The Air Force has certified Savi Technology's radio frequency identification (RFID) asset tracking and security devices for use aboard all sizes and classifications of fixed- and rotary-winged aircraft that transport supplies for the Defense Department.
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Wireless Electricity Demo
Eric Giler, CEO of MIT-inspired WiTricity, wants to untangle our wired lives with cable-free electric power. In the following video, he covers what this sci-fi tech offers, and demos MIT’s breakthrough version, WiTricity — a near-to-market invention that may soon recharge your cell phone, car, pacemaker. With this promising new technology, you may soon never have to plug in ever again!
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Scientists detect 'fingerprint' of high-temp superconductivity above transition temperature
A team of U.S. and Japanese scientists has shown for the first time that the spectroscopic "fingerprint" of high-temperature superconductivity remains intact well above the super chilly temperatures at which these materials carry current with no resistance. This confirms that certain conditions necessary for superconductivity exist at the warmer temperatures that would make these materials practical for energy-saving applications — if scientists can figure out how to get the current flowing.
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IBM zooms into molecule for power-efficient chip research
IBM has for the first time taken an image of a molecule's surface, which could lead to the construction of cheaper, more power-efficient chips, the company said Thursday.
The image maps the anatomy of a molecule at an atomic scale, which could help researchers understand and manipulate molecules and atoms in chips.
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The image maps the anatomy of a molecule at an atomic scale, which could help researchers understand and manipulate molecules and atoms in chips.
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How to build a 100,000-port Ethernet switch
University of California at San Diego researchers Tuesday are presenting a paper describing software that they say could make data center networks massively scalable.
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Follow the moon, and save millions
Big companies with data centers around the world could reap millions of dollars in savings if they just “follow the moon” for their electricity needs.
That’s according to a study released this month by researchers at MIT, Akamai and Carnegie Mellon. They looked at the differences in energy costs at different times of the day, and found that companies could save money by exploiting those differences.
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That’s according to a study released this month by researchers at MIT, Akamai and Carnegie Mellon. They looked at the differences in energy costs at different times of the day, and found that companies could save money by exploiting those differences.
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New IBM Software Uses Sensor Data to Trigger Automated Business Processes
IBM (NYSE:IBM) is introducing software that extracts actionable business information from the millions of interconnected sensors that link items in the physical world. Using WebSphere Sensor Events software, massive volumes of sensor data can be gathered and analyzed to provide clients with the business visibility needed to quickly respond to changing market conditions.
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Can Oil Be Recycled?
Changing the oil in a car every 5,000 kilometers or so seems to be the industry standard (and may well be overkill). But that means a whole lot of pouring and draining motor oil into and out of the U.S. auto fleet: 1.3 billion gallons or so, to be precise.
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New "Disappearing" Nanoparticle Ink Keeps Messages Cryptic
The scientists used gold and silver nanoparticles -- just 5 nanometers wide -- embedded in a thin organic gel film to create the disappearing medium. Each nanoparticle is covered in molecules that change shape and attract each other in the presence of ultraviolet light. Using an ultraviolet "pen" or a patterned mask to apply light to the surface causes the molecules struck by UV to cluster and change color, allowing a message or image to be penned on the medium.
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Solar Panels Built Into Roads Could Be the Future of Energy
The Department of Energy just gave $100,000 to upstart company Solar Roadways, to develop 12-by-12-foot solar panels, dubbed "Solar Roads," that can be embedded into roads, pumping power into the grid. The panels may also feature LED road warnings and built-in heating elements that could prevent roads from freezing.
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U.S. to Scrap E. Europe Missile Shield Bases
Washington will scrap plans to put anti-missile bases in Poland and the Czech Republic and is looking at alternatives including Israel and Turkey, a Polish newspaper reported Aug. 27, citing U.S. officials.
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New LED has high color-rendering index and high efficiency
Seoul Semiconductor (Seoul, Korea) has introduced a white-light LED that not only has a luminous efficiency of 75 lm/W (which the company calls the "world's best"), but has an output that appears close to a natural white light, unlike other high-efficiency white LEDs, which have a bluish-white output unsuitable for many forms of illumination.
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New Study Shows RFID Significantly Improves Item-Level Inventory Accuracy
A new study on the use of radio-frequency identification tags on individual retail items shows that inventory accuracy decreases or diminishes over time with conventional systems that rely on barcodes and/or human counting to track inventory. The research, conducted by the RFID Research Center at the University of Arkansas, also demonstrated that the use of an RFID-enabled system could improve inventory accuracy by more than 27 percent over a 13-week period.
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Intel details Becton, 8 cores and all
INTEL HAS TALKED about Becton, now called Nehalem EX, without going into many technical details. At Hot Chips 21, it is starting to talk about the guts of the chip, and it is very different from the EX-free Nehalems.
On the surface, Becton looks like a simple mashing together of two 4-core Nehalems. The specs are 8 cores, 16 threads, 4 DDR3 memory channels, 4 QPI links and 24MB of L3 cache all stuffed into a mere 2.3 billion transistors. If you take a Lynnfield i3/i5/i7, add a little more cache, and weld a second one on, it looks a lot like Becton, but that is where the similarity ends.
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On the surface, Becton looks like a simple mashing together of two 4-core Nehalems. The specs are 8 cores, 16 threads, 4 DDR3 memory channels, 4 QPI links and 24MB of L3 cache all stuffed into a mere 2.3 billion transistors. If you take a Lynnfield i3/i5/i7, add a little more cache, and weld a second one on, it looks a lot like Becton, but that is where the similarity ends.
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Boeing Resets Clock On 787
Boeing revealed today that it believes it will not be ready for first flight of the long-delayed 787 program until year's end, setting first deliveries back to fourth quarter 2010, which is at least two-and-one-half years beyond the original schedule.
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Ad Hoc Network Seen for CBRN Sensors
Using sensors to create ad hoc battlefield networks is an established, if evolving, way of extending situational awareness. One company applying the concept to the detection of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) materials for soldiers and emergency responders is Smiths Detection of Watford, Hertfordshire, England. Smiths is developing wearable sensors for CBRN that transmit data to soldiers or emergency personnel, distributed ground sensors and vehicles, and a command center.
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Counter-RAM Systems Target Rockets
With the threat from short-range, high-trajectory weapons such as rockets, artillery and mortars (RAM) becoming more lethal in cross-border attacks, the development of counter-RAM technologies has accelerated.
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DARPA Plans IED Jamming Demonstration
A surgical jamming system that can stop the enemy from communicating and navigating while minimizing disruption to friendly forces will be demonstrated under a new program launched by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
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No plans for replacing Bulava with Sineva – General Staff
Russia has no plans to replace the Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile with the Sineva missile, said Nikolai Makarov, the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.
“This is an absolutely different complex. Submarines are made for Bulava launches. In fact, we have to rebuild a submarine to equip it with the Sineva missile. This is a very expensive project,” he told reporters on Wednesday.
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“This is an absolutely different complex. Submarines are made for Bulava launches. In fact, we have to rebuild a submarine to equip it with the Sineva missile. This is a very expensive project,” he told reporters on Wednesday.
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NASA rocket test aborted in Utah
A mechanical failure forced a NASA contractor on Thursday to call off the first test firing of the main part of the space agency’s powerful new moon rocket.
The test wasn’t immediately rescheduled as officials scrambled to learn the root cause of the failure.
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The test wasn’t immediately rescheduled as officials scrambled to learn the root cause of the failure.
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Mutant bacteria + polyester = more biofuel
Brewing a certain type of biofuel with a mutant bacteria and polyester could double the fuel's production, researchers have found.
The biofuel, butanol, is a type of alcohol that is mainly used as a solvent, or in industrial processes that make other chemicals. But researchers think it has potential as a biofuel that could one day replace gasoline.
The biofuel, butanol, is a type of alcohol that is mainly used as a solvent, or in industrial processes that make other chemicals. But researchers think it has potential as a biofuel that could one day replace gasoline.
Middle East arms buys top $100 billion
Middle Eastern countries are expected to spend more than $100 billion over the next five years, largely because of growing fears about Iran's nuclear program and its perceived ambition to undermine Sunni-led Arab regimes, according to an assessment by a U.S.-based consultancy.
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Azimuth to Research Ways to Protect Sensors from Directed Energy Threats
Azimuth Corp in Dayton, OH received a $50 million contract to conduct hardening and survivability research designed to protect sensors from directed energy threats. The contract is being awarded under the US Air Force’s Hardened Materials Research and Survivability Studies program, which is intended to study materials technologies, interactions, and/or applications to improve the survivability of military systems.
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