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Satellites seeing clearly despite clouds: Two researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory PNNL have developed a mathematical tweak which dramatically improves air pollution detection on cloudy days. They've found a way to reduce cloud-induced glare when satellites measure blue skies on cloudy days, by as much as ten-fold in some cases. 'Because clouds represent one...; Tags: Wavelength, Pollution, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Satellite, Network Technology, Networking, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Self-healing ceramics for nuclear safety: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory PNNL researchers have used supercomputers to simulate how common ceramics could repair themselves after radiation-induced damages. This is an important discovery because 'materials that can resist radiation damage are needed to expand the use of nuclear energy.' These ceramics, which are able to handle high-radiation doses,...; Tags: Oxygen, Atom, Defect, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-04-19
Growing metals on cotton: Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory PNNL have created a new form of metal crystals grown on cotton. Theyve used acid-treated cellulose fibers from cotton to crystallize them. Then, they grew all kinds of metal nanocrystals measuring between 2 and 200 nanometers on what they call "a cotton assembly...; Tags: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Blog posts 2007-03-27
Cleaning uranium waste with bacteria: Nuclear bombs can kill people even if they're not used. In the U.S. alone, the Department of Energy estimates that more than 2,500 billion liters of groundwater are contaminated with uranium as a consequence of nuclear weapons production. In "Uranium 'pearls' before slime," scientists from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory...; Tags: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, bacteria, it.For Shewanella; Blog posts 2006-08-12
Bacteria can build nanowires: Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory PNNL have discovered that under certain conditions, some very common bacteria can form nanowires. These bacteria were able to produce nanowires as small as 10 nanometers in diameter, but which can reach hundreds of microns in length. What is interesting here is that...; Tags: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, bacteria; Blog posts 2006-07-11

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Howard's happy: Sirius-XM merger (finally) approved; Now the work really begins: The government regulatory debacle known as the Sirius-XM merger has officially ended as the Federal Communications Commission approved the deal after 17 months of deliberation and lobbying from the National Association of Broadcasters. According to the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal the FCC approved the deal...; Tags: Merger, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Sirius, Howard, Satellite Radio, Digital Music, Advertising & Promotion, Federal Government, Mergers & Acquisitions, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Government, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-26
Students: the broadband troubleshooter: Student? Moved out of halls? Ready to move into your new student digs? Heads up. Following on from my series of harrowing entries regarding my broadband trouble, it's about time I sat you down and explained a few things about ISP's, phone lines, telecoms...; Tags: Tenant, Phone, Broadband, Phone Line, Internet Service Provider, Tag, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Internet, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-24
|)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploit: |)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploitSo, Linux's BIND the first to be exploited...So, Linux's BIND the first to be exploited...Nice work!CoolNate, nice post and analysis!Wasn't the replacing the ns.victim.com cache entry part of the Halvar Flake speculation? I thought first part of the exploit was to...; Tags: Domain names, NETWORKING, Operating systems, Alecco, DNS, ruid, exploit, HD Moore, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Telcos hurting national interest says Vint Cerf - Father of Internet: Telcos hurting national interest says Vint Cerf - Father of InternetAs Always, Vinton Tells It Like It IsVery well thought-out answer, and absolutely on the mark...the telcos are ruining the advancement of the Internet in this country and the fact that they are systematically raping the consumer with their "Hi-speed"...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, telecommunications company, national interest, Vint Cerf, Internet; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
News to know: Yahoo; VMware; Apple; DNS vulnerability: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacle RIM ships fix for BlackBerry code execution bug Dancho Danchev: Georgia President's web site under DDoS attack from Russian hackers 75% of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, DNS, Yahoo! Inc., Vulnerability, Dana Blankenhorn, Health Care, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., App Store, Banking, Vertical Industries, Domain Names, Benefits, Healthcare, Security, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Human Resources; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Telcos hurting national interest says Vint Cerf - Father of Internet: I spoke with Vint Cerf at the Fortune Brainstorm conference in Half Moon Bay. I asked him about net neutrality and the problems created by Telcos in trying to own the gateways to the Internet. Here is the video, the quality is very high contrast because of...; Tags: Vint Cerf, Internet, Telecommunications, Telecom & Utilities, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2008-07-22
2009 Subaru Forester 2.5X Premium: Photo gallery:2009 Subaru Forester 2.5X PremiumIn a major update, the 2009 Subaru Forester features a longer wheelbase and a modernized exterior design. And, for the first time, a navigation system is available. Unfortunately, our test vehicle was the low trim 2.5X Premium model, and navigation can only be had in...; Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Subaru Forester, Subaru; Product reviews 2008-07-22
Mayor: Cleantech leaders are finding their way to San Jose: The great thing about visiting my brother and his family in San Jose is that there is almost always a business reason for me to be here. I used my latest trip ending tomorrow to catch up with the mayor of San Jose, Chuck Reed, about his city's aggressive green...; Tags: San Jose, Leader, Clean Technology, Capital Structures, Finance, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Citizens Bank Online is down: Citizens Bank Online is downWhy is this news?I have been a customer for 5 years and this site regularly goes down overnight for maintenance note the time of the post. Since this is a "bank" with undoubtedly a big nightly batch cycle and not an infrastructure provide, I am...; Tags: cloud computing, Citizens Bank Online; Discussion threads 2008-07-22
News to know: Amazon S3 outage; iPhone 3G; SOA debugging; Microsoft: Notable headlines: Michael Krigsman: Amazon S3: 'Elevated error rates'. Techmeme GigaOm: S3 Outage Highlights Fragility of Web Services Dana Blankenhorn: Do open source applications take security seriously? Dancho Danchev: Spam coming from free email providers increasing ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, S3 Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., SOA, Amazon.com Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Microsoft Corp., Outage, 3G, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Sales Strategy, Open Source, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Sales; Blog posts 2008-07-21
Cyclone Centre (exe): Cyclone Centre is a Windows rich desktop application which allows users to track hurricanes in Atlantic/East and Central Pacific, view historical hurricanes in the area, view temperature and other weather data worldwide, map and animate weather events. Application is intended for weather enthusiasts and professionals users with simple to use...; Tags: Hurricane, Cyclone Centre, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2008-07-21
Pulling money out of thin air. Or, why wind power should be a neighborly concern.: Pulling money out of thin air. Or, why wind power should be a neighborly concern.I guess the video maker is contesting that the polar ice isnt meltingntHe showing that you're dumber than dirtYou don't even realize that the ice displaces more volume than liquid water and the melting makes the...; Tags: wind energy, neighborly concern, ice, thin air; Discussion threads 2008-07-19
Pulling money out of thin air. Or, why wind power should be a neighborly concern.: My mother and I chat a lot about different alternative energy options, mainly because she is lucky enough to live in Hawaii where solar hot water has been mandated for future construction. But one thing that has been ultra controversial on the Big Island has been wind power for the...; Tags: Alternative Energy, Wind Energy, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-19
Bookmark this: Three Web sites to aid the green cause: "EcoSearch this" doesn't have quite the same ring as "Google this," but the non-profit is hoping to harness the power of the Google search engine to help raise money for environmental non-profits including the Sierra Club, TreePeople, RainForest Alliance, National Resource Defense Council, Heal the Bay, Healthy Child, Healthy World...; Tags: Google Inc., Web, Web Site, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-19
Can XM-Sirius merger stand up to Washington politics?: After well over a year of scrutiny, the proposed merger between the country's two satellite radio providers - XM and Sirius - is finally on the home stretch, set for an approval vote as early as Aug. 1. But wait. This week, one of the FCC commissioners proposed even more...; Tags: Merger, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Satellite, Sirius, Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, Satellite Radio, Advertising & Promotion, Mergers & Acquisitions, Digital Music, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Investment, Finance, Networking, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-07-18