'Survival of the fittest' now applies to computers: Surprising similarities found between genetic and computer codes

"Survival of the fittest" originally referred to natural selection in biological systems, but new research from Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University scientists shows that this evolutionary theory also applies to technological systems. Computational biologist Sergei Maslov, a research staff member in Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), holding appointments with

Reading on treadmill no sweat with ReadingMate

You just have to don goggles equipped with infrared LEDs and run in front of an infrared camera that tracks your bobbing head. (Credit: Mark Simons/Purdue University) No diversion can divert me from the fact that treadmills are boring. Even if the weather is bad, I'm not much of a TV viewer -- on or off the treadmill.

Elgg goes Dutch!

Elgg is a leading open source social networking platform which can be used to power your social network.

Controlling a hardware prototype with your Windows Phone

This blog post was authored by Erik Reitan, a programming writer on the Windows Phone developer content team.

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Google Glass: Specs on specs, API docs mark busy week

17:45, Electronics/Consumer & Gadgets (Phys.org) -For those who are just plain curious if not serious about owning Google Glass, the specs are here on Google Glass. Officially announced for Glass Explorer edition, the spec details presented this week carry the official word about display, camera, storage and battery life.

Welcome to the newest member of the team!

At 9pm this evening, Helen, who manages the Raspberry Pi Facebook and G+ accounts (when she?s not on maternity leave) gave birth to the first Raspberry Pi project baby. Alexander Joseph Lynn is a n

This Week in Spring - April 16th, 2013

This Week in Spring

Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring!
It's been an exciting week for Spring at Pivotal, which you can hear more about at the re-scheduled

SpringOne 2GX 2012 Replays: Cloud Foundry Architecture, Effective Design Patterns in NewSQL

If you have deployed applications on Cloud Foundry, you know how easy it is to push an app, bind services to it, and scale it. There are more magical things behind the scenes. Did you know, for example, that cloudfoundry.com is updated approximately twice a week?

Crowd diagnosis could spot rare diseases doctors miss

Shortly after a backpacking trip in Michigan in 2009, 20-year-old Sarah Sheridan came down with what seemed to be a nasty case of the flu. Unlike the flu, however, her symptoms only got worse with time. Blood tests, MRI scans, spinal taps and other investigations came back normal or inconclusive.

Xen Hackathon 2013 at the Google Dublin

List of Last Minute M4 Breaking Changes

The M4 release saw the Core, Async, and Collection libraries stabilize. Dan Grove has compiled a list of the last minute breaking changes: The separator argument in Iterable.join defaults to "" (instead of `null`). All DateTime constants are non-abbreviated. Also changed DAYS_IN_WEEK to DAYS_PER_WEEK.

LG voice-activated vacuum robot does your cleaning bidding

LG's new Roboking wants to apply for a job as your cleaning minion, and it's happy to be bossed around. We all know what Roombas are good for. They're good for ferrying cats around, dressing up in silly costumes, and occasionally sucking up dirt. One thing they're not good for, however, is bossing around.

CrowdMed (YC W13) raises $1.1M, launches crowdsourced medical diagnosis

CrowdMed is designed to help users who have been unable to get help within the current health system. Because doctors can't always track the thousands of rare diseases that are out there, patients may find themselves going to dozens of physicians and specialists and still not know what is wrong with them.

BlackBerry Jam Unplugged: Android Runtime

Continuing our BlackBerry Jam Unplugged series, we've now posted the latest episode which gives a little more color and insight around the future of the Android Runtime for BlackBerry 10. We'll be continuing this video series leading up to BlackBerry Live 2013 in order to give some more background surrounding the topics that we'll be discussing [...]

Update on Tablet App Guidelines and Screenshots

Posted by Ellie Powers, Google Play team

More and more, developers are investing in a full tablet experience for t

New BlackBerry Certified Builder Program Recognizes Developer Expertise

We?re excited that the BlackBerry Certified Builder program has la

HTML5 2D game development: Collision detection and sprite animations

In this series, HTML5 maven David Geary shows you how to
implement an HTML5 2D video game one step at a time. In this installment,
learn how Snail Bait implements collision det

NASA Awards Cooperative Agreement for Internships

NASA Awards Cooperative Agreement for Internships WASHINGTON -- NASA's Office of Education has awarded a cooperative agreement to the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) to support the agency's education internship programs. The award's value is estimated at $3 million and $10 million per year, depending on options.

NASA Seeks Innovative Suborbital Flight Technology Proposals

For a second year, NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate is seeking proposals for suborbital technology payloads and spacecraft capability enhancements that could help revolutionize future space

Sofia Observations Reveal a Surprise in Massive Star Formation

Sofia Observations Reveal a Surprise in Massive Star Formation WASHINGTON -- Researchers using the airborne Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) have captured the most detailed mid-infrared images yet of a massive star condensing within a dense cocoon of dust and gas. The star is G35.20-0.74, commonly known as G35.