Indiana University and four research technology partners have succeeded in using the Lustre file system over a wide area network (WAN), saturating the world's first commercial 100 gigabit link.
Telecom
Nov 16, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Japan are the first to have succeeded in converting information into free energy in an experiment that verifies the "Maxwell demon" thought experiment devised in 1867.
Academics at the University of Derby are using the virtual reality platform Second Life to gauge people's unconscious attitudes towards 'green' issues such as recycling.
Social Sciences
Sep 29, 2010
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The second law of thermodynamics is a big hit with the beret-wearing college crowd because of its implicit existential crunch. The tendency of a closed systems to become increasingly disordered if no energy is added or removed ...
Nanophysics
Sep 28, 2010
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Old or young, beautiful or sinister - the choices are endless when designing an avatar or a virtual alter ego. In the end, do people choose one that is really different from themselves? Usually not, according to new Concordia ...
Social Sciences
Jul 26, 2010
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Linden Lab, creator of the online virtual world Second Life, said Wednesday it was laying off 30 percent of its staff.
Business
Jun 9, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people know love takes work, and effort is needed to sustain a happy relationship over the long term, but now a mathematician in Spain has for the first time explained it mathematically by developing ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of 'virtual' worlds to see how criminals use them to launder real money is underway at the University of the West of England.
Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2010
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Danish toy maker Lego is seeking to build a presence in the world of multiplayer online games with the release of a new videogame called Lego Universe.
Internet
Jan 10, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A 3D recreation of a Roman house in Pompeii has been built in the virtual world Second Life by Dr Shelley Hales and Dr Nic Earle from the University of Bristol.
Computer Sciences
Dec 16, 2009
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