AS I write this, an uncomfortable warmth is starting to overcome me. But this is no mystery fever to send me running to the medicine cupboard. The source is all too obvious: the laptop cradled in my lap. Time to fetch not a cold compress, but a pillow to place beneath my computer. Spin superhighway [...]
The middle-aged Internet (ARPANET first went live more than 40 years ago) could easily slide into complacency, but the National Science Foundation (NSF) might be staving this off with four multi-million dollar grants that the agency has recently awarded. The Future Internet Architecture (FIA) research projects are expected to re-think the network from the ground [...]
A 1k silicon oxide memory has been assembled by Rice and a commercial partner as a proof-of-concept. Silicon nanowire forms when charge is pumped through the silicon oxide, creating a two-terminal resistive switch. (Credit: Images courtesy Jun Yao/Rice University) ScienceDaily (Aug. 31, 2010) — Rice University scientists have created the first two-terminal memory chips that [...]
(Reuters) – Google Inc has acquired Angstro, a startup that sorts news and information across social networks like Facebook, a spokesman for the leading Web search provider said on Sunday. Palo Alto-based Angstro has developed applications to find photos on Facebook, combine Caller ID with LinkedIn profiles and other tools for Twitter, according to [...]
An open alternative to Facebook will be launched on 15 September, the developers of the project have said. Many believe that it will be difficult to challenge Facebook. Diaspora describes itself as a "privacy-aware, personally-controlled" social network. The open-source project made headlines earlier this year when Facebook was forced to simplify its privacy settings, after [...]
Hui Zhao, assistant professor of physics and astronomy. (Credit: Image courtesy of University of Kansas) ScienceDaily (Aug. 24, 2010) — Using powerful lasers, Hui Zhao, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Kansas, and graduate student Lalani Werake have discovered a new way to recognize currents of spinning electrons within a semiconductor. [...]
Buttons on the back next time? A PSP 3000 console at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last January (Image: David Becker/Getty Images) 2 more images Portable computers, from games machines to smartphones, are now much more hands-on thanks to the proliferation of touchscreen technology. But touchscreens suffer from a debilitating problem: [...]
A flagship European Earth observation satellite has been struck by a second computer glitch and cannot send its science data down to the ground. Goce flies lower than any other scientific satellite. The Goce spacecraft is on a mission to make the most precise maps yet of how gravity varies across the globe. In February, [...]
ScienceDaily (Aug. 20, 2010) — The first incarnation of the web was composed of static websites that linked to each other and search engines to help you find sites of interest. Web 2.0 brought a social element to the web, with users sharing, commenting, and interacting through sites such as YouTube, Facebook, and Flickr. The [...]
Image Source: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research A new and powerful computer model released by the National Centre for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) will help study climate change in far greater detail. The Community Earth System Model (CESM) will be one of the primary climate models used when the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) make [...]
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