News tagged with conventional computers
Making microscopic machines using metallic glass
Researchers in Ireland have developed a new technology using materials called bulk metallic glasses to produce high-precision molds for making tiny plastic components. The components, with detailed microscopically patterned ...
May 22, 2012 |
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2C warming goal now 'optimistic' - French scientists
French scientists unveiling new estimates for global warming said on Thursday the 2 C (3.6 F) goal enshrined by the United Nations was "the most optimistic" scenario left for greenhouse-gas emissions.
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Nintendo gives 2nd glimpse of Wii U game machine
Nintendo Co.'s upcoming Wii U game console will come with a controller that has a big, touch-enabled screen. At first glance, that seems like an obstacle to the kind of casual multiplayer gaming that made ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Iodate refuses to intimidate
Like a bull in a china shop, a massive, iodine-based ion called iodate should disrupt the surrounding water molecules until it is forcibly expelled. However, it doesn't. This disconnect between the molecule's ...
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Southampton engineers fly the world's first 'printed' aircraft
Engineers at the University of Southampton have designed and flown the world's first 'printed' aircraft, which could revolutionise the economics of aircraft design.
Jul 28, 2011 |
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Nintendo's task: The Wii, again, more, better
(AP) -- The upcoming Wii U - part tablet computer, part game machine - could help Nintendo surpass its rivals once again.
Jun 09, 2011 |
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Mastering multicore
(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT researchers have developed software that makes computer simulations of physical systems run much more efficiently on so-called multicore chips. In experiments involving chips with 24 separate ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 26, 2010 |
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Voluntary vaccination programs shown effective for some diseases
"Conventional wisdom - and conventional theory - tells us that when infection can potentially be spread to almost everyone in a community, such as for measles, a disease outbreak can never be contained using voluntary vaccination," ...
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Feb 06, 2009 |
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