News tagged with machines
Conficker worm hits hospital devices
Apr 30, 2009 |
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A computer worm that has alarmed security experts around the world has crawled into hundreds of medical devices at dozens of hospitals in the United States and other countries, according to technologists monitoring the threat.
Conficker Worm Prepares For A New Release On April 1
Mar 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The conficker worm created havoc last year when it infected over 10 million computers on a global scale. The unique design of the conficker worm allowed for this large scale attack to over ...
IBM could shake up Silicon Valley with Sun deal (Update 2)
Mar 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- If IBM Corp. scoops up Sun Microsystems Inc. for at least $6.5 billion in cash, as the companies are discussing, IBM would be making an opportunistic grab for a deep well of technology that Sun has ...
Molecular machines drive plasmonic nanoswitches
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Plasmonics -- a possible replacement for current computing approaches -- may pave the way for the next generation of computers that operate faster and store more information than electronically-based systems and are smaller ...
Rice University rolls out new nanocars (Videos)
Feb 02, 2009 |
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This year's model isn't your father's nanocar. It runs cool.
Nearly Waterless Washing Machine to Debut in 2009
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Jul 29, 2008 |
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A new washing machine that uses just a cup of water, a pinch of detergent, and about 1,000 small plastic chips to clean clothes may be available for consumers in the UK next year.
'Virtual' computers span the digital divide
Aug 06, 2009 |
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NComputing is out to span the digital divide with a version of cloud computing called "virtualization," which essentially turns one machine into many.
Redbox's machines take on Netflix's red envelopes
Jun 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- With more subscribers than ever flocking to its DVD-by-mail service, Netflix Inc. is one of the few companies to prosper during the worst U.S. recession in 70 years. Yet Netflix CEO Reed Hastings still has something ...
Predictive powers: a robot that reads your intention? (w/Video)
Jun 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers in robotics, psychology and cognitive sciences have developed a robot that can predict the intentions of its human partner. This ability to anticipate (or question) actions ...
A nimbus rises in the world of cloud computing
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 08, 2009 |
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Cloud computing is a hot topic in the technology world these days. Even if you're not a tech-phile, chances are if you've watched a lot of television or skimmed a business magazine, you've heard someone talking ...
As Oracle readies takeover, Sun's loss widens
Apr 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sun Microsystems Inc.'s loss ballooned in the latest quarter as restructuring charges and a 20 percent drop in sales compounded the financial woes Oracle Corp. is set to inherit by acquiring Sun for ...
Blood vessels made from patients' cells
Apr 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Scientists have grown blood vessels for kidney patients from their own cells, making it easier and safer for them to use dialysis machines, a new study says.
Motor proteins may be vehicles for drug delivery
Mar 20, 2009 |
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Specialized motor proteins that transport cargo within cells could be turned into nanoscale machines for drug delivery, according to bioengineers. Chemical alteration of the proteins' function could also help inhibit the ...
Sun Microsystems to offer 'public cloud' service
Mar 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Taking a cue from Amazon.com, Sun Microsystems Inc. plans to launch its own "public cloud" service, which will let everyone from big-time corporations to dorm-room entrepreneurs run their businesses on Sun's computers ...
Are Flexible, Flapping Flying Machines in our Future?
Nov 19, 2008 |
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Modern aircraft have been fabulously successful with rigid wings and rotors. But just imagine the flying machines that would be possible if we could understand and harness the most efficient and acrobatic airfoils in nature: ...
