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Flame virus a new age cyber spy tool

The Flame computer virus that smoldered undetected for years in Middle Eastern energy facilities confirmed fears that the world has entered a new age of cyber espionage and sabotage.

Technology / Internet

created 6 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Brazil shelves plans to build new nuclear plants

Brazil said Wednesday it has shelved plans to build new nuclear power stations in the coming years in the wake of last year's Fukushima disaster in Japan.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 7

Virtual power plants for renewable energies

Siemens recently put two virtual power plants into operation. Virtual power plants are networks of several small power stations that are run like a single system. One of the new virtual power plants enables ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

NIF facility fires record laser shot into target chamber

(PhysOrg.com) -- The National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California has set a new record for a laser shot. This past week, its combined 192 lasers fired a single 1.875-megajoule ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (28) | comments 36 | with audio podcast report

US National Academies panel recommends expanding alternative nuclear fusion experiments

(PhysOrg.com) -- The National Academies in the United States, made up of the four organizations: the National Academies of Science and Engineering, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council, has issued an interim report in the National Academies Press, advoc ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (24) | comments 34 | with audio podcast report

ORNL completes first phase of Titan supercomputer transition

Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Jaguar supercomputer has completed the first phase of an upgrade that will keep it among the most powerful scientific computing systems in the world.

Electronics / Hardware

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microchips' optical future

Computer chips are one area where the United States still enjoys a significant manufacturing lead over the rest of the world. In 2011, five of the top 10 chipmakers by revenue were U.S. companies, and Intel, ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Humans blamed as shark attacks 'double'

Sharks killed twice as many swimmers and surfers last year than in 2010, with the increase due largely to a growth in tourism and changing shark patterns due to global warming.

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Iran launches observation satellite: media

Iran on Friday launched an observation satellite into orbit above Earth, its third since 2009, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Lab team develops capability for atomistic simulations

(PhysOrg.com) -- Conventional scientific wisdom says that the interatomic forces between ions that control high-temperature processes such as melting are insensitive to the heating of the electron "glue" that ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New research helps predict bat presence at wind energy facilities

An interactive tool developed by researchers from the USDA Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Research Station (PSW) will help wind energy facility operators make informed decisions on efficient ways to reduce impacts on ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pharmacists crucial in plan for terrorist chemical weapons

Terrorist attacks with chemical weapons are a real possibility, according to a study that appears in the online open access journal, Journal of Pharmacy Practice, published by SAGE. Thanks to their extensive knowledge of tox ...

Chemistry / Other

created Dec 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Israeli public supports middle east nuclear free zone: UMD poll

Nearly two-thirds of Israeli Jews, 64 percent, favor establishing a nuclear free zone in the Middle East - even when it was spelled out that this would mean both Israel and Iran would have to forego nuclear weapons - finds ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Robot guards to patrol South Korean prisons

Robot guards with sensors to detect abnormal behaviour will soon begin patrolling South Korean prisons to ease the burden on their human counterparts, researchers said Thursday.

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 8

Iran says Duqu malware under 'control'

Iran said on Sunday it had found a way to "control" the computer malware Duqu, which is similar to Stuxnet virus which in 2010 attacked its nuclear programme and infected more than 30,000 computers.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 13, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1