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Sleeping sickness parasite masters three different swimming modes

(PhysOrg.com) -- The causative agent of African sleeping sickness, annually responsible for several thousands of deaths in Africa and South America, is a motile cell: it propels itself through its host’s ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Comet-chasing probe goes into hibernation in 10-year trek

A billion-euro (1.47-billion-dollar) space probe was placed in hibernation on Wednesday until 2014, when it will be woken for a deep-space rendezvous with a comet, the European Space Agency (ESA) said. ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Intel announces next in solid-state drive line up

Intel Corporation announced today the next in a line of new solid-state drives (SSD), the Intel Solid-State Drive 510 Series. The new Intel SSD 510 features fast SATA 6 Gigabits per second (Gbps) performance ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Mar 01, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Epson develops new microcontroller to maximize e-paper performance

Seiko Epson today announced that it has recently developed and begun shipping samples of the S1C17F57, a new 16-bit microcontroller with a built-in driver optimized for small- and medium-sized segmented electronic ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Dec 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Samsung's new ultra-light N230 combines style and design with easy mobility

Samsung Electronics today announced the latest addition to its N-Series netbook range - the N230. With a sleek profile, stunning premium black finish and ultra-convenient features, the N230 will appeal to ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 30, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Enterprise PCs work while they sleep - saving energy and money - with new software

Personal computers in enterprise environments save energy and money by "sleep-working," thanks to new software called SleepServer created by computer scientists from the University of California, San Diego.

Technology / Software

created Jun 23, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (13) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Presto offers alternative to hibernate and sleep

In this day and age of instant gratification, we don't like waiting for anything. Some of us can remember having to wait when we turned on the television as the tubes inside warmed up and the picture slowly faded into view. ...

Technology / Software

created May 06, 2009 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

'Sleep talking' PCs save energy and money

Personal computers may soon save large amounts of energy by "sleep talking." Computer scientists at UC San Diego and Microsoft Research have created a plug-and-play hardware prototype for personal computers ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 6