Science & Technology
Mar 11th, 2010 |
By Kevin Hayden |
Category: - Tech Geek
A group of researchers in Japan have succeeded for the first time in superconducting power transmission of direct current over two hundred meters.
Tags: DC Power, Electrical Power, Nano-Optonics Energy, Power Transmission Posted in - Tech Geek |
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Mar 9th, 2010 |
By Kevin Hayden |
Category: - Tech Geek
Google’s getting into the data visualization game: Yesterday, Google Labs unveiled the “Public Data Explorer,” which allows you to see animated visualizations of some of the most searched-for data sets on the Web. This is an add on to a search feature that Google Labs rolled out last year, allowing you to find publicly available data sets–things like unemployment and GDP and fertility rates, published by organizations such as the World Bank.
Tags: Excel, Google, Google Labs, IBM, Many Eyes, microsoft, Public Data Explorer, Publicly Available Data Sets, Swivel Posted in - Tech Geek |
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Mar 3rd, 2010 |
By Kevin Hayden |
Category: Science & Technology
Existing lab-on-a-chip designs can put the power of testing in the palm of your hand, but an upcoming model may represent the cheapest and most colorful one yet. A Harvard University chemist has created a prototype “chip” technology out of paper.
Tags: Medical Technology, Paper Lab, Whitesides Lab Posted in Science & Technology |
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Mar 2nd, 2010 |
By Kevin Hayden |
Category: Science & Technology
The earthquake that killed more than 700 people in Chile on Feb. 27 probably shifted the Earth’s axis and shortened the day, a NASA scientist said.
Tags: Chile, Earth, earthquake, NASA Posted in Science & Technology |
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Mar 1st, 2010 |
By Kevin Hayden |
Category: - Physics & the Universe
Every few decades, the sun experiences a particularly large storm that can release as much energy as 1 billion hydrogen bombs. Officials from Europe and the U.S. say an event like that could leave millions on Earth without electricity, running water and phone service.
Tags: Electro-Magnetic Pulse, EMP, Solar Activity, Solar Flare, Sun, Sunspots Posted in - Physics & the Universe |
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Feb 22nd, 2010 |
By Kevin Hayden |
Category: Constitutional Issues, Science & Technology
Law enforcement is tracking Americans’ cell phones in real time—without the benefit of a warrant. How many of the owners of the country’s 277 million cell phones even know that companies like AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint can track their devices in real time? Most “don’t have a clue,” says privacy advocate James X. Dempsey.
Tags: Cell Phone Tracking, Justice Department, Real-time Location, surveillance, Violation of Privacy, Warrantless, wiretapping Posted in Constitutional Issues, Science & Technology |
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Feb 3rd, 2010 |
By Kevin Hayden |
Category: Science & Technology
Spray-on liquid glass is transparent, non-toxic, and can protect virtually any surface against almost any damage from hazards such as water, UV radiation, dirt, heat, and bacterial infections. The coating is also flexible and breathable, which makes it suitable for use on an enormous array of products.
Tags: liquid glass, Nano Technology, non-toxic coating, Spray on glass Posted in Science & Technology |
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Feb 3rd, 2010 |
By Kevin Hayden |
Category: Alternative Energy, Science & Technology
UT Dallas researchers have laid the groundwork for attaching virtually any organic molecule to silicon, a technological feat that promises to greatly improve semiconductor devices’ performance in health care and solar power applications in particular.
Tags: alternative energy, Alternative Energy Efficiency Improvement, Science, Silicon, Solar Panels Posted in Alternative Energy, Science & Technology |
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Jan 26th, 2010 |
By Kevin Hayden |
Category: - Physics & the Universe
Researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute can speed up photons (particles of light) to seemingly faster-than-light speeds through a stack of materials by adding a single, strategically placed layer.
Tags: faster than light, particle, photon, Quantum Physics, Quantum Theory, Science, wave pattern, What the Bleep Do We Know Posted in - Physics & the Universe |
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