Archive: 05/17/2005
New Fujitsu PRIMEPOWER UNIX Servers Feature Processors Exceeding 2GHz
Fujitsu Limited, a leader in mission critical computing, today announced the availability of five new PRIMEPOWER server models based on SPARC64 V RISC processors that exceed 2GHz clock speeds. These UNIX servers, ...
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Waves of Power
New buoys convert the ocean's energy into electricity Whether witnessed as destructive waves, gently rolling swells or mesmerizing rhythms along the shoreline, the sea's energy is immense. In fact, experts esti ...
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World’s first voice call completed on single core modem processor
Freescale Semiconductor has collaborated with Motorola to complete the first voice call on Freescale’s single core modem processor, the heart of the Mobile Extreme Convergence (MXC) platform. The call demonstrates Freescale’s ...
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LG releases world's first DMB notebook PC
Global and regional digital leader LG Electronics has unveiled the world's first terrestrial digital multimedia broadcast receiving mobile (DMB) television-enabled notebook computers. Users can now watch hig ...
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NASA's CloudSat Spacecraft Arrives at Launch Site
A NASA spacecraft designed to reveal the inner secrets of Earth's clouds has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., to begin final launch preparations. The CloudSat spacecraft arrived at Vandenberg fro ...
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Math Says Homeland Security Committee Most Partisan
The Select Committee on Homeland Security is one of the most partisan in the U.S. House of Representatives. No, that’s not the latest finding of a Washington think-tank, it’s the results of a new analysis ...
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Berkeley Lab Technology Dramatically Speeds Up Searches of Large Databases
In the world of physics, one of the most elusive events is the creation and detection of "quark-gluon plasma," the theorized atomic outcome of the "Big Bang" which could provide insight into the origins of ...
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Applied Materials' Vantage RadOx System Delivers 10X Oxide Reliability
Applied Materials, Inc. introduces the Applied Vantage RadOx RTP system for depositing superior oxide films using a proven, high-productivity platform. The system's proprietary radical oxidation technology reduces device ...
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Engineers to Develop Robot Swarms from MARS
Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have received a $5 million grant from the Department of Defense to develop large-scale "swarms" of robots that could work together to thoroughly search large areas from the ground ...
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Like the Famous Doughboy, Nanotubes Give When Poked
Smaller, faster computers, bullet proof t-shirts and itty-bitty robots, such are the promises of nanotechnology and the cylinder-shaped collection of carbon molecules known as nanotubes. But in order for these ...
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Verizon Wireless Adds palmOne Treo 650
palmOne, Inc. today announced that the award-winning Treo 650 smartphone now is available to Verizon Wireless customers. The Treo 650 combines a compact, full-featured mobile phone with email, a Palm OS organizer, ...
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New Xilinx MicroBlaze Soft Processor Increases Clock Frequency By 25 Percent
Xilinx, Inc. today announced immediate availability of the performance-optimized 4.00 version of its MicroBlaze soft processor. The 32-bit RISC core now operates at frequencies up to 200 MHz in Virtex-4 FPGAs delivering an ...
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Curious About Your Vital Signs? One Day Soon, Check Your Laptop
The cameras and MP3 players are fun, but the next wave of add-ons for cell phones and laptops may help users keep track of their health. A University of Florida engineer has built a working prototype for a small, portable sys ...
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Hitachi Boosts Speed For Industrial-Strength Notebook Hard Drive
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies has set a new notebook performance record, announcing worldwide availability of the fastest 2.5-inch hard drive for mobile applications. The 7200 RPM Travelstar 7K100 is first to market ...
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Robotic Telescope Penetrates Heart of Universe's Most Powerful Explosion
Reporting in the May 12th issue of Nature, astronomers announced that they have penetrated the heart of the universe's most powerful explosion - a gamma-ray burst (GRB). Using the PAIRITEL (Peters Automated Infrared Imag ...
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