News tagged with data storage systems
Singapore scientists design novel genome sequencing data compression method
Hitachi and Data Storage Institute (DSI), a research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) are devising a data compression technique to tackle the increasing volume of genome sequencing data ...
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Social Security's IT system could benefit by joining the cloud, scientist says
The Social Security Administration (SSA) should restructure its already massive information technology (IT) systems so they can be readily scaled up, much like the systems used by Google and Amazon, William L. Scherlis, professor ...
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May 09, 2012 |
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Apple plans nation's biggest private fuel cell energy project in NC
North Carolina will be home to the nation's largest private fuel cell energy project, a nonpolluting, silent power plant that will generate electricity from hydrogen.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 08, 2012 |
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Head for the clouds, feet firmly on the ground
Computer engineers in the US writing in the International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems have reviewed the research literature to get a clear picture of cloud computing, its adoption, use and th ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Activision jumps into kids' game with 'Skylanders'
(AP) -- To impress kids these days, it's not enough to make another video game. Mere action figures won't do, either. So Activision is merging the two.
Oct 16, 2011 |
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Researchers work to take the errors out of the cloud
Cloud computing, which taps the resources of a network of remote computers, offers tremendous potential for storing and processing vast amounts of data quickly and cheaply. The catch: As cloud computing applications become ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 14, 2011 |
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Timing is right for SDSC cloud
Successfully managing, preserving, and sharing large amounts of digitally-based data has become more of an economic challenge than a technical one, as researchers must meet a new National Science Foundation (NSF) policy requiring ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Researchers demonstrate breakthrough storage performance for big data applications
Researchers from IBM today demonstrated the future of large-scale storage systems by successfully scanning 10 billion files on a single system in just 43 minutes, shattering the previous record of one billion files in three ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jul 22, 2011 |
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Phase change memory-based 'moneta' system points to the future of computer storage
A University of California, San Diego faculty-student team is about to demonstrate a first-of-its kind, phase-change memory solid state storage device that provides performance thousands of times faster than ...
Jun 02, 2011 |
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The quantum computer is growing up: Repetitive error correction in a quantum processor
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of physicists at the University of Innsbruck, led by Philipp Schindler and Rainer Blatt, has been the first to demonstrate a crucial element for a future functioning quantum computer: ...
May 26, 2011 |
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Graphene and 'spintronics' combo looks promising
A team of physicists has taken a big step toward the development of useful graphene spintronic devices. The physicists, from the City University of Hong Kong and the University of Science and Technology of China, present ...
Jan 25, 2011 |
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How energy-efficient is cloud computing?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Conventionally, data storage and data processing are done at the user's own computer, using that computer's storage system and processor. An alternative to this method is cloud computing, ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 08, 2010 |
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Report: HP close to buying ArcSight for $1.5B
(AP) -- Computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. may be close to another major acquisition.
Sep 13, 2010 |
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Organic ternary data storage device developed
(PhysOrg.com) -- The memory capacity of electronics devices could be increased in future thanks to an organic data storage system using ternary rather than binary data storage. The current prototype is designed ...
Apr 14, 2010 |
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Dartmouth researchers create new nano switch
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dartmouth researcher Ivan Aprahamian and his team have developed a new molecular switch that changes its configuration as a function of the pH of the environment. This discovery might someday help lead to ...
Feb 24, 2010 |
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