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The Future of Speech Technologies

January 28th, 2006 at 11:28 pm » Comments (0)

PC Magazine is running an interview with two of the research leaders in IBM’s speech recognition group, Dr. David Nahamoo, manager of Human Language Technologies, and Dr. Roberto Sicconi, manager of Multimodal Conversational Solutions.



First Photo of Face Transplant Recipient

January 28th, 2006 at 11:14 pm » Comments (0)

Last May, Isabelle Dinoire had a wide, tilted nose, a prominent chin and thin lips. Today, the donated face of suicide Maryline Saint-Aubert has given her a straight and narrow nose, a neater chin and a fuller mouth.



Intelligent Ovens-of-the-Future

January 28th, 2006 at 11:02 pm » Comments (0)

After 12 years of development and with the help of NASA’s Embedded Web Technology software, the TMIO company is delivering its first smart ovens.



Newest Image of the Space Elevator

January 28th, 2006 at 10:49 pm » Comments (0)

The coolest yet most vertigo-inducing pic you’ll see all day: A view of Earth from the Space Elevator.



The 25 Top Jobs for 2005-2009

January 28th, 2006 at 10:41 pm » Comments (0)

What are the best jobs to pursue for the next five years? This year’s index of the top jobs on four categories: job growth, salary potential, education level, and room for innovation.



Hackers Disrupt Impact Lab

January 28th, 2006 at 7:59 pm » Comments (0)

On Saturday an Impact Lab article received brief mention on www.fark.com.  As a result, thousands of readers were directed to an article which was highjacked by hackers and turned into a porn photo gallery. 
We have attempted to correct the problem and sincerely apologize for the problems this has created.



LASIK surgery for Astronomers

January 28th, 2006 at 4:27 am » Comments (0)

Man made star helps scientists adjust their vision.



Airline Seeks Matching Passengers for Better Flights

January 28th, 2006 at 4:21 am » Comments (0)

Hoping to ease the nightmare of flying next to a crashing bore, a company in New York will match like-minded passengers to help make the time fly.



A Superconducting Hydrogen Superfluid

January 28th, 2006 at 3:10 am » Comments (0)

Experiments may soon confirm a computer simulation of hydrogen, at high
pressures, turning into a superconducting superfluid. Besides having
the ability to conduct electricity without loss, this new form of
hydrogen would also be a liquid that would flow without friction.



Ten Great Vidcasts (Video Podcasts)

January 28th, 2006 at 2:56 am » Comments (0)

They are crude, rude, and sometimes lewd.  But vidcasting is setting the stage for major turmoil in the television industry.



How to Make a Robot Out of an Old Computer Mouse

January 28th, 2006 at 2:25 am » Comments (0)

This project is pretty cheap, if you have a mouse to use the other parts can be obtained for less than ten dollars.



Demonstrating Fusion using Sound Waves

January 28th, 2006 at 2:15 am » Comments (0)

A team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Purdue
University, and the Russian Academy of Sciences has used sound waves to
induce nuclear fusion (sonofusion)!



Free Stock Photo Gallery

January 28th, 2006 at 2:09 am » Comments (0)

A free stock photo gallery with lot’s of great pictures you can use for
your personal work. You can coose from Amimals, Constructions, 3D
renders, Nature, Textures & Backgrounds, web templates and more.
Great resource!



Building the Ultimate Roller Coaster

January 28th, 2006 at 1:49 am » Comments (0)

The last photo says it all…



Messing with the Optical Mind

January 28th, 2006 at 1:40 am » Comments (0)

Just when you think you’ve got your building figured out they go ahead and do this to you. Cool photos.