Automakers, Google take different roads to automated cars

Last Updated: Friday, September 4, 2015, 12:45

From his laboratory at Pittsburgh`s Carnegie Mellon University, automated vehicle pioneer Raj Rajkumar says self-driving cars will evolve step-by-step, with humans staying in charge for a long time to come.

Chennai-born Indian-American elected to Chinese Academy of Sciences

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 12:07

Subra Suresh, Chennai-born Indian-American president of Carnegie Mellon University, has been elected a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a rare and highly coveted distinction within the academic fraternity.

Researchers use inkblots to improve security of online passwords

Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2013, 18:38

Computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a new inkblot password system called GOTCHA to increase security against online password thefts.

Now, `crash-proof` driver-less car

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 18:14

Researchers led by an Indian-origin scientist have developed a new `crash-proof` driver-less car that can safely navigate its way through busy roads.

Talking on cellphone while driving not as dangerous as believed

Last Updated: Friday, August 9, 2013, 12:47

It has been a widely believed that talking on a cellphone while driving can be dangerous and lead to more accidents.

Now, WorldKit technology that transforms everything into touchscreens

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 9, 2013, 19:45

A latest experimental technology system, called WorldKit reportedly turns any surface into a touchscreen by pairing a depth-sensing camera lens with a projector lens.

Now, robot that can `discover` new objects on its own

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 18:14

More than a good eye! Researchers, including an Indian-origin scientist, have developed a new `smart` robot that can analyse and learn about new objects on its own.

Facebook users `unwittingly` sharing more personal info than ever: Study

Last Updated: Thursday, March 7, 2013, 12:55

Facebook users are unwittingly sharing more personal information online than ever, according to a study.

Smartphones that can identify knuckle touch and fingernails

Last Updated: Monday, November 19, 2012, 17:00

To open up the smartphone screens to commands from other parts of the hand, Chris Harrison, from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, has built the prototype.

Soon, your walk can be your new password

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 26, 2012, 21:17

The new discipline called "pedo-biometrics" uses a "BioSole" inserted into shoes to assess a wearer's gait, matching that distinctive pattern against an existing record to verify the person's identity.