News tagged with electronic tags

Gadget Watch: HP Envy 14 PC has smart-tag sensor

(AP) -- Thin, light laptops -known as "ultrabooks"- are a much-hyped category at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show, an annual showcase for the latest smartphones, tablet computers and other ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New study provides comprehensive view of the status of Atlantic bluefin tuna

A new model built around biological data from electronic tags, ear bone microchemistry and fisheries catch data for Atlantic bluefin tuna indicates fishing on one side of the Atlantic influences the other side. Bluefin populations ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Suspect pleads not guilty to celebrity hacking

A Florida man pleaded not guilty to hacking into the emails of Scarlett Johansson, Christina Aguilera, Mila Kunis and other celebrities, following his arrest last month.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

British court hears cases of two suspected teenage hackers

A British court on Tuesday heard the cases of two teenagers accused of being key players in the LulzSec computer hacking group, which has claimed responsibility for a wave of high-profile cyber-attacks.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Julian Assange back in court to fight extradition

(AP) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was due back in court Tuesday for the latest installation of his fight against extradition to Sweden, where the 40-year-old Australian is accused of rape and molestation.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

N.Z. great white sharks take 'tropical holidays'

New Zealand's great white sharks enjoy an annual "tropical holiday", swimming thousands of kilometres (miles) to warm South Pacific waters before returning home, according to researchers.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Teenage UK hacking suspect released on bail

(AP) -- A teenager accused of attacking a string of U.K.-based websites has been released on bail.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Assange says WikiLeaks work hampered

(AP) -- After six months under virtual house arrest, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange acknowledged Thursday that his detention is hampering the work of the secret-spilling site. His supporters accused Britain ...

Technology / Internet

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Wireless tags give physicians details and condition of orthopedic implants with the wave of a wand

Radio-frequency technology developed at the University of Pittsburgh that uses human tissue instead of air as a conduit for radio waves is the basis of the first electronic "tag" system designed to track and ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 10, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ink with tin nanoparticles could print future circuit boards

(PhysOrg.com) -- Almost all electronic devices contain printed circuit boards, which are patterned with an intricate copper design that guides electricity to make the devices functional. In a new study, researchers ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 12, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 7 | with audio podcast feature

National Ocean Observing System to see marine animal migration, adaptation strategies

For the first time, data from electronic tags attached to marine animals will be incorporated into the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS), a NOAA-led national partnership committed to enhance our ability to collect, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Anglers and Stanford scientists track marlins' unusual migration routes

An annual collaboration of Stanford researchers and sport anglers in Hawaii is revealing the long migration paths of the Pacific blue marlin, a large, spectacular fish with a snout shaped like a spear. Electronic ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ultralow-power memory uses orders of magnitude less power than other devices

(PhysOrg.com) -- As RFID tags are becoming more widespread for tracking and identifying almost anything, researchers are continuing to develop cheap, ultralow-power memory devices for these applications. In ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Aug 26, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (12) | comments 0 | with audio podcast feature

Cool! Researchers find way to use HVAC ducts for wireless monitoring technology

A new study by a team including a professor from North Carolina State University has found a way to implement wireless monitoring technology - with uses ranging from climate control to health and safety applications - by ...

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 18, 2010 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Amazon CEO hopes new Kindles stoke sales

(AP) -- Jeff Bezos isn't just confident you'll want a Kindle e-book reader. The CEO of Amazon.com is bracing for a future in which you'll also want ones for your kid heading to college, your spouse in a book ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 29, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 2