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Submission + - Chronos Web Tools 0.9.8 released (sourceforge.net)

Submitted by SF:pgiuseppe
SF:pgiuseppe writes: The Olympos team is happy to announce the release of the Chronos Web Tools (CWT) 0.9.8. You can download the installation package it from the Source Forge development page: https://sourceforge.net/projects/olympos/ ABOUT The CWT family includes the CWM , a collaborative tool for the creation of UML models and the Chronos Web Browser for Model reporting. WHAT IS NEW This release adds important features. This includes the ability to export diagrams images in documents (Beta), capability to model complex Use Cases diagrams: Starting from a Use case with an activity the user can now generate a ChiController.

Submission + - Patching in Eclipse Galileo

Submitted by IndioMan
IndioMan writes: Eclipse Galileo includes new features for applying patches. This article provides an overview of the method for creating and applying patches, and includes an overview of the patch format used by Eclipse. Here are examples of creating simple patches.

Submission + - Shape-shifting robots on their way (computerworld.com)

Submitted by Lucas123
Lucas123 writes: Using distributed computing and robotics, scientists at Intel and at Carnegie Mellon University are working to take millions of millimeter-sized robots and enable them through software and electromagnetic forces to take on various shapes and sizes — imagine a cell phone that could turn into headphones.The programmable matter is called claytronics and the tiny robots are called catoms. Each catom will have its own processor. Think of each catom as a tiny robot or computer that has computational power, memory and the ability to store and share power. "Optimistically, we could see this in three to five years. It will take us longer.... We're not there yet, but we see a path," said Jason Campbell, a senior staff research scientist at Intel's research lab in Pittsburgh,

Submission + - Rock Band + Girl + Flute (engadget.com)

Submitted by dotslashlycos
dotslashlycos writes: Maybe we're just overreacting to a rhythm video game played with real musical skill, but this one's not to be missed. What we have on hand here is a flute, a rather quirky girl, and a microphone-equipped copy of Rock Band, which accepts aural tones as well as button mashes for input. The result of this eclectic combination is a 98% accuracy score, but how she gets there is the truly awesome part
NASA

Submission + - NASA Unveils Chemical Sniffing App for the iPhone (inhabitat.com)

Submitted by MikeChino
MikeChino writes: Is there anything the iPhone can’t do? Researchers at NASA’s Homeland Security Cell-All program have brought the latest mind-boggling application to Apple’s phone in the form of a stamp-sized chemical sniffing device. The prototype chemical sensor can sniff small amounts of chemicals like methane, ammonia, and chlorine gas. There are a number of uses for the chemical sensor: it could provide early information on a chemical attack, confirm suspicions of methane emissions from local factories, or just give everyday users information about the chemicals present in their everyday environments.
Politics

Submission + - Transborder Immigrant Tool Helps Mexicans Enter th (viceland.com)

Submitted by MMBK
MMBK writes: "By augmenting a low-cost Motorola phone with GPS and a battery of applications, Dominguez’s goal is to help illegal immigrants complete safe border crossings without being sent back by the Border Patrol or getting shot in the face by American 'patriots.'"
Movies

Submission + - MPAA shuts down town's muni WiFi for 1 download (boingboing.net)

Submitted by nam37
nam37 writes: The MPAA has successfully shut down an entire town's municipal WiFi because a single user was found to be downloading a copyrighted movie. Rather than being embarrassed by this gross example of collective punishment (a practice outlawed in the Geneva conventions) against Coshocton, OH, the MPAA's spokeslizard took the opportunity to cry poor (even though the studios are bringing in record box-office and aftermarket receipts).

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