Computers

Fri - February 3, 2006

Transistors powered by single electrons

In the first figure, the pattern of diagonal lines indicates the charge is correlated throughout the device and current is flowing at levels ranging from 0 amps, shown in red, to 1.4 nanoamps, shown in violet.

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Sat - December 3, 2005

Just add laser & webcam!

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Wed - August 24, 2005

Ultracell

UltraCell Corp., a company that develops and manufactures micro fuel cell systems for portable devices, has announced a new fuel cell power source for portable electronic devices that has twice the energy density of lithium batteries.

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Thu - August 18, 2005

Feel good without the wet!

OK - from what I've been able to figure out, this monitor emits ions at a massive rate (50,000/cc) to make you feel better (waterfall is around 4000/cc).

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Thu - July 14, 2005

The Coolest Keyboard EVER!

Cleverer still is its ability to store a number of preset images and configurations, enabling you customize the keyboard specifically for unique pieces of software.

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Fri - July 8, 2005

The cost of your privacy? $110

Federal law expressly prohibits pretexting for financial data -- which at one time was a primary means of stealing credit card and other account information -- but does not cover telephone records, which are covered by a patchwork of state and federal laws governing access to personal information.

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Wed - July 6, 2005

Half a Hydra

However, when asked in a Chessbase interview whether Adams thought his battle was conclusive proof of where the power now lies, he responded, "Well, I don't think you can get a conclusive proof after one match.

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Tue - May 4, 2004

Why does Windows cost so much?

The new variety develops red color immediately as it comes out of bloom, as compared to other red delicious varieties, including the parent, which emerge green and gradually develop the characteristic red color.

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Fri - April 30, 2004

Forget Nano!

"And what we designed is a smart drug that has some conditions encoded for its release; and it will be released and activated only at the right time and at the right location when a disease is diagnosed."

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Mon - March 22, 2004

Surrounded by MP3

Music encoded with the new system will work with older hardware and software MP3 players but the extras will only the surround sound when piped through a player that can do something with the extra information.

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Thu - February 19, 2004

Remember the iSmell?

"Smells trigger very powerful and deep-seated emotional responses, and this additional element to the internet will enhance users' online experience by adding that crucial third dimension."

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Sun - February 15, 2004

Ping Mars?

"This is the first time we have had an in-orbit communication between ESA and NASA spacecraft, and also the first working international communications network around another planet," said Rudolf Schmidt, ESA's project manager for Mars Express.

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Sat - October 25, 2003

Spam in a can

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 — The Senate has voted to impose tough new limits against sending unwanted commercial e-mails, but supporters warned computer users not to expect any immediate end to offers for prescription drugs, cheap loans, herbal remedies and pornography.

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Fri - October 10, 2003

This sentence is false.

This is because the systems of equations that must be solved to determine the truth-values are often “non-linear”—so attempts to find a solution can rarely be found in the general case, but must be found numerically, closing in on the answer through several iterations of trial and error.