Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software July, 2010 saw the discovery of a worm known as Stuxnet, which sought out a particular version of the Siemens’ SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) systems that control power grids and industrial plants. Stuxnet was capable of taking over SCADA controls in order to deliver …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Google will begin the introduction of “layers” of social-networking features later this year, the company’s chief executive, Eric Schmidt, has said. Speaking at the Zeitgeist conference yesterday evening, Schmidt suggested that plans for a social network to rival the likes of Facebook – and now Apple’s …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Left: in a physiological environment, nanoparticles are exposed to different proteins and small molecules. Right: the competitive adsorption of small molecules (upper) and the amino-acid residues of proteins (lower) on a nanoparticle. Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a method for predicting the ways …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Tel Aviv University has developed a brain-to-computer chip which could revolutionize neurological therapy. By stimulating certain areas of the brain, scientists can alleviate the effects of disorders such as depression or Parkinson’s disease. Controlling that stimulation currently lacks precision, over-stimulation is a serious concern — losing …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software 1. The Chinese government is preparing to spend $25 billion on wafer fabs to boost domestic chip manufacturing over the next five years. China’s chip industry had stumbled during the recession. So this is an effort to revive growth. In 2009 Mainland China produced 40 billion …
Ad Support : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Apple has returned to being a successful company. Apple has about 1% of the global phone market and a US PC marketshare of about 8%. Worldwide Apple’s PC marketshare is about 2-3%. Apple is a profitable premium niche player and a design leader. However, Apple is …
Ads : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News   Computer Software We are going to revolutionise the treatment of cancer during the next five years, says Professor Jonathan K.C. Knowles. Professor Jonathan K.C. Knowles from the Insitute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) is a global opinion leader in personalized medicine. So what will happen in personalized medicine during …
Ads : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software Journal Angewandte Chemie – A High-Performance Polymer Tin Sulfur Lithium Ion Battery A tin-sulfur lithium ion battery has an energy density value of the order of 1000 W h kg-1, which is five times higher than those of conventional batteries that containing intercalated materials (see picture). Replacement …
Ads : Nano Technology Netbook Technology News Computer Software An illustration of the nanoelectromechanical oscillator, with the cantilever on the far right. The inset is a tilted 3-D profile of the structure, which shows the silicon dioxide posts. Cornell researchers are a step closer to creating extraordinarily tiny sensors that can instantly recognize harmful substances and …
At today’s International Solid State Circuit Conference, imec and Holst Centre report a 2.4GHz/915MHz wake-up receiver which consumes only 51µW power. This record low power achievement opens the door to battery-less or energy-harvesting based radios for a wide range of applications including long-range RFID and wireless sensor nodes for logistics, smart buildings, healthcare etc. Today’s …
Here is the Marc Raibert interview, attached. Dr. Raibert is a former MIT Professor who founded the Boston Dynamics corporation. Dr. Raibert and his colleagues have succeeded in developing hopping, self-balancing robots that can run and traverse terrain like animals. Boston Dynamics has recently unveiled a series of sophisticated mobile robots, including Big Dog: http://www.youtube.com/bostondynamics …