News tagged with backup capability

Cassini Swaps Thrusters

(PhysOrg.com) -- Early this morning the Cassini spacecraft relayed information that it had successfully swapped to a backup set of propulsion thrusters late Wednesday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Review: Facebook snapshot doesn't capture dynamics

(AP) -- In my five years on Facebook, I've shared a lot of photos, links and other tidbits about my life. I've commented on what my friends share, and I've endorsed plenty of their posts by hitting the "like" button. I've ...

Technology / Internet

created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Novel battery system could reduce buildings' electric bills

The CUNY Energy Institute, which has been developing innovative low-cost batteries that are safe, non-toxic, and reliable with fast discharge rates and high energy densities, announced that it has built an operating prototype ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Review: Using files made easy with online storage

(AP) -- Moving digital files between your work and home computers can be a pain. Add smartphones and tablet computers to the mix, and you've got yourself a giant headache.

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created May 03, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Twinkle, twinkle, little star: I?m going to know what you are

A team of astronomers at the University of Cambridge is taking the next big step in a European-wide programme which will lead to the creation of the first three-dimensional map of more than a billion stars.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Revision of SP 800-53 addresses current cybersecurity threats, adds privacy controls

A major revision of a Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) publication released today by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) adds guidance for combating new information security threats ...

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created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

SPIDERS microgrid project secures military installations

When the lights go out, most of us find flashlights, dig out board games and wait for the power to come back. But that’s not an option for hospitals and military installations, where lives are on the ...

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created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New research on Japanese quake ominous for Pacific Northwest

Scientists are still unraveling last year's giant Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and some of what they're finding doesn't bode well for the Pacific Northwest.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 14

Dwarf planet mysteries beckon to New Horizons

(PhysOrg.com) -- At this very moment one of the fastest spacecraft ever launched -- NASA's New Horizons -- is hurtling through the void at nearly one million miles per day. Launched in 2006, it has been in ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (22) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Retailers go mobile to instantly meet shoppers' needs

The days of waiting in line to pay for merchandise may be coming to an end.

Technology / Business

created Sep 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

How to make solar power 24/7

The biggest hurdle to widespread implementation of solar power is the fact that the sun doesn't shine constantly in any given place, so backup power systems are needed for nights and cloudy days. But a novel ...

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created Aug 01, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (11) | comments 52 | with audio podcast


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