IBM is developing a computer chip that functions much like the human brain.

Excellent tutorial describing the relationships between entities in a database.

In the late 1970s, Stroustrup applied the idea of "classes" to the C programming language to create a new language that allows for high level abstraction—but is efficient and close to the hardware.

Teaching computers to use pattern recognition to identify objects in images and photographs. Computer vision can also be used by robots to identify obstacles and how best to go around them.

Interview with Kevin Karsch, PhD student at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Kevin and his colleagues have developed a method for inserting synthetic objects into existing photographs without access to the actual photo location. More information about this project can be found here.

Immersive augmented reality using a combination of specially designed contact lenses and modified sunglasses.

Linux is used on desktop computers, mobile phones, servers, ATMs and much more.  This video discusses the process of how Linux is built.  More information can be found at The Linux Foundation.

Atlas is designed to participate in the DARPA Robotics Challenge. The ultimate goal is to design robots that can respond to dangerous emergencies.

Technology combined with art. Dromos is a Live audio visual performance created by composer Fraction and Digital Artist Maotik, designed for immersive environment, produced in the satosphere, at the Société des Arts Technologiques, for Mutek festival in 2013.

According to Wikipedia: "Cryptography is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of third parties (called adversaries). More generally, it is about constructing and analyzing protocols that overcome the influence of adversaries and which are related to various aspects in information security such as data confidentiality, data integrity, authentication, and non-repudiation."

The Raspberry Pi is a small, pocket sized computer developed with the intention of teaching computer programming. It has many other DIY applications, such as a home media server, personal VPN, arcade emulator and home automation.

According to Wikipedia: "Arduino is a single-board microcontroller to make using electronics in multidisciplinary projects more accessible. The hardware consists of a simple open source hardware board designed around an 8-bit Atmel AVR microcontroller, or a 32-bit Atmel ARM. The software consists of a standard programming language compiler and a boot loader that executes on the microcontroller."

According to Wikipedia: "Additive manufacturing or 3D printing is a process of making a three-dimensional solid object of virtually any shape from a digital model. 3D printing is achieved using an additive process, where successive layers of material are laid down in different shapes. 3D printing is considered distinct from traditional machining techniques, which mostly rely on the removal of material by methods such as cutting or drilling (subtractive processes)."

The NIST quantum key distribution (QKD) system uses single photons, the smallest particles of light, in different orientations to produce a continuous binary code, or "key," for encrypting information. The rules of quantum mechanics ensure that anyone intercepting the key is detected, thus providing highly secure key exchange.

Justin Frankel, software developer and designer, discusses how to be a great developer.

Jason Fried, the founder of 37signals, identifies the most promising opportunities for growth in programming.

Larry Wall, the founder of the Perl programming language, talks about his working environment and his approach to coding.

Bjarne Stroustrup, the creator of C++, discusses programming languages.

According to Wikipedia: "Computational biology involves the development and application of data-analytical and theoretical methods, mathematical modeling and computational simulation techniques to the study of biological, behavioral, and social systems."

FLOP stands for floating-point operation. It is a unit of measure of computing performance.

Stuxnet is a very complex and sophisticated computer worm. It is considered to be the first weapon made completely from code. It includes a programmable logic controller (PLC) rootkit.

The second part of two videos introducing hash functions.

Hash functions or hash tables are algorithms that map data sets of variable length known as keys to associated data of fixed length.

According to Wikipedia: "Cloud computing is the delivery of computing and storage capacity as a service to a community of end-recipients. The name comes from the use of a cloud-shaped symbol as an abstraction for the complex infrastructure it contains in system diagrams. Cloud computing entrusts services with a user's data, software and computation over a network."

The StarCAVE is a five-sided virtual reality (VR) room where scientific models and animations are projected in stereo on 360-degree screens surrounding the viewer, and onto the floor as well. It was constructed by the UC San Diego division of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2). Read more about the StarCAVE here.

Modern cybernetics is closely associated with artificial intelligence and robotics.

Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it.

Quantum computers make use of quantum mechanical phenomana to perform operations on data. This is much different than traditional computers made today, which are based on transistors.

Computer generated sensory input can be used to augment, or change, a persons view of a physical, real-world environment.

Haptics is the term for incorporating touch in digital environments.

This 10-minute excerpt from Beyond Human describes how robots and androids are becoming part of the human life experience. Over one million robots are in use around the world.

Nexi is part of a project at MIT MIT to develop mobile, dexterous, and social robots. Further information about MDS robots can be found on the Personal Robots Group website.

According to Wikipedia: "Computer forensics is a branch of digital forensic science pertaining to legal evidence found in computers and digital storage media. The goal of computer forensics is to examine digital media in a forensically sound manner with the aim of identifying, preserving, recovering, analyzing and presenting facts and opinions about the information."

According to Wikipedia: "Ubiquitous computing is a post-desktop model of human-computer interaction in which information processing has been thoroughly integrated into everyday objects and activities."