NVIDIA Unveils Next Generation CUDA GPU Architecture - Codenamed 'Fermi

NVIDIA Corp. today introduced its next generation CUDA(TM) GPU architecture, codenamed "Fermi". An entirely new ground-up design, the "Fermi"(TM) architecture is the foundation for the world's first computational graphics processing units (GPUs), delivering breakthroughs in both graphics and GPU computing.

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Rensselaer researchers to develop and test next-generation radar systems

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have received a grant for $792,000 from the U.S. Air Force to create a new laboratory for developing and testing next-generation radar systems that overcome one of the key limitations of conventional radars.

The new test bed, led by Birsen Yazici, associate professor of electrical, computer, and systems engineering, will allow simulations of radar systems that are comprised of hundreds of miniature sensors communicating with ground sensors, unpiloted aerial vehicles, and satellites. Such a system could allow radars to be used in crowded cities and other urban environments.

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New technology lets users set data to self-destruct

Consider the technology that a quartetof computer scientists at the University of Washington introduced to the world in July. It's called Vanish, and it's designed to make your electronic messages do just that.

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Raytheon Demos Enhanced Long-Range Target Validation Capability

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) demonstrated an enhanced long-range electronic identification capability that helps soldiers better validate targets on the battlefield and reduce fratricide.Part of a U.S. Army-sponsored demonstration, Raytheon integrated its Target Validation System technology with a Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System (LRAS3).

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Portable Camera inspects small diameter industrial pipe

PILIT(TM) Industrial Push Camera or pipe inspection camera inspects pipe lines up to 200 ft long with diameters as small as 1 in. Camera weighs 32 lb and features SS construction along with ac or dc power with up to 3 hr battery operation, 60 GB hard drive with USB file transfer of inspection files, and 7 in. LCD monitor with mini keyboard.

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Graphene at a stretch

Researchers say they have found a simple way to improve the semiconducting properties of the world's thinnest material – simply by stretching it.

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NASA funds micro propulsion

Five Boise State University engineering professors have been awarded a $630,479 (£396,044) NASA grant to develop a micro-propulsion system that could strategically point small satellites and enable them to maintain position while in orbit.

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Slime-Dispensing Hulls Could Boost Fuel Efficiency For Ships

Slime ships ahoy! A vessel that oozes a continual slick layer of slime from its hull could shed barnacles and other marine life forms, and possibly cut its fuel consumption by up to 20 percent.
Such a novel idea tackles the problem of removing marine plants, barnacles and tube worms from ship hulls every year, lest the buildup cut into both speed and fuel efficiency.

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3-D Scanning Brings the Future of Fingerprinting

Fingerprinting with ink or even sensor plates poses a chore for everyone involved, except possibly 10-year-old kids. But that could change with a 3-D system that projects light patterns onto a finger and analyzes the image within a second.

The method works by beaming a series of striped lines so that they wrap around a finger. A 1.4 megapixel camera captures the lines at almost 1,000 pixels per inch, and creates a highly detailed 3-D map of the fingerprint ridges and valleys.

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DARPA Sat Project Could Change Industry

A fractionated satellite concept that replaces large satellites with clusters of wirelessly-linked modular spacecraft flying in loose formation has the potential to drive cultural change and reinvigorate a “mature” U.S. space industry, proponents say.

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Small, Accurate Missile In High Demand

Spike--a 2-ft.-long, high-speed, guided missile capable of hitting relatively fast-moving targets--for an estimated $5,000.

he Spike program is a poster child for cheap innovative weaponry. The missile comes with a spectrum of operational advantages--all associated with survival--for those who fire it.

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