| Online message boards provide outlets for mothers' concerns, researcher says Jan 9th 2013, 21:20 Parenting infants and toddlers can be challenging, and for generations, mothers have turned to other moms for advice. Now, with the availability of the Internet, mothers are consulting each other using modern venues: online message boards. Research indicates online discussion boards provide safe environments for mothers to anonymously express child-rearing concerns and receive support from other moms. |  | Powering lasers through heat Nov 13th 2012, 13:35 In micro electronics heat often causes problems and engineers have to put a lot of technical effort into cooling, for example micro chips, to dissipate heat that is generated during operation. Physicists have now suggested a concept for a laser that could be powered by heat. This idea may open a completely new way for cooling microchips. | | Happy children less at risk of becoming victims of cyberbullying Oct 31st 2012, 15:07 The latest research on the impact of cynerbullying on children has just been collected in a special double issue of the journal Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, published by Routledge. From the complex relationships between cyberbullies and their victims, to a greater moral disengagement in cyberbullies compared to traditional bullies. | | Fully automated soccer game analysis Oct 26th 2012, 12:45 Using entirely new electronic solutions, soccer coaches can provide their players with video analysis as early as half-time or immediately following a match.  | | Robots in the home: Will older adults roll out the welcome mat? Oct 25th 2012, 20:15 Robots have the potential to help older adults with daily activities that can become more challenging with age. But are people willing to use and accept the new technology? A new study indicates the answer is yes, unless the tasks involve personal care or social activities. | | Now the mobile phone goes emotional Oct 25th 2012, 15:29 ForcePhone is a mobile synchronous haptic communication system. During phone calls, users can squeeze the side of the device and the pressure level is mapped to vibrations on the recipient's device. Computer scientists indicate that an additional haptic channel of communication can be integrated into mobile phone calls using a pressure to vibrotactile mapping with local and remote feedback. | | Bringing power of prevention, diagnosis to the people Oct 22nd 2012, 20:23 "A Mercedes Benz isn't designed to function in the Sahara Desert," notes Dr. Eliah Aronoff-Spencer of the University of California, San Diego. "So why are we designing medical equipment for developing countries the same way we do for developed ones?" It's a question researchers at the new Distributed Health Laboratory in the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) at UC San Diego aim to address, and eventually, to render moot. In collaboration with the UC San Diego School of Medicine and the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (UEM) in Maputo, Mozambique, Calit2's DH Lab is designing low-cost medical devices such as microscopes and wireless sensing devices that can be used by virtually anyone anywhere in the world to prevent and even diagnose illness. | | Friendship 2.0: Teens' technology use promotes sense of belonging, identity Oct 22nd 2012, 16:17 A new study shows that digital media helps teens reach developmental milestones, such as fostering a sense of belonging and sharing personal problems. But the study also raised questions about whether digital connectedness might hinder the development of an autonomous sense of self. | |
