MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPUTER TABLE

Table Olive Fermentation Using Starter Cultures with Multifunctional Potential

Table olives are one of the most popular plant-derived fermented products. Their enhanced nutritional value due to the presence of phenolic compounds and monounsaturated fatty acids makes olives an important food commodity of the Mediterranean diet. However, despite its economic significance, table olive fermentation is mainly craft-based and empirically driven by the autochthonous microbiota o...

Toward a table-top quantum computer

To investigate the scaling issues for quantum computation using thermalized ensembles of spins, we are building a rudimentary quantum computer using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). We discuss the experimental issues facing the scalability of this technique including the number of qubits, issues of classical versus quantum behavior, and polarization. Due to the weak signals measured in NMR, th...

Running the Table: An AI for Computer Billiards

Billiards is a game of both strategy and physical skill. To succeed, a player must be able to select strong shots, and then execute them accurately and consistently. Several robotic billiards players have recently been developed. These systems address the task of executing shots on a physical table, but so far have incorporated little strategic reasoning. They require AI to select the ‘best’ sh...

Drawing on the table: computer aided design for dummies

This paper presents a prototype for an interface device which leverages the strengths of commercially available computer-aided-design (CAD) packages and the skills of pen-based designers in a single system. Using relatively conventional technology, a cathode ray tube (CRT) display and a touchscreen, the device connects the traditional skills of a designer with the power and advantages of a CAD ...

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