MIT Secretly Built Mega-Efficient Nano Batteries (17)
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mattnyc99 writes "There was plenty of chatter last week about an MIT announcement that researcher Angela Belcher had developed a way to create virus-based nanoscale batteries to power mini gadgets of the future. In a fascinating followup at Popular Mechanics, Belcher now says that her unpublished work includes full-scale models of the batteries themselves, and that they could power everything from cars and laptops to medical devices and wearable armor. Quoting: 'We haven't ruled out ...
Certified to suck (5)
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Hey guys. Turns out, I had the awesome privilege to look in to Linux certification this past week. You know, like how when Novell says SUSE runs well on some laptops, then, well, it should? Well, turns out they have a funny definition of "well".So umm, lets see, say I'm looking at HP's certification page, and I decide the 6510b is the one I want. Oh, look, it's certified by Novell. But you know, I'm ...
نصب گیت های امنیتی در دانشگاه تهران برای کنترل دانشجویان (7)
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خبرنامه امیرکبیر: در حالی که در روزهای گذشته بازنشستگی اجباری ۲۱ اساتید برجسته دانشگاه تهران از جمله دکتر کریم مجتهدی، دکتر علی شیخ الاسلامی، دکتر غلامحسین ابراهیمی دینانی، دکتر محمدرضا شفیعی کدکنی، دکتر رضا داوری، دکتر محسن جهانگیری و دکتر ابراهیم باستانی پاریزی ، دکتر امیرناصر کاتوزیان، دکتر محمود عرفانی ابوالقاسم گرجی محمد آشوری موجی از اعتراضات را به همراه داشت مسئولین دانشگاه تهران در روزهای گذشته گیتهایی امنیتی را در دربهای ورودی دانشگاه و ...
Inside Intel's Core i7 Processor, Nehalem (5)
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MojoKid writes "Intel's next-generation CPU microarchitecture, which was recently given the official processor family name of 'Core i7,' was one of the big topics of discussion at IDF. Intel claims that Nehalem represents its biggest platform architecture change to date. This might be true, but it is not a from-the-ground-up, completely new architecture either. Intel representatives disclosed that Nehalem 'shares a significant portion of the P6 gene pool,' does not include many new instructions, and ...
Intel works on wireless laptop battery recharging (2)
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The groundwork may have been laid by Nikola Tesla for wireless transmission of electricity, but Intel is putting it to good use through a new effort to charge a laptop in much the same manner.
Apple hit with class action suit over 'defective' iPhone 3G (3)
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Claiming that the iPhone 3G doesn't really perform "twice as fast for half the price," a user in Alabama has filed a class action suit against Apple, charging that the phone is "defective" and that it has failed to live up to its hype.
Iran Announces Manned Space Mission Plans (8)
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Lucas123 writes "After Iran's first attempt to launch a satellite on Sunday fell noticeably short of the Earth's atmosphere (though Iran claimed it made it into orbit), government officials stated they intend to put a man into space within 10 years. The long-range ballistic technology used to put satellites into space can also be used for launching weapons. Iran says it has no intention to use the technology for launching nuclear warheads."Read more of this ...
