A 3-D animation shows how DNA molecules can be used in computational devices. (Credit: Microsoft Research) Data storage is getting better and better, but the final frontier for the long-term ...
The words “if one scheme of happiness fails, human nature turns to another” were originally published in 1814 in Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park. At the time, the words were printed using revolutionary ...
The Data Science Lab Data Prep for Machine Learning: Encoding Dr. James McCaffrey of Microsoft Research uses a full code program and screenshots to explain how to programmatically encode categorical ...
Computer programing can be a valuable part of the K-12 curriculum. Pleasanton USD superintendent David Haglund thinks “programming is a mindset and a great foundation for math.” Haglund uses the first ...
When commercial options fail, try using Manchester encoding and other time-tested protocols in low-cost, low bit-rate serial communications. When developing an embedded system that requires basic ...
Digital transmission is the sending of information over physical communication media in the form of digital signals. Analog signals must therefore be digitized first before being transmitted. The ...
Images transmitted over the world wide web are an excellent example of why data compression is important. Suppose we need to download a digitized color photograph over a computer's 33.6 kbps modem. If ...