers ha= ve demonstrated the method in two populations: the Ashkenazi Jews, who rema= ined isolated from surrounding groups; and the Masai people of Kenya, who g= rew from frequent cross-migration with neighboring villages. "Through this= work, we've been able to recover very recent and refined demographic histo= ry, within the last few centuries, in contrast to previous methods that cou= ld only paint broad brushstrokes of the much deeper past, many thousands of= years ago," says Columbia professor Itsik Pe'er. The technique involves u= sing computational genetics to develop methods for analyzing DNA sequence v= ariants. It includes a mathematical framework and software to describe and= analyze the histories of the two populations. "While the deluge of big da= ta has forced us to develop better algorithms to analyze them, it has also = rewarded us with unprecedented levels of understanding," Pe'er says. http://scienceblog.com/58301/reading-history-through-genetics/ Is the Light Spectrum the Next Frontier for Wireless? Government Computer News (12/06/12) John Breeden II Computer devices could eventually use light to communicate, and Li-Fi, form= ally called visible light communications, could replace Wi-Fi, says the Uni= versity of Edinburgh's Harald Hass. He believes visible light communicatio= ns could be a solution for the limits of current wireless networking techno= logy. A microchip could be added to a standard light-emitting diode (LED) = light to make it blink millions of times per second, and mobile devices wit= h readers could then translate those blinks, which represent ones and zeros= , into data. Adding an LED to mobile devices would enable communication in= the other direction. Hass says that if visible light communication techno= logy was adopted, every street light could become a high-speed Internet por= t, and the human eye would not be able to tell the difference between a dat= a-enabled light and a standard, always-on bulb. However, current limitatio= ns include the fact that light communication needs constant line-of-site, t= he signal cannot travel through walls, neon signs and non-communicating lig= ht could interfere with it, and the handoff between close hubs must be work= ed out. http://gcn.com/blogs/emerging-tech/2012/12/light-spectrum-next-wireless-fro= ntier.aspx State Moving Ahead With STEM Initiatives Cumberland Times-News (MD) (12/05/12) Sophie Petit Learning Studios is a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) pro= gram launched by the National Commission on Teaching America's Future that = unites STEM professionals with teachers and students to work on real-world = projects. The program is part of an overall effort to address the fact tha= t students are not interested in STEM-related subjects and there are not en= ough teachers who are qualified to teach them. The program started in six = Maryland public schools in 2009 and today is used in 30 schools across four= districts, according to commission president Tom Carroll. Maryland is th= e first state to set specific "STEM standards of practice" that tell teache= rs what STEM is and how to teach the subjects, according to Maryland Depart= ment of Education STEM coordinator Donna Clem. Learning Studios is designe= d to make math and science more accessible to students by having them work = on real projects with STEM professionals. The four-year $250 million feder= al Race to the Top grant, awarded to Maryland in 2010, has helped to fund t= he Learning Studios program, which can cost each school district up to $75,= 000 a year. http://times-news.com/local/x983019476/State-moving-ahead-with-STEM-initiat= ives Flexible Robots Make Their Own Decisions University West (12/05/2012) Charlotta Sjostedt University West researchers have developed an automation system in which ma= chines and robots make their own decisions and adapt to external circumstan= ces. University West scientist Bo Svensson notes that normally automated p= roduction lines continue to function as long as nothing goes wrong. Howeve= r, "a single error somewhere makes everything stop," Svensson says. In the= University West system, each robot, conveyor, and machine is equipped with= an agent that does not require signals from a master control system to act= . "The agents know what neighbors they should communicate with and make sm= all local decisions," says University West scientist Fredrik Danielsson. A= n agent is triggered by what is happening next to it, and operators can ins= ert a new part in the middle of the flow without disturbing the system. 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Joseph Menn</i> <br /><br /> Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Sudan, and the United Ar= ab Emirates submitted a proposal that would give sweeping new governmental = powers to regulate cyberspace to the International Telecommunications Union= (ITU). The proposal, which was made during a 12-day conference called to = rewrite the international treaty covering telecommunications, also could al= low countries to block some Web locations and take over control of allottin= g Internet addresses from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and N= umbers (ICANN). The U.S., many European countries, Australia, and Japan wa= nt the treaty to continue to apply only to traditional telecommunications. = "Much of the Internet was developed from U.S. research funding, and the U.= S. has kept a residual role, so many other governments say it's not right t= hat one government 'controls' the Internet," says the Internet Society's Ma= rkus Kummer. However, decentralizing the process could prove chaotic if ma= ny countries demand that companies use only their national system, notes fo= rmer ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom. The Russian proposal also would give ITU mem= ber states the authority to control other elements of the Internet's infras= tructure within their borders. The U.S. has developed a counterproposal th= at would stop the treaty from being applied to Internet companies such as G= oogle or government and business networks.<br /> <div style=3D"margin-top:5px;"> =09 <span class=3D"ShareString">Share</span> =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww%2= Einfoinc%2Ecom%2FFBShare%2Ecfm%3Ftitle%3DRussia%252C%252BChina%252BAlliance= %252BWants%252BGreater%252BGovt%252BVoice%252Bin%252BInternet%252BOversight= %26desc%3D%26loc%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%= 3D2012%2D10%2DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%26bg%3D%26FBFolderName%3D%26FBLo= goName%3D%23622764" target=3D"_blank" title=3D"share on Facebook"> <img src=3D"http://www.infoinc.com/images/facebook_share_icon.gif" = border=3D"0" alt=3D"Facebook" style=3D"margin: -3px; padding: -3px;" /></a>=   =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=3Dtrue= &url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%= 2DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%23622764= &title=3DRussia%2C%20China%20Alliance%20Wants%20Greater%20Govt%20Voice%20in= %20Internet%20Oversight= &summary=3DRussia%2C%20China%2C%20Saudi%20Arabia%2C%20Algeria%2C%20Sudan%2C= %20and%20the%20United%20Arab%20Emirates%20submitted%20a%20proposal%20that%2= 0would%20give%20sweeping%20new%20governmental%20powers%20to%20regulate%20cy= berspace%20to%20the%20International%20Telecommunic%2E%2E%2E= &source=3DACM%20TechNews" target=3D"_= blank" title=3D"share on LinkedIn"><img src=3D"http://www.infoinc.com/image= s/linkedIn.jpg" alt=3D"LinkedIn" width=3D"16" height=3D"16" vspace=3D"0" bo= rder=3D"0" style=3D"margin: -3px; padding: -3px;"></a>  = =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"https://twitter.com/share?text=3DRussia%2C%20China%20All= iance%20Wants%20Greater%20Govt%20Voice%20in%20Internet%20Oversight= &url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%= 2DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%23622764" target=3D"_blank" title=3D"share o= n Twitter= "><img src=3D"http://www.infoinc.com/images/twitter.jpg" width=3D"16" heigh= t=3D"16" vspace=3D"0" border=3D"0" alt=3D"Twitter" style=3D"margin: -3px; p= adding: -3px;"></a>  =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 | =09=09 =09=09<a href=3D"http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/09/telecom-treaty-i= nternet-idUSL5E8N83H720121209" target=3D"_blank" >View Full Article</a> |= =20 =09=09 =09 =20 <a href=3D"#top">Return to Headlines</a> </div> <br /> <br />=20 =20 =09 =20 =20 <a name=3D"622784"></a> =09 <b>IBM Chip Aims to Use Light to Speed up Internet Services</b><br />= =20 <i> BBC News (12/09/12) Leo Kelion</i> <br /><br /> IBM researchers have developed a chip that makes it easier to = move data via pulses of light instead of using electrical signals. The chi= p could offer a way to move large amounts of information between processors= in computer servers at higher speeds than in existing systems. Although d= ata centers have already started using optical cables to move data between = racks of computer chips instead of copper cables, they need special equipme= nt to convert the light-encoded data into a format that processors can use.= IBM's researchers say they have made it possible for this conversion proc= ess to take place on a chip that integrates optical components next to elec= trical circuits on the same piece of silicon. "With this new technology yo= u can make this fast search happen in a way that makes economic sense," say= s IBM's Solomon Assefa. Each chip contains several channels that can each = handle light-encoded data at speeds of up to 25 gigabits per second. When = the channels are combined, data can be transferred hundreds of times faster= , according to the researchers. "There should be demand from data centers = where there's a need to shift around huge amounts of information," says Uni= versity of Surrey professor Alan Woodward.<br /> <div style=3D"margin-top:5px;"> =09 <span class=3D"ShareString">Share</span> =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww%2= Einfoinc%2Ecom%2FFBShare%2Ecfm%3Ftitle%3DIBM%252BChip%252BAims%252Bto%252BU= se%252BLight%252Bto%252BSpeed%252Bup%252BInternet%252BServices%26desc%3D%26= loc%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%2= DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%26bg%3D%26FBFolderName%3D%26FBLogoName%3D%236= 22784" target=3D"_blank" title=3D"share on Facebook"> <img src=3D"http://www.infoinc.com/images/facebook_share_icon.gif" = border=3D"0" alt=3D"Facebook" style=3D"margin: -3px; padding: -3px;" /></a>=   =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=3Dtrue= &url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%= 2DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%23622784= &title=3DIBM%20Chip%20Aims%20to%20Use%20Light%20to%20Speed%20up%20Internet%= 20Services= &summary=3DIBM%20researchers%20have%20developed%20a%20chip%20that%20makes%2= 0it%20easier%20to%20move%20data%20via%20pulses%20of%20light%20instead%20of%= 20using%20electrical%20signals%2E%20%20The%20chip%20could%20offer%20a%20way= %20to%20move%20large%20amounts%20of%20information%20betwee%2E%2E%2E= &source=3DACM%20TechNews" target=3D"_blank= " title=3D"share on LinkedIn"><img src=3D"http://www.infoinc.com/images/lin= kedIn.jpg" alt=3D"LinkedIn" width=3D"16" height=3D"16" vspace=3D"0" border= =3D"0" style=3D"margin: -3px; padding: -3px;"></a>  =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"https://twitter.com/share?text=3DIBM%20Chip%20Aims%20to%= 20Use%20Light%20to%20Speed%20up%20Internet%20Services= &url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%= 2DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%23622784" target=3D"_blank" title=3D"share o= n Twitter"><img src=3D= "http://www.infoinc.com/images/twitter.jpg" width=3D"16" height=3D"16" vspa= ce=3D"0" border=3D"0" alt=3D"Twitter" style=3D"margin: -3px; padding: -3px;= "></a>  =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 | =09=09 =09=09<a href=3D"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20646933" target=3D"_= blank" >View Full Article</a> |=20 =09=09 =09 =20 <a href=3D"#top">Return to Headlines</a> </div> <br /> <br />=20 =20 =09 =20 =20 <a name=3D"622432"></a> =09 <b>UCSB Researchers Take Next-Generation Augmented Reality Apps 'Anywh= ere'</b><br />=20 <i> UC Santa Barbara (12/06/12) Melissa Van De Werfhorst</i> <br /><br /> University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) researchers are= working to make augmented reality (AR) applications for mobile devices sma= rter and more sophisticated. The researchers want to develop next-generati= on AR that is more stable, realistic, and dynamically updated by users. "O= ur research employs real-time computer vision for more stable presentation = of 3D computer graphics that appear as if they are truly part of the physic= al world," says UCSB professor Tobias Hollerer. The research combines mobi= le computer vision capture with crowdsourced user data that can immediately= discern whether the app object matches the object in reality, known as any= where augmented reality. However, to achieve "anywhere augmentation," the = researchers must first design an interface with which potential developers = can experiment out of the box. The UCSB researchers are collaborating with= Virginia Tech researchers to create an optimal user interface for AR. The= research enables users in different locations to see and assign data withi= n a target scene, extending 2D tracking to a real-time 3D scenario. "The a= pplications for mobile, real-time augmented reality can have a major impact= on health, education, entertainment, and many other areas," says UCSB prof= essor Matthew Turk.<br /> <div style=3D"margin-top:5px;"> =09 <span class=3D"ShareString">Share</span> =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww%2= Einfoinc%2Ecom%2FFBShare%2Ecfm%3Ftitle%3DUCSB%252BResearchers%252BTake%252B= Next%252DGeneration%252BAugmented%252BReality%252BApps%252B%2527Anywhere%25= 27%26desc%3D%26loc%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ff= o%3D2012%2D10%2DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%26bg%3D%26FBFolderName%3D%26FB= LogoName%3D%23622432" target=3D"_blank" title=3D"share on Facebook"> <img src=3D"http://www.infoinc.com/images/facebook_share_icon.gif" = border=3D"0" alt=3D"Facebook" style=3D"margin: -3px; padding: -3px;" /></a>=   =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=3Dtrue= &url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%= 2DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%23622432= &title=3DUCSB%20Researchers%20Take%20Next%2DGeneration%20Augmented%20Realit= y%20Apps%20%27Anywhere%27= &summary=3DUniversity%20of%20California%2C%20Santa%20Barbara%20%28UCSB%29%2= 0researchers%20are%20working%20to%20make%20augmented%20reality%20%28AR%29%2= 0applications%20for%20mobile%20devices%20smarter%20and%20more%20sophisticat= ed%2E%20%20The%20researchers%20want%20to%20develop%20n%2E%2E%2E= &source=3DACM%20TechNews" targe= t=3D"_blank" title=3D"share on LinkedIn"><img src=3D"http://www.infoinc.com= /images/linkedIn.jpg" alt=3D"LinkedIn" width=3D"16" height=3D"16" vspace=3D= "0" border=3D"0" style=3D"margin: -3px; padding: -3px;"></a>=   =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"https://twitter.com/share?text=3DUCSB%20Researchers%20Ta= ke%20Next%2DGeneration%20Augmented%20Reality%20Apps%20%27Anywhere%27= &url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%= 2DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%23622432" target=3D"_blank" title=3D"share o= n Twitt= er"><img src=3D"http://www.infoinc.com/images/twitter.jpg" width=3D"16" hei= ght=3D"16" vspace=3D"0" border=3D"0" alt=3D"Twitter" style=3D"margin: -3px;= padding: -3px;"></a>  =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 | =09=09 =09=09<a href=3D"http://engineering.ucsb.edu/news/676" target=3D"_blank" >V= iew Full Article</a> |=20 =09=09 =09 =20 <a href=3D"#top">Return to Headlines</a> </div> <br /> <br />=20 =20 =09 =20 =20 <a name=3D"622585"></a> =09 <b>Your Next Boss Could Be a Computer</b><br />=20 <i> New Scientist (12/06/12) Douglas Heaven</i> <br /><br /> University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have developed= AutoMan, an automated artificial intelligence-based system that can delega= te tasks to human workers via crowdsourcing platforms. The researchers des= igned AutoMan to send out jobs, manage workers, accept or reject work, and = make payments. The researchers note that AutoMan does not attempt to predi= ct the reliability of its workers based on their previous performance. Ins= tead, if the system is not sure it has the correct answer, it keeps on post= ing the same job, upping the fee each time, until it is confident that it d= oes. "One way to think about it is that it saves the interesting parts, th= e creative parts, or the fun parts for people," says University of Massachu= setts Amherst researcher Daniel Barowy. AutoMan will be given a budget by = the app developer and programmed to keep costs down. The researchers hope = their system will make crowdsourcing mainstream, with software delegating t= asks to human workers around the globe. "AutoMan might even help grow a ne= w class of jobs that could become a new sector of the world economy," says = University of Massachusetts Amherst professor Emery Berger.<br /> <div style=3D"margin-top:5px;"> =09 <span class=3D"ShareString">Share</span> =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww%2= Einfoinc%2Ecom%2FFBShare%2Ecfm%3Ftitle%3DYour%252BNext%252BBoss%252BCould%2= 52BBe%252Ba%252BComputer%26desc%3D%26loc%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eor= g%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%2DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%26bg%3D%= 26FBFolderName%3D%26FBLogoName%3D%23622585" target=3D"_blank" title=3D"shar= e on Facebook"> <img src=3D"http://www.infoinc.com/images/facebook_share_icon.gif" = border=3D"0" alt=3D"Facebook" style=3D"margin: -3px; padding: -3px;" /></a>=   =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=3Dtrue= &url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%= 2DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%23622585= &title=3DYour%20Next%20Boss%20Could%20Be%20a%20Computer= &summary=3DUniversity%20of%20Massachusetts%20Amherst%20researchers%20have%2= 0developed%20AutoMan%2C%20an%20automated%20artificial%20intelligence%2Dbase= d%20system%20that%20can%20delegate%20tasks%20to%20human%20workers%20via%20c= rowdsourcing%20platforms%2E%20%20The%20res%2E%2E%2E= &source=3DACM%20TechNews" target=3D"_blank" title=3D"share on LinkedIn"><im= g src=3D"http= ://www.infoinc.com/images/linkedIn.jpg" alt=3D"LinkedIn" width=3D"16" heigh= t=3D"16" vspace=3D"0" border=3D"0" style=3D"margin: -3px; padding: -3px;"><= /a>  =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"https://twitter.com/share?text=3DYour%20Next%20Boss%20Co= uld%20Be%20a%20Computer= &url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%= 2DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%23622585" target=3D"_= blank" title=3D"share on Twitter"><img src=3D"http://www.infoinc.com/images= /twitter.jpg" width=3D"16" height=3D"16" vspace=3D"0" border=3D"0" alt=3D"T= witter" style=3D"margin: -3px; padding: -3px;"></a>  =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 | =09=09 =09=09<a href=3D"http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628945.500-your-ne= xt-boss-could-be-a-computer.html" target=3D"_blank" >View Full Article</a> = |=20 =09=09 =09 =20 <a href=3D"#top">Return to Headlines</a> </div> <br /> <br />=20 =20 =09 =20 =20 <a name=3D"622556"></a> =09 <b>Data Services With In-Built Self-Defense</b><br />=20 <i> SINTEF (12/07/12) Ase Dragland</i> <br /><br /> SINTEF ICT researchers want data systems to adapt to virus and= hacker attacks, and automatically replace compromised software components = without inconveniencing the user. "Our objective is to devise more robust = and operationally-secure IT services--whether you are booking concert ticke= ts or submitting your tax returns," says SINTEF's Per Hakon Meland. "We wa= nt to enable services to adapt in the face of attacks. Users won't have to= close a program and start up again when they get a message saying that 'th= e service is unavailable at the moment.'" The researchers believe online r= eputational mechanisms could be used to market effective IT security. Secu= re components would need to be designed from the bottom up, and must remain= secure even if their operational environment and users change over time. = A data system would need to be built in a way that makes it possible to qui= ckly and inexpensively replace weak components. 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The system can provide automated data tha= t indicates the possible need for medical assistance, enabling the elderly = to avoid unnecessary trips to the doctor. The sensor network currently is = being tested in an eldercare facility, but the researchers recently receive= d a U.S. National Science Foundation grant to expand the research to a seco= nd location. The network consists of motion detectors, video-gaming techno= logy based on the Microsoft Kinect system that can monitor a person's gait,= and a hydraulic bed sensor that goes underneath the mattress and can measu= re an individual's pulse, respiration, and restlessness during sleep. "Wha= t we want is for them to be able to live their typical lifestyle pattern an= d go about their daily activities while, computationally, we are capturing = a pattern that represents their usual behavior in their homes-and then we l= ook for changes," says Missouri professor Marjorie Skubic. 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CCC says the programs are designed to bre= ak free of the shackles of the normal reviewing process while still requiri= ng a paper. The CIDR conference seeks papers about innovative and risky ap= proaches, systems-building experience, killer applications and = “war s= tories,” experimental studies, unsolved technical challen= ges, provoca= tive position statements, and other unconventional papers on the architectu= re and implementation of data-centric systems. CCC's Outrageous Ideas and = Visions (OIV) track focused on long-term challenges and opportunities for t= he database and data management communities that fall outside of the field'= s current mainstream research areas. The 15 OIV papers accepted for this y= ear's conference focus on new application domains and ways of thinking abou= t data, and fresh approaches to old problems. The OIV track also allowed f= or papers that focus on topics not getting as much attention or that lack a= ny grounding in current or near-term practice.<br /> <div style=3D"margin-top:5px;"> =09 <span class=3D"ShareString">Share</span> =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww%2= Einfoinc%2Ecom%2FFBShare%2Ecfm%3Ftitle%3DCCC%252Bto%252BSponsor%252BChallen= ges%252Band%252BVisions%252BTrack%252Bat%252BCIDR%252B2013%26desc%3D%26loc%= 3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%2DDec= %2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%26bg%3D%26FBFolderName%3D%26FBLogoName%3D%2362254= 0" target=3D"_blank" title=3D"share on Facebook"> <img src=3D"http://www.infoinc.com/images/facebook_share_icon.gif" = border=3D"0" alt=3D"Facebook" style=3D"margin: -3px; padding: -3px;" /></a>=   =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=3Dtrue= &url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%= 2DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%23622540= &title=3DCCC%20to%20Sponsor%20Challenges%20and%20Visions%20Track%20at%20CID= R%202013= &summary=3DThe%20Computing%20Community%20Consortium%20%28CCC%29%20is%20spon= soring%20a%20series%20of%20%E2%80%9CChallenges%20and%20Visions%E2%80%9D%20t= racks%20at%20the%206th%20Biennial%20Conference%20on%20Innovative%20Data%20S= ystems%20Research%20%28CIDR%29%2C%20which%20takes%20place%20Jan%2E%206%2D9%= 2E%2E%2E&source=3DACM%20TechNews" ta= rget=3D"_blank" title=3D"share on LinkedIn"><img src=3D"http://www.infoinc.= com/images/linkedIn.jpg" alt=3D"LinkedIn" width=3D"16" height=3D"16" vspace= =3D"0" border=3D"0" style=3D"margin: -3px; padding: -3px;"></a>=   =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"https://twitter.com/share?text=3DCCC%20to%20Sponsor%20Ch= allenges%20and%20Visions%20Track%20at%20CIDR%202013= &url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%= 2DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%23622540" target=3D"_blank" title=3D"share o= n Twitter"><img src=3D"h= ttp://www.infoinc.com/images/twitter.jpg" width=3D"16" height=3D"16" vspace= =3D"0" border=3D"0" alt=3D"Twitter" style=3D"margin: -3px; padding: -3px;">= </a>  =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 | =09=09 =09=09<a href=3D"http://www.cccblog.org/2012/12/06/ccc-to-sponsor-challenge= s-and-visions-track-at-cidr-2013/" target=3D"_blank" >View Full Article</a>= |=20 =09=09 =09 =20 <a href=3D"#top">Return to Headlines</a> </div> <br /> <br />=20 =20 =09 =20 =20 <a name=3D"622725"></a> =09 <b>Point of Light</b><br />=20 <i> Caltech (12/06/12) Marcus Woo</i> <br /><br /> California Institute of Technology (Caltech) researchers have = created a device that can focus light into a point just a few nanometers ac= ross, a breakthrough they say could lead to next-generation applications in= computing, communications, and imaging. In conventional electronics, ligh= t can only be focused down to the size of the wavelength, an amount known a= s the diffraction limit. The Caltech device, called a waveguide, can break= this diffraction limit. As light is sent through the waveguide, the photo= ns interact with electrons causing them to oscillate, and the oscillations = move along the device as waves. Since the electron oscillations are direct= ly coupled with the light, they carry the same information and properties a= nd can serve as a proxy for the light. The device is built on a semiconduc= tor chip with standard nanofabrication techniques, which makes it able to i= ntegrate with existing technology, notes Caltech professor Hyuck Choo. "Ou= r new device is based on fundamental research, but we hope it's a good buil= ding block for many potentially revolutionary engineering applications," sa= ys Caltech researcher Myung-Ki Kim. The device could lead to new computer = hard drives that hold more memory via heat-assisted magnetic recording, or = new data-transfer and communication applications.<br /> <div style=3D"margin-top:5px;"> =09 <span class=3D"ShareString">Share</span> =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww%2= Einfoinc%2Ecom%2FFBShare%2Ecfm%3Ftitle%3DPoint%252Bof%252BLight%26desc%3D%2= 6loc%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%= 2DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%26bg%3D%26FBFolderName%3D%26FBLogoName%3D%23= 622725" target=3D"_blank" title=3D"share on Facebook"> <img src=3D"http://www.infoinc.com/images/facebook_share_icon.gif" = border=3D"0" alt=3D"Facebook" style=3D"margin: -3px; padding: -3px;" /></a>=   =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=3Dtrue= &url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%= 2DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%23622725&title=3DPoint%20of%20Light= &summary=3DCalifornia%20Institute%20of%20Technology%20%28Caltech%29%20resea= rchers%20have%20created%20a%20device%20that%20can%20focus%20light%20into%20= a%20point%20just%20a%20few%20nanometers%20across%2C%20a%20breakthrough%20th= ey%20say%20could%20lead%20to%20next%2Dgeneration%20app%2E%2E%2E= &source=3DACM%20TechNews" tar= get=3D"_blank" title=3D"share on LinkedIn"><img src=3D"http://www.infoinc.c= om/images/linkedIn.jpg" alt=3D"LinkedIn" width=3D"16" height=3D"16" vspace= =3D"0" border=3D"0" style=3D"margin: -3px; padding: -3px;"></a>=   =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"https://twitter.com/share?text=3DPoint%20of%20Light= &url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%= 2DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%23622725" target=3D"_blank" title=3D"share o= n Tw= itter"><img src=3D"http://www.infoinc.com/images/twitter.jpg" width=3D"16" = height=3D"16" vspace=3D"0" border=3D"0" alt=3D"Twitter" style=3D"margin: -3= px; padding: -3px;"></a>  =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 | =09=09 =09=09<a href=3D"http://www.caltech.edu/content/point-light" target=3D"_bla= nk" >View Full Article</a> |=20 =09=09 =09 =20 <a href=3D"#top">Return to Headlines</a> </div> <br /> <br />=20 =20 =09 =20 =20 <a name=3D"622788"></a> =09 <b>Reading History Through Genetics</b><br />=20 <i> ScienceBlog.com (12/06/12)</i> <br /><br /> Columbia University researchers have developed a method for an= alyzing genetic data to learn more about the history of populations. The r= esearchers have demonstrated the method in two populations: the Ashkenazi J= ews, who remained isolated from surrounding groups; and the Masai people of= Kenya, who grew from frequent cross-migration with neighboring villages. = "Through this work, we’ve been able to recover very recen= t and refine= d demographic history, within the last few centuries, in contrast to previo= us methods that could only paint broad brushstrokes of the much deeper past= , many thousands of years ago," says Columbia professor Itsik Pe'er. The t= echnique involves using computational genetics to develop methods for analy= zing DNA sequence variants. It includes a mathematical framework and softw= are to describe and analyze the histories of the two populations. "While t= he deluge of big data has forced us to develop better algorithms to analyze= them, it has also rewarded us with unprecedented levels of understanding,"= Pe'er says.<br /> <div style=3D"margin-top:5px;"> =09 <span class=3D"ShareString">Share</span> =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww%2= Einfoinc%2Ecom%2FFBShare%2Ecfm%3Ftitle%3DReading%252BHistory%252BThrough%25= 2BGenetics%26desc%3D%26loc%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2= Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%2DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%26bg%3D%26FBFolderName= %3D%26FBLogoName%3D%23622788" target=3D"_blank" title=3D"share on Facebook"= > <img src=3D"http://www.infoinc.com/images/facebook_share_icon.gif" = border=3D"0" alt=3D"Facebook" style=3D"margin: -3px; padding: -3px;" /></a>=   =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=3Dtrue= &url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%= 2DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%23622788= &title=3DReading%20History%20Through%20Genetics= &summary=3DColumbia%20University%20researchers%20have%20developed%20a%20met= hod%20for%20analyzing%20genetic%20data%20to%20learn%20more%20about%20the%20= history%20of%20populations%2E%20%20The%20researchers%20have%20demonstrated%= 20the%20method%20in%20two%20populations%3A%20the%2E%2E%2E= &source=3DACM%20TechNews" target=3D"_blank" title=3D"share on LinkedIn"><im= g src=3D"http:/= /www.infoinc.com/images/linkedIn.jpg" alt=3D"LinkedIn" width=3D"16" height= =3D"16" vspace=3D"0" border=3D"0" style=3D"margin: -3px; padding: -3px;"></= a>  =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"https://twitter.com/share?text=3DReading%20History%20Thr= ough%20Genetics= &url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%= 2DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%23622788" target=3D"_blank" t= itle=3D"share on Twitter"><img src=3D"http://www.infoinc.com/images/twitter= .jpg" width=3D"16" height=3D"16" vspace=3D"0" border=3D"0" alt=3D"Twitter" = style=3D"margin: -3px; padding: -3px;"></a>  =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 | =09=09 =09=09<a href=3D"http://scienceblog.com/58301/reading-history-through-genet= ics/" target=3D"_blank" >View Full Article</a> |=20 =09=09 =09 =20 <a href=3D"#top">Return to Headlines</a> </div> <br /> <br />=20 =20 =09 =20 =20 <a name=3D"622542"></a> =09 <b>Is the Light Spectrum the Next Frontier for Wireless?</b><br />=20 <i> Government Computer News (12/06/12) John Breeden II</i> <br /><br /> Computer devices could eventually use light to communicate, an= d Li-Fi, formally called visible light communications, could replace Wi-Fi,= says the University of Edinburgh's Harald Hass. He believes visible light= communications could be a solution for the limits of current wireless netw= orking technology. A microchip could be added to a standard light-emitting= diode (LED) light to make it blink millions of times per second, and mobil= e devices with readers could then translate those blinks, which represent o= nes and zeros, into data. Adding an LED to mobile devices would enable com= munication in the other direction. Hass says that if visible light communi= cation technology was adopted, every street light could become a high-speed= Internet port, and the human eye would not be able to tell the difference = between a data-enabled light and a standard, always-on bulb. However, curr= ent limitations include the fact that light communication needs constant li= ne-of-site, the signal cannot travel through walls, neon signs and non-comm= unicating light could interfere with it, and the handoff between close hubs= must be worked out.<br /> <div style=3D"margin-top:5px;"> =09 <span class=3D"ShareString">Share</span> =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww%2= Einfoinc%2Ecom%2FFBShare%2Ecfm%3Ftitle%3DIs%252Bthe%252BLight%252BSpectrum%= 252Bthe%252BNext%252BFrontier%252Bfor%252BWireless%253F%26desc%3D%26loc%3Dh= ttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%2DDec%2F= Dec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%26bg%3D%26FBFolderName%3D%26FBLogoName%3D%23622542" = target=3D"_blank" title=3D"share on Facebook"> <img src=3D"http://www.infoinc.com/images/facebook_share_icon.gif" = border=3D"0" alt=3D"Facebook" style=3D"margin: -3px; padding: -3px;" /></a>=   =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=3Dtrue= &url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%= 2DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%23622542= &title=3DIs%20the%20Light%20Spectrum%20the%20Next%20Frontier%20for%20Wirele= ss%3F= &summary=3DComputer%20devices%20could%20eventually%20use%20light%20to%20com= municate%2C%20and%20Li%2DFi%2C%20formally%20called%20visible%20light%20comm= unications%2C%20could%20replace%20Wi%2DFi%2C%20says%20the%20University%20of= %20Edinburgh%27s%20Harald%20Hass%2E%20%20He%20believes%20v%2E%2E%2E= &source=3DACM%20TechNews" target=3D"_blank" tit= le=3D"share on LinkedIn"><img src=3D"http://www.infoinc.com/images/linkedIn= .jpg" alt=3D"LinkedIn" width=3D"16" height=3D"16" vspace=3D"0" border=3D"0"= style=3D"margin: -3px; padding: -3px;"></a>  =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"https://twitter.com/share?text=3DIs%20the%20Light%20Spec= trum%20the%20Next%20Frontier%20for%20Wireless%3F= &url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%= 2DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%23622542" target=3D"_blank" title=3D"share o= n Twitter"><img src=3D"http= ://www.infoinc.com/images/twitter.jpg" width=3D"16" height=3D"16" vspace=3D= "0" border=3D"0" alt=3D"Twitter" style=3D"margin: -3px; padding: -3px;"></a= >  =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 | =09=09 =09=09<a href=3D"http://gcn.com/blogs/emerging-tech/2012/12/light-spectrum-= next-wireless-frontier.aspx" target=3D"_blank" >View Full Article</a> |=20 =09=09 =09 =20 <a href=3D"#top">Return to Headlines</a> </div> <br /> <br />=20 =20 =09 =20 =20 <a name=3D"622137"></a> =09 <b>State Moving Ahead With STEM Initiatives</b><br />=20 <i> Cumberland Times-News (MD) (12/05/12) Sophie Petit</i> <br /><br /> Learning Studios is a science, technology, engineering, and ma= th (STEM) program launched by the National Commission on Teaching America's= Future that unites STEM professionals with teachers and students to work o= n real-world projects. The program is part of an overall effort to address= the fact that students are not interested in STEM-related subjects and the= re are not enough teachers who are qualified to teach them. The program st= arted in six Maryland public schools in 2009 and today is used in 30 school= s across four districts, according to commission president Tom Carroll. M= aryland is the first state to set specific "STEM standards of practice" tha= t tell teachers what STEM is and how to teach the subjects, according to Ma= ryland Department of Education STEM coordinator Donna Clem. Learning Studi= os is designed to make math and science more accessible to students by havi= ng them work on real projects with STEM professionals. The four-year $250 = million federal Race to the Top grant, awarded to Maryland in 2010, has hel= ped to fund the Learning Studios program, which can cost each school distri= ct up to $75,000 a year.<br /> <div style=3D"margin-top:5px;"> =09 <span class=3D"ShareString">Share</span> =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww%2= Einfoinc%2Ecom%2FFBShare%2Ecfm%3Ftitle%3DState%252BMoving%252BAhead%252BWit= h%252BSTEM%252BInitiatives%26desc%3D%26loc%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2E= org%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%2DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%26bg%3= D%26FBFolderName%3D%26FBLogoName%3D%23622137" target=3D"_blank" title=3D"sh= are on Facebook"> <img src=3D"http://www.infoinc.com/images/facebook_share_icon.gif" = border=3D"0" alt=3D"Facebook" style=3D"margin: -3px; padding: -3px;" /></a>=   =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=3Dtrue= &url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%= 2DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%23622137= &title=3DState%20Moving%20Ahead%20With%20STEM%20Initiatives= &summary=3DLearning%20Studios%20is%20a%20science%2C%20technology%2C%20engin= eering%2C%20and%20math%20%28STEM%29%20program%20launched%20by%20the%20Natio= nal%20Commission%20on%20Teaching%20America%27s%20Future%20that%20unites%20S= TEM%20professionals%20with%20teachers%20and%20studen%2E%2E%2E= &source=3DACM%20TechNews" target=3D"_blank" title=3D"share on LinkedIn"><i= mg src=3D"http://www.infoinc.com/images/linkedIn.jpg" alt=3D"LinkedIn" widt= h=3D"16" height=3D"16" vspace=3D"0" border=3D"0" style=3D"margin: -3px; pad= ding: -3px;"></a>  =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 <a href=3D"https://twitter.com/share?text=3DState%20Moving%20Ahead%= 20With%20STEM%20Initiatives= &url=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Ftechnews%2Eacm%2Eorg%2Farchives%2Ecfm%3Ffo%3D2012%2D10%= 2DDec%2FDec%2D10%2D2012%2Ehtml%23622137" target= =3D"_blank" title=3D"share on Twitter"><img src=3D"http://www.infoinc.com/i= mages/twitter.jpg" width=3D"16" height=3D"16" vspace=3D"0" border=3D"0" alt= =3D"Twitter" style=3D"margin: -3px; padding: -3px;"></a>  =20 =20 =20 =09=09=09 =20 =20 =20 | =09=09 =09=09<a href=3D"http://times-news.com/local/x983019476/State-moving-ahead-= with-STEM-initiatives" target=3D"_blank" >View Full Article</a> |=20 =09=09 =09 =20 <a href=3D"#top">Return to Headlines</a> </div> <br /> <br />=20 =20 =09 =20 =20 <a name=3D"621936"></a> =09 <b>Flexible Robots Make Their Own Decisions</b><br />=20 <i> University West (12/05/2012) Charlotta Sjostedt</i> <br /><br /> University West researchers have developed an automation syste= m in which machines and robots make their own decisions and adapt to extern= al circumstances. University West scientist Bo Svensson notes that normall= y automated production lines continue to function as long as nothing goes w= rong. However, "a single error somewhere makes everything stop," Svensson = says. In the University West system, each robot, conveyor, and machine is = equipped with an agent that does not require signals from a master control = system to act. "The agents know what neighbors they should communicate wit= h and make small local decisions," says University West scientist Fredrik D= anielsson. An agent is triggered by what is happening next to it, and oper= ators can insert a new part in the middle of the flow without disturbing th= e system. 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