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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

ScienceDaily: Information Technology News

ScienceDaily: Information Technology News


'Big data' takes root in world of plant research

Posted: 10 Nov 2014 05:37 AM PST

Botanists have compiled and shared 48 years' worth of global plant data to help answer some of the most pressing environmental and evolutionary questions facing modern society. People invested in living plant collections in botanic gardens through the centuries to bring economic, medicinal and agricultural advantages of plants to people all over the world. The botanists' database is moving this gift into the digital age of 'Big Data'.

Wearable device to track diet under development

Posted: 06 Nov 2014 02:36 PM PST

A professor of electrical and computer engineering hopes to develop a sensor worn around the ear that would automatically track diet, giving medical professionals and consumers accurate information that can be missed with self-reporting.

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