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New magnetic tuning method enhances data storage

Researchers in Chicago and London have developed a method for controlling the properties of magnets that could be used to improve the storage capacity of next-generation computer hard drives.

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 09, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Intel Itanium 9300 Processor Raises Bar for Scalable, Resilient Mission-Critical Computing

Intel Corporation today introduced the Itanium processor 9300 series, previously codenamed "Tukwila," which delivers more than double the performance of its predecessor, boosts scalability and adds reliability features to ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Feb 08, 2010 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Genes influence aerobic training success

(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of researchers has found an explanation for why some people seem to be more responsive than others to regular endurance exercise - which, in turn, might increase their chances of having ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 05, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Intel, Micron Introduce 25-Nanometer NAND

Intel Corporation and Micron Technology, Inc. today announced the world's first 25-nanometer (nm) NAND technology, which provides a more cost-effective path for increasing storage capacity in such popular ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Feb 01, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (21) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Nanocables could lead to more powerful lithium-ion batteries

(PhysOrg.com) -- By itself, titanium dioxide (TiO2) is a very poor electrode. Electrons move very slowly through the material - so slowly, in fact, that it can take years to fill a millimeter-thick piece of T ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 28, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (13) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Samsung's new flash chips for mobile devices

(PhysOrg.com) -- Samsung Electronics has announced two new flash chip storage devices for mobiles: a removable 32-Gbyte micro SD (secure digital) card and a 64-Gbyte moviNAND flash memory module. Both are ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Jan 14, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast weblog

Seeing the forest through the trees and seeing the trees through the leaves

Since the time of the earliest humans, people have attempted to understand the natural environment. We have observed our surroundings and searched for explanations for natural phenomena. Yet despite our persistence over ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 13, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mango effective in preventing, stopping certain colon, breast cancer cells

Mango. If you know little about this fruit, understand this: It's been found to prevent or stop certain colon and breast cancer cells in the lab.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 11, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Report: Google phone $5 less to make than iPhone

(AP) -- Google Inc.'s new Nexus One phone costs about $5 less to make than Apple Inc.'s iPhone, partly because Google's device has far less memory, according to new data from research firm iSuppli Corp.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 11, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How high can a climber go?

The maximum time an athlete is able to continue climbing to exhaustion may be the only determinant of his/her performance. A new European study, led by researchers from the University of Granada, the objective ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 08, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Digital Quantum Battery Could Boost Energy Density Tenfold

(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists theorize that quantum phenomena could provide a major boost to batteries, with the potential to increase energy density up to 10 times that of lithium ion batteries. According to ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (55) | comments 17 weblog

Scientists improve chip memory by stacking cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Arizona State University have developed an elegant method for significantly improving the memory capacity of electronic chips.

Technology / Semiconductors

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (20) | comments 3

World Bank musters $5.5 billion for solar projects

The World Bank announced Wednesday 5.5 billion dollars would be invested in solar energy projects in five countries of the Middle East and North Africa in a bid to combat climate change.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

H1N1 more risky than seasonal flu in children with sickle cell disease

Infection with the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, causes more life-threatening complications than seasonal flu in children with sickle cell disease, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center. The findings, to ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Young adults who exercise get higher IQ

Young adults who are fit have a higher IQ and are more likely to go on to university, reveals a major new study carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy and Sahlgrenska University Hospital.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0