Spurred by Japan, California mulls quake alert system
California has long been braced for the Big One, but now a proposed new early warning system seeks to give the US state's residents vital extra seconds before a major earthquake hits.
California has long been braced for the Big One, but now a proposed new early warning system seeks to give the US state's residents vital extra seconds before a major earthquake hits.
Earth Sciences
Jan 30, 2013
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The largest solar power system in the U.S. Army is coming online at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., and officials gathered Jan. 16, to mark the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 25, 2013
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Samsung Electronics today announced that it reached another milestone in the development of 14-nanometer (nm) FinFET process technology with the successful tape-out of multiple development vehicles in collaboration with its ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Dec 21, 2012
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(Phys.org)—If you think it's been unusually hot lately, just wait—by the end of the century, temperatures in California are expected to rise significantly. What that means for human health, agriculture, water supply and ...
Environment
Dec 19, 2012
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Facebook was unreachable briefly after the social network made a change to part of its infrastructure dealing with routing traffic to its online address.
Internet
Dec 11, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Indiana University today announced the successor to its internationally recognized Data Capacitor research data storage platform. The new system, called Data Capacitor II (DCII), is a five petabyte storage resource ...
Computer Sciences
Nov 9, 2012
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Canada and the United States announced Friday they were launching a joint cybsersecurity plan to protect their digital infrastructure from online threats.
Internet
Oct 27, 2012
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A new cyberespionage tool linked to the Flame virus has been infecting computers in Lebanon, Iran and elsewhere, security researchers said Monday.
Internet
Oct 15, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Data vital to understanding global climate change will benefit from more efficient and secure processing, thanks to a new tool created by members of Indiana University's Research Technologies Systems.
Earth Sciences
Oct 2, 2012
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It's startling to ponder the numerous ways our society relies almost completely upon on the Internet to conduct the business of everyday life. Commerce, communication and even national security all require a functioning ...
Internet
Sep 26, 2012
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