News tagged with computing grid

Science fiction-style sabotage a fear in new hacks

When a computer attack hobbled Iran's unfinished nuclear power plant last year, it was assumed to be a military-grade strike, the handiwork of elite hacking professionals with nation-state backing.

Technology / Other

created Oct 23, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 21

Privacy group sues to get data about NSA-Google ties

The National Security Agency should divulge information about its reported agreement with Google Inc. to help the Internet company defend itself against foreign cyber attacks, according to a lawsuit filed Monday by a privacy ...

Technology / Internet

created Sep 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 18

Scientists bring mysterious magnetic process down to earth

With the click of a computer mouse, a scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) sends 10,000 volts of electricity into a chamber filled with hydrogen gas. The ...

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 20 | with audio podcast

Advanced power-grid model finds low-cost, low-carbon future in West

(PhysOrg.com) -- The least expensive way for the Western U.S. to reduce greenhouse gas emissions enough to help prevent the worst consequences of global warming is to replace coal with renewable and other ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 24 | with audio podcast

As good as an atomic clock

Australian researchers have invented a new clock that will bring atomic accuracy to your desk.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jul 06, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Security researchers offer caution on smart grids

(AP) -- The race to build a "smarter" electrical grid could have a dark side. Security experts are starting to show the dangers of equipping homes and businesses with new meters that enable two-way communication with utilities.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jul 31, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 7

Grid computing for the masses

(PhysOrg.com) -- Having helped scientists study the building blocks of the universe, peer inside the human body in miniscule detail and monitor climate change, grid computing could soon be put to more mundane ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Feb 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Canada broadcaster seeks to revolutionize energy consumption

Imagine loading your dishwasher after supper and walking away, allowing radio-activated technology and your energy provider to figure out when it would be cheapest to wash your dishes.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 02, 2010 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (9) | comments 6

'Thinking machines' will run future power grids

(PhysOrg.com) -- Plans to develop the "smart" grid - a system that uses intelligent computer networks to manage electric power - cannot succeed without the creation of new "thinking machines" that can learn ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Russia believes US, Israel behind Iran worm attack: official

Russia believes Israel and the United States were responsible for unleashing the malicious Stuxnet computer worm on Iran's nuclear programme last year, a top official said Friday.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 23, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 14

A nimbus rises in the world of cloud computing

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 ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 08, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 5

Glasgow scientists predict the unpredictable to guide future nano-chip design

Scientists at the University of Glasgow, in collaboration with colleagues from Edinburgh, Manchester, Southampton and York universities, have developed technology which will help microchip designers create ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Nov 29, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Wanted: Computer hackers... to help government

(AP) -- Wanted: Computer hackers. Federal authorities aren't looking to prosecute them, but to pay them to secure the nation's networks.

Technology / Other

created Apr 19, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 2

'Digital ants' seek viruses to protect computer networks

As the nation's electrical power grid becomes more interconnected through the Internet -- from the nuclear power plant in California to transmission lines in Texas to the microwave in your kitchen -- the chances of cyber ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Sources: Pentagon planning new cybercommand

(AP) -- The Pentagon is planning to create a new military command to focus on cyberspace and protect its computer networks from cyberattacks, U.S. officials said Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0