Tilera has targeted its new family of multicore processors at cloud computing, enterprise networking, multimedia and wireless infrastructure functions. The largest of the chips will have 100 cores, the company claims.
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Monday, October 26, 2009
Brother, NEC look to invade your retinas next year
Brother now seems to have a fully developed, fully functional prototype (pictured above), and it says it plans to commercialize the glasses sometime "next year." Naturally, there are a few considerable limitations compared to more traditional displays, but the company's as yet unnamed goggles do promise to beam an 800 x 600 image directly into your retina that'll appear as a 10-centimeter wide image floating about one meter in front of them.
Snail mail to get its own top level Internet domain
ICANN and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) have reached an in principle agreement for the UPU to sponsor the .post top-level domain.
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Taking Earth’s Temperature With 30-Mile Thermometer
Roll out the world’s biggest thermometer: a fiber-optic cable up to 30 miles long that records temps at 3-foot intervals every 10 seconds.
Obstacle Detection/Video System helps prevent backing accidents
Mobile Awareness, LLC, a provider of leading-edge transportation safety products, today announced VisionStat(TM) Plus, an extremely affordable and complete commercial-grade system to prevent backing accidents.
Lund reports nanowire progress
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have for the first time successfully injected 'nanowires' into the brains of rats.
The breakthrough at Lund has significant implications for understanding how the body reacts to nanoparticles.
Staying Out of a Jam: Air Force Looks at Nanotube Sheets for Electromagnetic Shielding
Strong, lightweight materials made from nanotubes could protect aircraft and satellites from harmful electromagnetic interference.
First Acoustic Hyperlens Boosts Power of Ultrasound and Sonar
Imaging an unborn fetus and and spotting a lurking submarine could both become much easier with the world's first acoustic hyperlens. The device manipulates imaging sound waves to provide an eightfold increase in the magnification power of technologies such as ultrasound and sonar.
Trust the Cloud? Americans Say No Way
Americans don't trust cloud storage for their confidential data, with identity theft ranking as their top security concern, according to a twice-yearly survey by network security consulting firm Unisys.
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The Future of Laundry: No More Water
Clean your clothes without putting them—or your utility bills—through the wringer. Xeros’s prototype washing machine uses 90 percent less water than ordinary models, which also eliminates energy-intensive spin cycles and dryer blasts.
The machine replaces all but one tenth of the usual water and about one third of the usual detergent with 0.1-inch plastic beads, reusable for hundreds of washes.
Pentagon study shows F-35 jet to cost more
A new Pentagon study has affirmed previous findings that Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, the costliest U.S. arms purchase program, will require billions of dollars more than planned, and more time, an online news service said on Friday.
New Rocket, but Future of Program Is Unclear
The first flight in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s program to build a next-generation rocket to replace the space shuttle could also be the swan song.
The launching of the Ares I-X, a prototype, is scheduled for 8 a.m. Tuesday. It comes less than a week after a blue-ribbon panel reviewing NASA’s human spaceflight program released its final report, which offers a less-than-ringing endorsement of the Ares I rocket and brings the entire program into question.
The launching of the Ares I-X, a prototype, is scheduled for 8 a.m. Tuesday. It comes less than a week after a blue-ribbon panel reviewing NASA’s human spaceflight program released its final report, which offers a less-than-ringing endorsement of the Ares I rocket and brings the entire program into question.
Rocket contest reaches endgame
Five days from now, a bunch of no-longer-amateur rocketeers are going to be at least $1.15 million richer, thanks to a NASA-backed contest for lunar lander prototypes. But the identity of the winners is still up in the air.
UAVs Dominate Seoul Air Show
Unmanned aerial vehicles have dominated the 7th Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX), with both foreign and local companies displaying a variety of models. The trade show began Tuesday and runs through Sunday at the Seoul Airport.
Israel's Elbit Systems displayed models of the Hermes 90, 450 and 900 UAVs, along with the Skylark I.
David’s Sling Weapon System (DSWS)
The DSWS is a joint short-range ballistic missile defense program between the US Missile Defense Agency and the Israel Missile Defense Organization. The system is designed to defeat short-range ballistic missiles, large-caliber rockets and cruise missiles in their terminal phase of flight.
Slimmer, Trimmer US Army Land Warrior System Moves Ahead
General Dynamics C4 Systems received a contract, worth up to $50 million, to supply the US Army with engineering and logistics-support services for the Land Warrior integrated modular fighting systems.
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