According to THECB website, students arriving ith no prior college credits should be able to complete the degree program in three years at a total cost of $13, 000 to $15, 000.
#Facebook and Google are drooling over drone companies Last month it seemed as if Facebook would acquire the long-range solar-powered drone maker Titan Aerospace
and use its technology to deliver Internet to remote areas of the world. It was ostensibly a hedge against Google balloon-driven Project Loon and the possibility that Google,
rather than Facebook, would connect the ext billioninternet users. Today that picture is opaque at best.
Google not Facebook is buying Titan Aerospace, and Facebook has acquired a different U k.-based solar-powered drones startup called Ascenta.
And an answer to the question of how exactly the two Silicon valley giants will leverage their new technology?
Still elusive. What is clear is that while delivering connectivity to far-flung parts of the globe is advantageous for both Facebook and Google,
the race to acquire unmanned aerial systems, or UAS, technology is about much more. Exactly what, well, that more difficult to discern. ou definitely have to look at it as part of a broader business strategy,
says Mark Bünger, research director at Lux Research. he two of them are shooting for the strategic high ground here Amazon is obviously doing this, too.
For Facebook, the incentive is simple: catch up. Rival Google has been developing a means to provide Internet connectivity to remote regions of the world for years now through Project Loon,
which uses Internet hubs suspended from high-flying balloons to provide bandwidth to areas of New zealand that are wired off the grid.
Facebook isn breaking new ground by getting into commercialized drone technology, Bünger says, just keeping up. oogle has been working on the autonomous vehicles, the Nest acquisition,
and a bunch of other stuff that surprising if you think of them as a search engine company which hopefully nobody does anymore,
Facebook knows that if it wants to remain a major presence in the emerging Internet of things, it will need to extend beyond software and into hardware.
which have given Facebook some trouble in parts of the developing world, particularly where the company has attempted to negotiate ero-ratedeals that allow customers to use some of Facebook offerings without it counting against their data plans.
If Facebook does follow through with its ambitious plans to connect the next billion people through Facebook-owned Internet drones
Facebook can not only bypass mobile carriers that don want to play ball, but also push those new users toward Facebook offerings like its recently acquired messaging app Whatapp.
But one oft-overlooked area where UAS technology could really be a boon for Facebook is in data moving the other direction.
Right now, Facebook owns mountains of data on its users, but relatively little on the parts of the world that aren connected already to Facebook.
Comparatively, Google acquisitions and exclusive deals with third parties provide it with everything from the rich trove of geospatial data that powers Google maps to the energy use
and living habits of those using its Nest smart home technology, providing a far more robust picture of the world
and a wider range of services it can provide. With a fleet of UAS in the sky, Facebook could begin gathering its own proprietary geospatial data, aerial imagery, traffic data,
meteorological data information that it could then integrate into new products or sell to companies that need it,
much like Google does and other companies threaten to do, at least with regard to drones. or Facebook and Google and those guys,
they know they need a toehold in this space, Bünger says. here are a hundred other areas like that where theye having to compete now to get a toehold in the technology,
and they can really know right now what theye going to use it for. Nobody really knows.
At $20 million, Facebook found its way into the drone space for a third of
The terms of Google purchase of Titan haven yet been disclosed, but whatever the final figure, it will likely be worth it.
both of these drone acquisitions by Facebook and Google; a lot of this technology that has to do with wearables;
#Google buys Titan Aerospace, a solar-powered drone company Solar-powered drone This week, Google announced the acquisition of Titan Aerospace for an undisclosed sum in a move that sees the technology
Following Facebook s $20 million purchase of U k.-based aerospace company Ascenta which has been working on the development of unmanned,
solar-powered aerial drones for the past few years Google acted fast to usurp an expected bid by Facebook to also acquire Titan Aerospace.
and nonstop for years at a time a technology Google hopes to utilize in order to extend its influence
a source close to Google said that the company offered to top any offer from Facebook for Titan Aerospace.
but as yet largely unproven technology that Google hopes can help beam internet access to areas of the globe that remain unserved by cellphone towers or telephone wires.
Solar-powered drones are an attractive proposition to company like Google and Facebook because of their reliability and stability in often adverse weather conditions.
Google s technical experts will work with Titan Aerospace to advance the material design for the drones wings,
and detail to atmospheric sensors used in many of Google s applications, such as Google maps. It is still early days
and environmental damage like deforestation, said a Google statement announcing the acquisition. Solar s influence Titan Aerospace caught Google s attention thanks to its innovative dragonfly-shaped drones that are powered by its wing-mounted solar panels
and onboard battery storage that allows the planes to fly at night. The drones are huge aircraft the smaller model,
whether the solar technology is advanced currently enough to deliver the kind of long-range reliability that Google will require.
and it takes a lot of power to broadcast internet signals. However, a source close to Facebook has revealed that the social media giants had been reviewing Titan Aerospace s solar-powered drones some six months ago,
and were impressed enough to open talks with the company about a possible acquisition. Google were evidently also eager to speak with Titan
and are believed to have gazumped Facebook s offer r
#Neuroscientists reverse symptoms of Alzheimer s in mice Researchers found that the overproduction of the protein known as p25 may be the culprit behind the sticky protein-fragment clusters that build up in the brains of Alzheimer patients.
The work, which was published in the April 10 issue of Cell, could provide a new drug target for the treatment of the disease that affects more than five million Americans,
and products could travel through the Internet as code, produced on demand at any location,
The files for these products could be sent in an email and then printed out, all in one operation,
which are suitable for our watches, our cars or phones, we can use these robots in life domains,
Below is a U s. Naval Research Laboratory Youtube video explaining the breakthrough Y
#Israeli startup Storedot charges smartphone batteries to full in 30 seconds Storedot It possible that youl be able to plug the smartphone in
and charge it from 0 percent to 100 percent in just under a minute, according to a report by the Wall street journal. An Israeli startup by the name of Storedot revealed the technology at Microsoft Think Next Conference using standard smartphone batteries,
and they claim itl even be portable. video) As the demo was held at a Microsoft conference,
the actual demonstration was shown on a Samsung galaxy S3; however, the technology will almost certainly be available for Apple smartphone.
Fast battery chargers already exist, but theye expensive, unwieldy things for special batteries. Storedot, however, claims that its technology will only cost around twice as much as traditional chargers.
Press it and whatever you say will be stored as a search the next time you visit the Amazonfresh website.
The Dash is currently free but y invitation only, according to its website, and no release date has been announced yet.
#Europe to abolish roaming charges by December 2015 The first move was to slash pricing of mobile phone roaming costs across Europe.
Then calls were made to abolish mobile roaming costs completely, with a view towards afeguarding citizensright to access an open Internet.
Today that vision has become a reality. Neelie Kroes has been one of the main drivers behind this reform, with the outspoken European commission VP a strong proponent if a single ICT and telecoms market,
previously saying she would ight with my last breath to get us there together. Perhaps the most significant nugget from today news is that the European parliament has voted now to banish roaming charges by Christmas 2015.
This headline-grabber constitutes part of the broader move towards the onnected Continentthat would be created by a single telecoms market.
This is an historic day for the open Internet. The finer nuances of the net neutrality law have yet to be ratified,
distinct capacity, cannot be mistaken for Internet, no replacement of Internet services by specialised services. In other words, an ISP can reclassify Amazon Instant Video
or Netflix as a service other than Internet to bypass these new net neutrality laws. It a pretty solid advance for the Internet in Europe,
one that will ensure providers can slow down or otherwise degrade the speed of an Internet connection on a whim.
The European parliament is being very clear about this: the Internet cannot be affected by specialised services.
While there could still be some twists and turns with the finer details still to be ironed out,
and prevent someone from procuring a mobile phone plan in a cheaper EU country, and using it exclusively in another.
while contract rules will also apply to non-telecoms elements of bundles, such as TV. And there will be no automatic extension of contract terms
and Google have attracted much attention and tens of millions of dollars intheir bid to translate increasingly expensive college courses into cheaper online formats.
Apple Inc.,Google Inc.,Microsoft corp. and Cisco systems Inc. are a few major Silicon valley tech companies selling either hardware or software to K-12 educators.
and Internet connectivity to people and villages living off-the-grid. Video) Think of these floating turbines as the wind farms of the future
Underpinning this vision is the provision of high-speed wireless internet connectivity for citizens in all public locations.
The machine sends out an email when it is running low on stock. It also has built-in security features such as cameras
A demo of Spritz technology can be found on the company website. Spritz is set to launch in April as a feature with the upcoming Samsung galaxy S5 smartphone
and the Gear 2 smartwatch. ith the growth of wearable devices, Spritz patent-pending technology will enable Samsung device users to read emails comfortably
and conveniently one streaming word at a time, the company said in a statement. Spritz said it is working on enabling its technology so it can also be used to read text messages
social media streams, web content and digital books. At 1, 000 words per minute, users could potentially read the shortest Harry potter book he Sorcerer Stone,
wire-free energy transfer could be as easy as wireless internet. When Katie Hall saw a light-bulb glowing in the middle of a room with no wires attached she was shocked.
they are the same kind of fields used in Wi-fi routers. In the house of the future, wire-free energy transfer could be as easy as wireless internet.
If all goes to Witricity plans, smartphones will charge in your pocket as you wander around,
televisions will flicker with no wires attached, and electric cars will refuel while sitting on the driveway.
Witricity have demonstrated already their ability to power laptops, cellphones, and TVS by attaching resonator coils to batteries
It great to see so much discussion of this technology on social media and the comments thread.
As Witricity have mentioned on their website the Highly Resonant Wireless power transfer technology they have developed is also distinct from Tesla creations and
#Samsung develops ultrasonic smartphone case to help visually impaired sense their surroundings A smartphone case that helps the visually impaired by enhancing their awareness of their surroundings has been developed by Samsung.
The Ultrasonic Cover for its Galaxy Core Advance smartphone helps owners sense the presence of people and objects up to two meters away.
the phone lets the smartphone owner know by sending a vibration alert or text-to-speech notification.
When the Internet was growing in the 90s it promised a future in which everyone everywhere had access to all the knowledge in the world,
and closer everyday as more people in underdeveloped countries have access to cheaper and cheaper smartphones and Internet access.
Google, Facebook, as well as many others, all keep meticulous track of user data for advertising and other purposes.
On several occasions, the massive amounts of data collected by Internet service and telecommunications companies have been utilized by agencies such as the NSA, under morally questionable motives at best.
The result is a system that has evolved with the ability to track everything you do
The Internet has recently been more reminiscent of Orwell s 1984, rather than the future of individual empowerment that was promised.
and it is these key features within the Bitcoin protocol itself that may be the key to weakening the hold of massive data collecting service companies like Google.
Among these can be email, domain names, and other such systems. Decentralized applications This is only the beginning however,
Because of that, it is conceivable that DAS for payments, social networking, and cloud computing may one day surpass the valuation of multinational corporations like Western union, Visa, Facebook, Google,
and Amazon that are are currently active in the space. At the very least, the ever-growing success of bitcoin thus far candidly illustrates that there is indeed a massive demand for anonymity online,
the Internet, or even to gold 5, 000 years ago. While it does possess similarities with many of these things,
#U s. to give up remaining control over the internet U s. officials announced plans to relinquish federal government control over the administration of the Internet last week.
and others who rely on the smooth functioning of the Web. Pressure to let go of the final vestiges of U s. authority over the system of Web addresses
and domain names that organize the Internet has been building for more than a decade and was supercharged by the backlash last year to revelations about National security agency surveillance.
The change would end the long-running contract between the Commerce department and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a California-based nonprofit group.
That contract is set to expire next year but could be extended if the transition plan is not complete. e look forward to ICANN convening stakeholders across the global Internet community to craft an appropriate transition plan,
Lawrence E. Strickling, assistant secretary of commerce for communications and information, said in a statement. The announcement received a passionate response,
. and our allies are making to promote a free and open Internet, and to preserve
and advance the current multi-stakeholder model of global Internet governance. But former House speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.)tweeted:
hat is the global internet community that Obama wants to turn the internet over to?
This risks foreign dictatorships defining the internet. The practical consequences of the decision were harder to immediately discern, especially with the details of the transition not yet clear.
Politically, the move could alleviate rising global concerns that the United states essentially controls the Web
An international meeting to discuss the future of Internet is scheduled to start on March 23 in Singapore.
a trade group representing major Internet commerce businesses. U s. officials said their decision had nothing to do with the NSA spying revelations
and international support continues to grow for the multistakeholder model of Internet governance, Strickling said in a statement.
inclusive process to find a new international oversight structure for the group. othing will be done in any way to jeopardize the security and stability of the Internet,
The United states has maintained long authority over elements of the Internet which grew from a Defense department program that started in the 1960s.
The relationship between the United states and ICANN has drawn wider international criticism in recent years, in part because big American companies such as Google,
Facebook and Microsoft play such a central role in the Internet worldwide functioning. The NSA revelations exacerbated those concerns. his is a step in the right direction to resolve important international disputes about how the Internet is governed,
said Gene Kimmelman, president of Public knowledge, a group that promotes open access to the Internet.
Verizon, one of the world biggest Internet providers issued a statement saying, successful transition in the stewardship of these important functions to the global multi-stakeholder community would be a timely and positive step in the evolution of Internet governance.
ICANN most important function is to oversee the assigning of Internet domains such as dot-com, dot-edu and dot-gov
and ensure that the various companies and universities involved in directing digital traffic do so safely.
Concern about ICANN stewardship has spiked in recent years amid a massive and controversial expansion that is adding hundreds of new domains,
to the Internet infrastructure. More than 1, 000 new domains are slated to be made available, pumping far more fee revenue into ICANN.
however, that con artists already swarm the Internet with phony Web sites designed to look like the authentic offerings of respected brands. o set ICANN so-called free is a very major step that should done with careful oversight,
The humanoid robots Google recently bought are neat but most machines being used or tested by national militaries are, for now, more like robotic weapons than robotic soldiers.
as a spokesman put it in an email interview with Singularity Hub. Sensing and artificial intelligence technologies are sure to improve,
the history of the web suggests that terrorists could find others. Of course, most technologies stumble at first
and three-quarters said they would be excited more in financial services provided by Google, Amazon, Apple, Paypal,
like our laptops and cell phones. Given Tesla production goals outline above, the planned factory would more than double the current entire world lithium ion battery production.
and cell phones are sold and more devices get connected. And now if you look beyond just batteries,
#Paddle an incredible shapeshifting smartphone You probably carry around a few gadgets. You probably have your smartphone, maybe a tablet or e reader.
You may also have a fitness band or even a second smartphone. That a lot of stuff to carry.
Imagine instead having just a single gadget that you deform physically into different shapes to suit your needs.
Pics and video) That the kind of smartphone that researchers at Hasselt University iminds in Belgium are building.
Called addle, their prototype phone, is designed around engineering principles derived from the popular 3-D Rubik Magic Puzzle.
Studying the puzzle over a period of seven months enabled the Hasselt researchers to create a phone that could be transformed quickly into various shapes in a few simple steps. t the moment our Paddle prototype supports around 15 different shapes
it can become smaller than an iphone. For instance, you might transform it into a book,
Simply turn your phone into a bracelet and roll through individual links to scroll through various list items.
Deformable phones like Paperphone explore the idea of using bends and folds to physically control the device;
When taking into account the time we spend interacting with our phones nowadays one would expect us all to be veritable virtuosos on our devices,
With Paddle, they could manipulate a single mobile devicene that they operate with natural movementsreatly reducing the learning curve.
and even data-conditional transactions, in which a script uses a data input such as a regular Google search to monitor real-world events that would automatically trigger disbursements or other actions.
what Internet Protocol has been distributed to information. The blockchain is IP. And through manipulation of that we can build a whole other system.
In the same way that IP and the infrastructure of network nodes that make up the Internet now support functions from e-mail to video streaming
in the same way that second-layer services like Buffer or Hootsuite use the Twitter API to present
and interact with Twitter data in slightly modified or reorganized forms. Efforts to make complex financial functions a part of Bitcoin have been bubbling through 2013,
But combining telecommunications with the Bitcoin blockchain presents more intriguing possibilities for example, cars able to read the blockchain could disable themselves
Google and various automakers have increased their activity and investment toward the goal of self-driving vehicles,
with Google now focusing on fully driverless vehicles for the future, according to a report by IHS Automotive.
Last year, Google adjusted its approach to focus on fully autonomous vehicles that have the ability to operate without a driver at all,
Web 2. 0, cloud, machine learning, storage and enterprise applications. Interconnect performance capabilities are critical to data
This article was adapted from a post on the UCS blog The Equation. Mellon contributed this article to Livescience's Expert Voices:
According to the Monsanto website the variety has produced a five-bushel (or about 4 percent) yield advantage in field tests against competitor hybrids.
This article was adapted from Cover crops Dramatically Increase Corn Yields specially In Drought Conditionson the UCS blog The Equation.
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#'Roboclam'Digging Machine As Fast as Natural Burrowers A robot that can dig quickly and deeply into mud or wet sand could one day help lay underwater cables,
and has said on his blog: As an environmentalist I think our global consumption of meat is far too high.
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#Hemopurifier FDA Approved to Filter Ebola Out of Blood in Clinical Study Aethlon Medical, a San diego, CA firm,
accepted the award on behalf of the project team. his award validates the importance of our site based cyanide production unit
Currently sodium cyanide is transported to and from a site, but the researchers developed a modular, self-contained,
particularly when there is no tool attendant on site to verify the checkout process, said Dean Perry, president of Toolhound.
And as the IEDS can be connected to the automation system by Ethernet one team can control substations in many different and distant locations o
proven techniques already widely used in the likes of smart phones, cars and airplanes. It has been estimated there are already 50 MEMS sensors in a modern car.
Various output capability options are available, like 3 x 4-20ma, Modbus, Profibus, Foundation Fieldbus, Devicenet, and Ethernet.
Through an extensive R&d program, Imergy has developed a way to produce flow batteries with vanadium at a 98%purity level that can be harvested from environmental waste sites.
Imergy flow batteries from low-grade vanadium will also be capable of storing more energy per kilogram than conventional vanadium flow batteries by more than twice, giving cell phone operators, solar power plant developers, microgrid owners
and smartphones use a model described by Hungarian-American mathematician and inventor John Von neumann in 1945.
Today's computers laptops, smartphones and even cars suffer from visual and sensory impairment, Modha said.
Greater energy efficiency means you could compute things directly on your phone instead of relying on cloud computing,
"It can be used on tall buildings with lots of windows or any kind of mobile device that demands high aesthetic quality like a phone or e reader.
and a quantum internet are just around the corner. here is a big race going on between five
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#Honda Smart Home produces more energy than it uses Wouldn it be great if your house produced more energy than it consumed?
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#Scientists create'living materials'using E coli Imagine a world where nonliving devices and building materials had some of the same advantages as living things,
researchers are now aiming for ideas such as headsets that could assist people with vision problems.
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#'Yarn muscles'100 times stronger than human muscles Using just coiled fishing line and sewing thread a team of scientists has developed a way to create super-strong artificial muscles.
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#For stem cells in 30 minutes just add acid Embryonic stem cells have huge potential in treating everything from cancer to diabetes because of their ability to morph into almost any other type of cell within the human body.
As explained on her lab's web page All organisms possess instincts to survive exposures to external stresses by adapting to their environment and to some degree regenerating injured tissues or organs.
I always take the email option. I know I giving up a little privacy when I do that
because the store now has my email and can send me offers. The stores that have offered are clothing stores and
Yesterday one of my local grocery stores Shoprite sent me an email letting me know that it will be offering digital receipts.
According to Shoprite's website this is a new program that is being tested so Il still be receiving paper receipts for now.
I not going to take the time to stop pull out my phone take a picture of the receipt
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