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Centimeter: A unit of measurement that is 1/100th of a meter or approximately 4/10ths of an inch (0.39 inch).; Full Centimeter Definition >>

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XFS 2D Barcode (exe): XFS 2D Barcode specify any attributes of barcode you needed. Including Brand, Product Name, Symbology. Barcode value, count that you want to generate barcode and continuous. The most useful function is that you can specify your barcode if continuous, by this way, you can get a sequence of barcodes conveniently....; Tags: Function, 2D, Centimeter, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2006-04-06

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Belkin Nostromo n52te: Gaming keypads are funky little accessories. To the layperson, they're just little partial keyboards for the left hand that sit next to a keyboard that offer all the same controls. For hardcore gamers, however, they're valuable tools. These programmable keypads let gamers completely customize their gaming experience, mapping their favorite...; Tags: Games, pad, n52te, game, Belkin Corp.; Product reviews 2008-04-10
Lexmark X7550: The $200 Lexmark x7550 is a misfortunate victim of the all-in-one Achilles heel: In combining several features into one unit, the whole ends up sacrificing functionality on each of the individual parts. The printer quality is trumped by even the most entry-level inkjets, the fax machine is mediocre because of...; Tags: Printers, Document management, Fax, Wi-Fi, Lexmark International Inc., x7550, Lexmark X7550, printer; Product reviews 2008-03-18
"Alternative energy" gets a boost from oil country: Venezuela seems determined to make America's alternative energy companies into successful greentech ventures. Today the Venezuelan national oil company "stopped all sales" to Exxon. This is just the latest salvo in the Exxon v. Venezuela heavyweight match. It began when Venezuela's government took control of all oil plants...; Tags: Venezuela, Alternative Energy, Exxon Mobil Corp., Venezueal, Sales Strategy, Asset Management, Sales, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-02-12
Chinese dogowner's lawsuit may signal resistance to censorship: It might be a sign that Chinese citizens are increasingly unwilling to submit to government censorship. A dog owner is taking on government officials by filing suit over their censorship of his blog post, The Washington Post reports. "It is so funny that people...; Tags: China, Lawsuit, Censorship, Dog Owner, Blogging, Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2007-12-26

CBM Calculator (msi): A utility to calculate your consignment volume CBM & weight according to expected container. Features include: easy-to-use Windows interface; maintain history of calculations; exact volume calculation upto six decimal places; graphical presentation of volume and weight; dimensions can be used in following unit of measurements -inch, -feet, -meter, -centimeter. This...; Tags: Calculation, Volume, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2007-11-20
Cancer 2.0: Intent on winning!: This post is not about failed IT projects; it's an inspiring story from someone absolutely determined to win his battle against cancer. Jeffrey Walker, CEO of Atlassian Software and fellow Enterprise Irregular, has written an eloquent, powerful, and highly personal account of his fight against a rare form of this...; Tags: Surgery, Cancer, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2007-08-28
Lasers for video surveillance: Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory ORNL have built a new optical surveillance based on lasers. Their Laser-Based Item Monitoring System LBIMS is designed to protect high-value items in high security environments. It's also supposed to respect your privacy and be the equivalent of cameras with a 10,000-megapixel resolution....; Tags: Defense &, Security, Engineering &, Innovation, Science &, Nature; Blog posts 2007-05-18
A swimming robot -- inside your body: The Boston Globe describes the efforts of a Japanese-born scientist to develop new technologies for use in surgery. His last project is to build a swimming robot designed to explore the human gastrointestinal tract GI tract from esophagus to colon. This 2-centimeter long robot will have a swimming tail to...; Tags: Robotics, Health &, Medicine, Engineering &, Innovation; Blog posts 2007-05-08
The world's longest carbon nanotube: As you probably know, carbon nanotubes have very interesting mechanical, electrical and optical properties. But they are small. Now, researchers at the University of Cincinnati UC have developed a process to build extremely long aligned carbon nanotube arrays. Theyve been able to produce 18-mm-long carbon nanotubes which might be spun...; Tags: Engineering &, Innovation, Health &, Medicine, Nanotechnology; Blog posts 2007-04-27
Pixel Scale (widget): Pixel Scale is a screen ruler. It is calibrated in screen pixels, the major scale divisions being at 40, 96 or 100 pixels. It can also be set with major scale divisions at one centimeter or one inch intervals. There are also four architect's scales, based on the inch scales....; Tags: Pixel, Pixel Scale; Software downloads 2007-04-19
Super-light crystals for clean energy?: Californian chemists have designed the worlds lowest-density crystals for use in clean energy. These new materials, known as covalent organic frameworks or COFs, have such a low density (0.17 grams per cubic centimeter) that a single gram could cover an area of 4,500 square meters. These COFs could be used...; Tags: Science &, Nature, Energy &, Environment, Engineering &, Innovation; Blog posts 2007-04-16
Will nanogenerators replace batteries?: Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have built prototypes of a nanogenerator providing continuous electrical power by "harvesting mechanical energy from such environmental sources as ultrasonic waves, mechanical vibration or blood flow." According to the scientists, the prototype could produce as much as 4 watts per cubic centimeter. This...; Tags: Nanotechnology, Engineering &, Innovation, Energy &, Environment; Blog posts 2007-04-09
Shimmering holograms to check anticancer drugs: Physicists at Purdue University have developed a new digital holographic imaging system. This device permits to watch in 3-D how anticancer drugs fight tumors. It uses a laser which does not harm living tissues and a common microchip used in your digital cameras to see inside tumor cells. The real...; Tags: Health &, Medicine, Science &, Nature; Blog posts 2007-03-07
High-performance flexible organic transistors: Organic -- or carbon-based -- transistors are not new and can be used to design flexible computer displays, RFID tags and sensors. However, these organic single crystals could not be mass-produced because they needed to be individually handpicked. But now, researchers at Stanford University and the University of California-Los Angeles...; Tags: Semiconductors, high-performance, transistor, Stanford University; Blog posts 2006-12-17
Microbots, laser-suspended telescopes, Martian crops: At DefenseTech, Noah Schachtman notes that the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts has released its latest round of funding for "far-out ideas," as Noah puts it. * "Microbots for Large-Scale Planetary Surface and Subsurface Exploration," a plan to scatter thousands of hopping, 10-centimeter, spherical...; Tags: MicroBots, laser; Blog posts 2006-03-15
Computers show how plants grow: Computer scientists in Canada have worked with botanists in Switzerland to build a 3D computer model which simulates how plants grow and develop beautiful shapes. Their model was able to accurately show how plants achieve phyllotaxis, this regular arrangement of lateral organs around a central axis. According to the researchers,...; Tags: computer, University of Calgary; Blog posts 2006-01-25
The nanoarmor of the future: According to IsraCast, an Israeli company has created materials made of inorganic fullerene-like nanostructures IFs which have amazing shock absorbing properties. During preliminary tests, these materials, which are five times stronger than steel, have successfully resisted to steel projectiles generating pressures as high as 250 tons per square centimeter. These...; Tags: Handhelds, IsraCast, ApNano Materials; Blog posts 2005-12-11
Faster lasers for telecommunications: Current solid-state laser technologies have become vital components in telecommunications and networking equipment, but are reaching limits in speed and efficiency. But now, researchers at Stanford University have developed a new laser technology which wastes less energy than today's lasers and is faster, able to operate at rates exceeding 100...; Tags: laser; Blog posts 2005-11-21
Smart optical fibers could save lives: Lasers are now commonly used for surgery. With them, you can recover a better sense of vision. Or a tumor inside your body can be eliminated. But these laser light beams, which are currently enclosed inside optical fibers, can harm you if they escape from their enclosures. But now, according...; Tags: fiber; Blog posts 2005-11-12