Colleges hanging up landline phones in dorms
Tired of watching dust gather on dorm phones, several colleges in Indiana and elsewhere are pulling the plug on landlines, making their classes of 2014 the first to…
Month: September 2010
‘YouTube Instant’ creator, 19, finds instant fame
For Stanford University student Feross Aboukhadijeh, what started off as a bet fueled by youthful ambition and technical bravado ended up an internet hit—and quite possibly a job,…
The great recession’s toll on higher education
The Great Recession has had a devastating effect on higher education, forcing many students across the country to pay more for colleges that offer less, U.S. News reports.
3D printing spurs a manufacturing revolution
New technology is giving rise to never-before-possible businesses that are selling products such as iPhone cases, architectural models, and even low-cost, customizable prosthetic limbs, reports the New York…
How the iPad is changing med school
First-year medical students at Stanford University are finding a bunch of ways to use the iPad to help them learn, Cult of Mac reports.
Coming soon: ‘Super Wi-Fi’ connectivity?
A new flavor of Wi-Fi, with longer range and better wall-piercing power, could show up in wireless gadgets a year from now if the Federal Communications Commission works…
The best college course ever?
Playing the real-time strategy video game StarCraft isn’t just for frittering away afternoons in students' dorm rooms. It’s now for college credit, too.
Robotics breakthrough: Scientists make artificial skin
Biotech wizards have engineered electronic skin that can sense touch, in a major step towards next-generation robotics and prosthetic limbs, AFP reports. The lab-tested material responds to almost…
University declares a week without social media
What if one day Facebook, Twitter, and Instant Messenger just weren't there? Provost Eric Darr of Harrisburg University of Science and Technology in Pennsylvania wanted his students to…
Web search takes a social turn
Web sites are trying to make search more helpful by showing what your friends—or other people like you—like, reports the New York Times.