IBM's Jeopardy!-winning supercomputer, Watson, may have started out the size of a master bedroom, but it will eventually shrink to the size of a smart phone, its inventors say. The supercomputer is currently performing "residencies" at ...
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Augmented reality and 3D printing are the hottest emerging technologies to watch, according to Tom Soderstrom, chief technology officer for NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The impact of both technologies is already being felt with some ...
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A computer problem onboard the Mars rover Curiosity has forced NASA scientists to put the rover into safe mode while they try to bring a backup system online and try to figure out what is wrong with the main computer. "We are doing ...
Nanometer-scale silicon crystals have been shown to generate high luminous potential, and scientists at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany and the University of Toronto in Canada have succeeded in using these crystals to ...
ilicon nanocrystals have a size of a few nanometers and possess a high luminous potential. Scientists of KIT and the University of Toronto/Canada have now succeeded in manufacturing silicon-based light-emitting diodes (SiLEDs). They are ...
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The accused: Scientists in the study didn't actually use LEDs. (Cartoon: Spike Gerrell) A misunderstanding had the art world believing LEDs were guilty of degrading masterpieces. However, the accusations were unfounded, Angeline Albert ...
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Intel has released its own Apache Hadoop distribution as the firm looks to extend its reach in the big data market. Apache Hadoop is an open source framework that specialises in running data applications on large hardware clusters. ...
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The accused: Scientists in the study didn't actually use LEDs. (Cartoon: Spike Gerrell) A misunderstanding had the art world believing LEDs were guilty of degrading masterpieces. However, the accusations were unfounded, Angeline Albert ...
Silicon nanocrystals have a size of a few nanometers and possess a high luminous potential. Scientists of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the University of Toronto/Canada have now succeeded in manufacturing silicon-based ...
Tags: Silicon nanocrystals, SiLEDs, KIT
The University of Dundee is leading a European-wide research project to work on improving white LEDs that would be much more efficient than existing light bulbs. The project is being funded through a £7.2m grant from the European ...
The results were based on a study on more than 30,000 people. It found that the general population’s exposure to the chemical was too low to have any toxic effects. Experts have claimed that range of human disorders including ...
A new UK endeavour that will focus on gaining a much better understanding of major human diseases, like cancer and other medical concerns such as deafness and ageing, is to be undertaken by an STFC-MRC consortium, thanks to a pound 1.7M ...
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Asia's phenomenal growth can be the saviour of Australian manufacturing, says Minister for Trade Dr Craig Emerson. Though Australia has become “weighed down” by the high dollar, there are still many opportunities for ...
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company announced recently, they will build a global technology center in Findlay, Ohio, US. Cooper Tire said the new technology center will cost about $40m construction cost in the next 5 years and it will employ 40 ...
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Owens-Illinois Inc. (NYSE: OI) announces that it has signed a three-year agreement with the University of Toledo College of Engineering, Chemical & Environmental Engineering Department, to support research at O-I´s new R&D Innovation ...
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