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Software edits huge images in seconds instead of hoursUniversity of Utah computer scientists developed software that quickly edits "extreme resolution imagery" "“ huge photographs containing billions to hundreds of billions of pixels or dot-like picture elements. Until now, it took hours to process these "gigapixel" images. The new software needs only seconds to produce preview images useful to doctors, intelligence analysts, photographers, artists, engineers and...
NASA wrapped up one of its largest hurricane research efforts ever last week after nearly two months of flights that broke new ground in the study of tropical cyclones and delivered data that scientists will now be able to analyze for years to come.While the 2010 hurricane season has been a rather quiet one for coastal dwellers, the churning meteorology of the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea seemed to cooperate well with the science goals of Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes (GRIP)...
If you don't hear directions, you can feel themIf drivers are yakking on cell phones and don't hear spoken instructions to turn left or right from a passenger or navigation system, they still can get directions from devices that are mounted on the steering wheel and pull skin on the driver's index fingertips left or right, a University of Utah study found.The researchers say they don't want their results to encourage dangerous and distracted driving by cell phone users. Instead, they hope the...
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Disco icon Gloria Gaynor, whose career spans three decades and includes the Grammy award winning anthem, "I Will Survive," will be the headline performer for the opening ceremonies of the Huntsman World Senior Games on October 5th to raise awareness of knee osteoarthritis(OA), including her own experience with the pain of this potentially debilitating condition. The Huntsman World Senior Games is an international sports competition scheduled for...
COLUMBIA, Mo., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Campus View Apartments, the leading student apartments in Columbia, today announces new Internet service levels customizable to meet residents' online needs and usage demands. The new Internet service boasts speeds up to 100 Mbps, and includes a 24-hour call center, onsite technical support, and traffic management devices to greatly enhance network reliability. "We listened to our residents and their concerns about the speed and reliability of our...
University of Utah neuroscientists' research may shed light on suicide rates in Western US, other areasThe Intermountain West is renowned for the beauty of its towering mountains and high deserts, but according to new research from an investigator with the University of Utah Brain Institute the region's lofty altitudes significantly influence a deadly problem: the high prevalence of suicides in this part of the country.In the Sept. 15, 2010, online edition of the American Journal of...
In an early step toward letting severely paralyzed people speak with their thoughts, University of Utah researchers translated brain signals into words using two grids of 16 microelectrodes implanted beneath the skull but atop the brain."We have been able to decode spoken words using only signals from the brain with a device that has promise for long-term use in paralyzed patients who cannot now speak," says Bradley Greger, an assistant professor of bioengineering.Because the method...
Desire to improve or preserve quality of life -- not price or bank account size -- motivates purchasesAs any nine-to-fiver will testify, a new paycheck brings with it a familiar sense of freedom, albeit one that dwindles in lockstep with the balance in one's checking account. But, it's not the checking account size that influences consumer behavior; rather, it's the time that has elapsed since payday, according to a new study published in the September issue of the Journal of Marketing.Payday...
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) announced that the company's board of directors has declared a $0.10 per share cash dividend on its common stock. The dividend is payable on September 30, 2010, to stockholders of record as of September 15, 2010. About Huntsman: Huntsman is a global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals. Its operating companies manufacture products for a variety of global industries, including chemicals,...
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Deseret News, Utah's oldest continually published daily newspaper, today introduced a new Editorial Advisory Board, the first of its kind in a media organization. The advisory board brings together a collection of thought leaders from around the country who will provide insight to the Deseret News. The formation of the editorial advisory board reflects an expansion of the Deseret News' efforts to provide an increasingly compelling experience to...
