News tagged with storage capacity

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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 ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UM invention helps advance reliability of alternative energy

A University of Minnesota invention could help make storage of solar and wind energy more efficient and economical. The invention was licensed to SustainX, a leading global developer of grid-scale energy storage solutions ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (6) | comments 3

TDK launches eSSD series: Single chip Solid State Drives (SSD)

TDK Corporation has developed the eSSD series, a single chip 3Gbps SSD with serial ATA interface that uses multi-chip technology to integrate the TDK SSD controller GBDriver RS3 with NAND type flash memory ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Seagate reaches 1 terabit per square inch milestone with new technology demonstration

Seagate has become the first hard drive maker to achieve the milestone storage density of 1 terabit (1 trillion bits) per square inch, producing a demonstration of the technology that promises to double the storage capacity ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Thermosolar power station in Spain works at night

A unique thermosolar power station in southern Spain can shrug off cloudy days: energy stored when the sun shines lets it produce electricity even during the night.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 18, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (37) | comments 243

Workforce from the digital cloud

By means of cloud computing, enterprises can access scalable computing power and storage capacity. A people cloud, by contrast, supplies a scalable number of workers via the internet. It is used when non-automated tasks are ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

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

France works with Microsoft to cultivate startups

French minister Frederic Lefebvre and Microsoft on Saturday announced a partnership to cultivate promising Internet startups in France.

Technology / Business

created Feb 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Depleted gas reservoirs can double as geologic carbon storage sites

(PhysOrg.com) -- A demonstration project on the southeastern tip of Australia has helped to verify that depleted natural gas reservoirs can be repurposed for geologic carbon sequestration, which is a climate ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Seagate soups up laptop PC performance with fast, second-generation solid state hybrid drive

Seagate is now shipping the second generation of Momentus XT, its groundbreaking solid state hybrid drive for consumer and commercial laptops and the company’s fastest drive ever for personal computers. ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 12

Intel, Micron introduce world's first 128Gb NAND device and mass production of 64Gb 20nm NAND

Intel Corporation and Micron Technology, Inc., today announced a new benchmark in NAND flash technology - the world's first 20 nanometer (nm), 128 gigabit (Gb), multilevel-cell (MLC) device. The companies ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Scientists watch a next-generation ferroelectric memory bit switch in real time

For the first time, engineering researchers have been able to watch in real time the nanoscale process of a ferroelectric memory bit switching between the 0 and 1 states.

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Thin drives -- the next generation of portable memory

Tablets are fast becoming the media device of choice nowadays for work and play, particularly with the advent of iPads and the Samsung Galaxy Tab into the mobile device market. With a volume of 19.5 million ...

Electronics / Hardware

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 14

Galaxy DNA-analysis software is now available 'in the cloud'

Galaxy -- an open-source, web-based platform for data-intensive biomedical and genetic research -- is now available as a "cloud computing" resource. A team of researchers including Anton Nekrutenko, an associate ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fluoride shuttle increases storage capacity

German researchers have developed a new concept for rechargeable batteries. Based on a fluoride shuttle -- the transfer of fluoride anions between the electrodes -- it promises to enhance the storage capacity ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

3-D battery structure shows new twist in battery design

(PhysOrg.com) -- Battery life and driving range are two sticky phrases in discussions about why EVs have yet to hit mainstream use. Drivers still feel skittish about the idea of setting out on longer trips ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 09, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 6 | with audio podcast weblog