Fwd: Apes With Apps

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From: IEEE Spectrum Tech Alert <tech...@ieee.org>
Date: Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 7:22 AM
Subject: Apes With Apps
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To view this e-mail as a web page, go here ADVERTISEMENT    Forward to a friend | Print CONNECT WITH US:    technology and science news July 5, 2012 Apes With Apps For more than a century, researchers have debated whether apes could ever truly comprehend human language. Some have argued that a special adaptation in the human brain made our species uniquely able to acquire language. But a small group of bonobos aided by touch-screen computers and tablets have proven able to recognize thousands of spoken words and associate them with a system of abstract symbols they use to make requests, answer questions, and compose short sentences. They even coin their own phrases. For example, they chose the three-symbol sequence bread cheese tomato as the stand-in for the word pizza. ADVERTISEMENT A Skeptic Looks at Alternative Energy It takes several lifetimes to put a new energy system into place, and wishful thinking can't speed things along 99.9 Percent Accurate Genome Sequencing Error-correcting software demonstrated on a parrot genome Power-Saving Clock Scheme in New PCs Resonant clocking recycles energy in new AMD processors A Butane Recharger for Your Cellphone A USB-based fuel cell system will recharge your portable electronics for pennies Scientists Build Vascular Network Using Sugar and a 3-D Printer University of Pennsylvania research say they've found a way to engineer blood vessels Simple Process Turns T-Shirt into a Supercapacitor This latest method for turning our clothing into a battery with nanotechnology looks pretty simple...and green U.S. Companies Lost At Least $13 Billion to Espionage Last Year And the FBI says the threat is still increasing SPONSORED WHITE PAPERS AND WEBINARS Whitepaper: Challenges and Opportunities for the Medical Device Industry Learn how to comply with IE 62304 and apply best practices guidance and process automation for medical device manufacturers.  Whitepaper: Integrated Chip-Package-System Simulation Read the this paper to learn more about the benefits of the CPS simulation methodology and how it will help your company address its electronics design challenges. July 10th Webinar: Introducing COMSOL Multiphysics Version 4.3 This webinar will discuss the introduction to three new products: Nonlinear Structural Materials Module, Pipe Flow Module, and Corrosion Module. ADVERTISEMENT   ADVERTISEMENT   BACK ISSUES | Interested in other IEEE Newsletters? SIGN UP HERE. | PRIVACY POLICY | PRINT THIS ISSUE CONNECT WITH US:    This email was sent by IEEE  |  3 Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 USA  |  UNSUBSCRIBE  |  ADVERTISE © 2012 IEEE - All rights reserved. Use of this Web site signifies your agreement to the terms and conditions.

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