Recently, Space-Time Block Coding (STBC) has been trying to incorporate in the forthcoming generation of mobile communication standard which aims to deliver true multimedia capability.

Now the challenge is figuring out how to make creating code as easy as using it. Osmo does that by turning abstract “building blocks” of computer programs into actual, real-world building blocks.

Some fifth graders at Milton Bradley Elementary in Springfield, Massachusetts, put their computer science skills to the test by bringing to life mythological creatures they learned about in class. The ...