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Christopher Jablonski is a manager of marketing editorial at CBS Interactive, delivering client solutions on BNET, ZDNet, and TechRepublic. Prior to joining CBS CNET Networks, Christopher worked as a research analyst at IDG Communications, Inc. and before that was an analyst for a silicon valley start-up, that' still around today....- more about Chris Jablonski »
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- Laser-powered 'space elevator' wins $900,000 NASA prize
- LaserMotive, a Seattle area company specializing in laser power beaming, has claimed a $900,000 prize with their photovoltaic-powered machine that has climbed nearly 3,000 feet (1 km) at an average speed greater than 2 meters per second, or just over four minutes. by Chris Jablonski
- Tags: NASA, Laser, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-11-08
- Biodegradable silk electronics to improve implants
- Building on advancements in foldable ultra-thin flexible circuits, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed electronics that almost completely dissolve inside the body by incorporating silk. by Chris Jablonski
- Tags: Electronics, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-11-03
- Wave disk engines to make hybrid vehicles cheaper, more efficient
- Researchers from Michigan State University and the Warsaw Institute of Technology are developing a wave disk engine and electricity generator that promises to be five times more efficient than traditional auto engines in electricity production, 20% lighter, and 30% cheaper to manufacture. by Chris Jablonski
- Tags: Disk, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-11-01
- Software that automatically fixes itself, without shutting down
- A team of researchers have presented new software, called ClearView, that automatically patches errors in deployed software in a matter of minutes. by Chris Jablonski
- Tags: Software, Patch Management, Patches, Tools & Techniques, Management, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-10-28
- Carbon nanotubes: Great for agriculture, but for humans?
- In what can eventually kick up a firestorm similar to the genetically modified food controversy, the emerging field of "nano-agriculture" is making headlines. It involves the use of nano-particles â€" wisps 1/50,000th the width of a human hair â€" in agriculture and could have beneficial affects for crops, say...
- Tags: Food, Agriculture, Nanotube, Carbon Nanotube, Food & Beverage, Nanotechnology, Manufacturing, Emerging Technologies, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-10-25
- 'Scaffolding' to regenerate lost or damaged bones and tissues, even stop age clock
- Implantable organ and tissue "scaffolds" are currently in the spotlight for regenerative medicine, and may allow for the replacement of most body parts that flounder with age within 30-50 years, according to a BBC report. That means future centenarians born today could have a "physical" age of 50 at a...
- Tags: Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physicists
- A pair of physicists have shown that if processors continue to accelerate in accordance to Moore's Law, we'll hit the wall of faster processing in roughly 75 years. The curtain will eventually come down for silicon in today's manufacturing methods once engineers can no longer further shrink...
- Tags: Processor, Physicist, Speed, Computer, Moore, Productivity, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-10-15
- Resilient cockroach-inspired robot survives large falls, dashes off
- DASH Dynamic Autonomous Sprawled Hexapod is a six-legged insect-inspired robot can reach speeds of 1.5 meters per second and is flexible/strong enough to be dropped from a height of 28 meters without breaking. by Chris Jablonski
- Tags: Meter, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-10-13
- Researchers replicate butterfly wings on a nano-scale
- A cross-national team of researchers have developed a technique to replicate biological structures, such as butterfly wings, on a nano-scale. by Chris Jablonski
- Tags: Butterfly, Researcher, Productivity, Team Management, Management, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-10-10
- Ubicomp 2009 and the fusion of our digital and physical worlds
- Recently, I used my newly downloaded Zipcar app on my iPhone to unlock and honk my booked vehicle from several yards away. It was more novel than useful, but a tall tale example of the countless invisible interactions we're having with sensing, inferring, and data transferring machines every day. It's...
- Tags: Ubiquitous Computing, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-10-09
- A brain-computer interface that communicates thoughts between people
- New research from the University of Southampton has demonstrated that it is possible for communication from person to person through the power of thought alone. Looking to take brain-computer interfaces BCI to the next level, Dr. Christopher James from the University’s Institute of Sound and Vibration Research,...
- Tags: Light-emitting Diode, Person, Engineering, Internet, B2B, Telecom & Utilities, E-business/E-Commerce, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-10-06
- SIM 2009 study: Boosting productivity and cutting costs top IT concerns
- Initial results for the SIM 2009 IT Trends Survey reveal that business productivity and cost reduction are the top concerns for IT executives. by Chris Jablonski
- Tags: SIM Card, Information Technology, Flash Memory, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-10-05
- Scientists replicate the physics of a stellar jet in laboratory
- Astronomers will tell you that among the most beautiful structures observed in the Universe are the intricate jets of matter speeding away from accreting stars, such as young proto-stars and stellar mass black holes. But they have a hard time explaining it. A pair of professors the University of Rochester...
- Tags: Jet, Magnetic Field, Team Management, Management, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-09-30
- Researchers give brain implants a nanotube coat to boost performance
- Microelectrodes implanted in the brain are increasingly being used to treat neurological disorders, but robust and reliable chronic application of neural electrodes remains a challenge. Scientists at University of Michigan have created brain implants tested in rats that can more clearly record signals from surrounding neurons. by Chris Jablonski
- Tags: Nanotube, Brain, Performance, Nanotechnology, Telecom & Utilities, Emerging Technologies, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-09-29
- New type of 'excitonic' computer a step closer to commercial viability
- The physicists at UC San Diego that a year ago created the first integrated circuit using particles called excitons, now have discovered a technique that allows for operation at commercially cold temperatures. This brings the possibility of a new type of extremely fast computer based on excitons closer to reality....
- Tags: Type, Computer, Productivity, Semiconductors, Hardware, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-09-27
- Latest MIT retinal implant to see human trials by 2013
- Led by an MIT professor, a team with 20 years of retinal implant research announced a prosthesis that could one day help restore a useful level of vision to certain groups of blind people. by Chris Jablonski
- Tags: Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Team Management, Strategy, Management, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-09-23
- Scientists lay groundwork for an ac-driven quantum motor
- The smallest electric motor could be built from just two ultracold atoms moving in a ring by lasers, according to researchers at University of Augsburg, Germany. by Chris Jablonski
- Tags: Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-09-20
- New protocol enables interoperability among telesurgical systems
- The growth in teleoperation systems around the world has achieved a critical mass that has led researchers to explore ways to collaborate, share facilities and access each others' telerobotic devices. by Chris Jablonski
- Tags: Interoperability, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-09-18
- Neuroengineering to challenge what it means to be human
- In a recent interview published on H+ Magazine, a new publication online and print that covers technologies that both "promise and threaten to radically alter our lives and our view of the world and ourselves," AI expert Dr. Bruce Katz lays out a lofty vision for the emerging field...
- Tags: Strategy, Management, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-09-12
- An electrical circuit that runs entirely off power in trees
- You've probably already heard of the idea of harvesting electricity from body heat to power small devices, such as those in the far-flung idea of a body area network. Now, a similar idea has been applied to trees. There's enough power in trees for University of Washington researchers to run...
- Tags: Tree, Team Management, Management, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-09-08
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