Items tagged with 'university'
ACU Hands Out iPhone 3GS To Incoming Freshmen
Putting off those college applications to the last possible minute? Can't get motivated to further your education? Well, have a look at what's offered over at ACU. Years after Duke University began handing out iPods to incoming freshmen, Abilene Christian University in Texas has one-upped the aforesaid institution by distributing... Read More
11-Year Old Astrophysics Fan a College Graduate
Well, it now appears that an 11-year-old has raised the bar so high that others entering college can just give up. Yes, we said others entering college, because Moshe Kai Cavalin, 11, has just graduated from East Los Angeles College, with a 4.0 GPA, no less. His favorite subject: astrophysics. Yep, we pull open astrophysics... Read More
A New Excuse To Skip Class: Lecture Podcasts
College students are always looking for new and creative reasons to ditch class.A new study has just given them teflon ammo: New psychological research suggests that university students who download a podcast lecture achieve substantially higher exam results than those who attend the lecture in person.The reasoning behind... Read More
University Researchers Develop Multi-Terabyte DVD-size Disc
Technology shows great promise but still under long term research DailyTech reports -- "Researchers at the University of Central Florida announced this week that they have developed a way to store massive amounts of data onto a disc roughly the size of a typical DVD. This sounds like another competitive format to Blu-ray... Read More
Kyoto University's Woman Bot
You new it wouldn't take long for robotics to take on a more curvacious appeal. The good folks at Kyoto University have created the "FT" (Female Type) bot... "Woman type (Female Type)" it designated "FT" from the initial. At 35 centimeters and weight 800 gram in height 6 head bodies. 13 months... Read More
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