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- Power, water and refrigeration in one box
- Engineers at the University of Florida have developed and built a system that can provide power, water and refrigeration from a single unit. This project, funded by the U.S. Army, will lead to units small enough to fit inside a military jet or a large truck. The prototype system is...
- Tags: refrigeration, Lear, turbine
- Blog posts 2006-08-04
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- ThermaPAK Memory Foam Laptop HeatShift Bag (15.4-inch, navy)
- The $50 ThermaPAK HeatShift bag is a laptop carrying case that also has a built in cooling system. The cooling technology works without using any batteries, plugs, or cords, and can be separated from the accompanying case. The design can benefit from extra straps and a more organized interior, but...
- Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, ThermaPAK HeatShift, pad
- Product reviews 2008-11-07
- A refrigerator inside your laptop?
- Even if the semiconductor industry is working on it, computer chips are big energy spenders. And new cooling systems will be needed in the future. Purdue University engineers think they have a solution. They've developed a miniature refrigeration system small enough to fit inside laptops. Unlike conventional cooling systems, which...
- Tags: Purdue University, Researcher, Temperature, Laptop Computer, Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-06-21
- Florida going slowly solar?
- FGCU's Library and caption as shown on the university's website. The "Sunshine State" is going to put some of that sunshine to use for something besides orange juice, tourism and melanoma. How about a little electricity? Or in the case of Florida Gulf...
- Tags: Farm, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida, FGCU, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-05-18
- The Planet's tips for cutting data center power use
- Hosting company The Planet is doing its part to save, er, the planet. The company earlier this year revealed the results of a six-month trial to cut its power consumption, while increasing efficiency -- two goals that might seem diametrically opposed. The experiment was conducted in one...
- Tags: The Planet.com Internet Services Inc., Data Center, Computer, Data Centers, Productivity, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-04-10
- Infor software offers insight into consumption patterns
- Enterprise software vendor Infor, out of Alpharetta, Ga., is positioning its application as a means of helping companies better organize their corporate assets with an eye to supporting corporate sustainability efforts. The company also has become a service provider through the Energy Star program. The software, called...
- Tags: Software, Sustainability, Consumption, Tools & Techniques, Purchasing & Procurement, Asset Management, Management, Business Operations, Operational Planning, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-04-07
- Dell Helps Ingersoll Rand Improve Computing Performance and Reduce IT Management and Training Costs
- What do air compressors, golf carts, door locks, and commercial refrigeration units have in common? They are just a few examples of the many types of goods produced by Ingersoll Rand. A large, diversified manufacturing company, Ingersoll Rand operates more than 120 plants in 60 countries. All of these far-flung...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., IT Administration, Ingersoll-Rand, Performance, Information Technology, Training, Computing, Computer, Productivity, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- Which way is the wind blowing? Into your face
- The headwinds are picking up because the economy is slowing down in America. That's what the "experts" tells us. So crude oil was over $100 per barrel Tuesday because of weak dollar, and because the U.S. doesn't control its own energy supply and we're the self-proclaimed rich...
- Tags: Food, Energy, Headwind, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-02-19
- Diesel wants to be your friend
- Diesel wants to be your friendJust The Facts not Freedom Fries in Vegetable OIL original diesel fuelRudolf Diesel was born in Paris in 1858. His parents were Bavarian immigrants. Rudolf Diesel was educated at Munich Polytechnic. After graduation he was employed as a refrigerator engineer. However, his true love lay...
- Tags: HEALTHCARE, Rudolf Diesel, Diesel
- Discussion threads 2007-09-21
- MonkCast #5: Keeping beer cold in 1300 A.D., Is Safari hot?, eBay vs. Google
- On this week's MonkCast a joint production between ZDNet and the IT analysts at Redmonk, I'm joined by RedMonk co-founder and principal analyst James Governor and before we could even get into any analysis of the week's happenings, we landed on a discussion about keeping beer cold in the old...
- Tags: Apple, Entertainment, General, Mobile, MonkCast Podcast, Podcasts, Software Infrastructure, Telephony, Web technology, Wired &, Wireless
- Blog posts 2007-06-15
- An oven-fridge-generator powered by sound
- Several UK universities are teaming to develop an inexpensive all-in-one appliance for developing countries. In "Burning wood to power fridges," Nature reports that the SCORE (Stove for Cooking, Refrigeration and Electricity) project will use "thermoacoustic technology to convert biomass fuels, such as wood, into energy to power the appliance." In...
- Tags: Engineering &, Innovation, Energy &, Environment, Health &, Medicine, Science &, Nature
- Blog posts 2007-05-16
- Tech regrets
- Tech regretsWell if this isn't an invitation for a flamefestI don't know what is.It's been a while since I've bought something i can honestly say I regret buying, but I suppose that's because I am a cautious buyer. The last thing I can remember regretting buying is McAfee's full blown...
- Tags: Printers, Network technology, Adrian, printer, T2, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-03-02
- Storing wind power in cold stores
- According to Nature, a European-funded project has be launched to store gigawatts of electricity created from wind into the refrigerated warehouses normally used to store food. As the production of wind energy is variable every day, it cannot be easily accommodated on the electricity grid. So the "Night Wind" project...
- Tags: Energy &, Environment, Engineering &, Innovation, wind energy
- Blog posts 2007-02-10
- IMST-ART (exe)
- After many years of research, development and full validation IMST-ART is ready to enter the market and become the professional tool that refrigeration equipment designers demand. IMST-ART is an advanced performance simulation, computer-aided engineering design system. IMST-ART combines accurate and fast algorithms, easy-to-use graphical interface and powerful analysis capabilities into...
- Tags: Performance, Cold Calling, Analysis, IMST-ART, Sales Tools, Performance Management, Research & Development, Sales, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2007-02-08
- Global IP Infrastructure Keeps Refrigeration Leader Close to Its Customers
- Epta Group, a multinational leader in supplying high-quality retail food refrigeration and product displays, traces its origins to the acquisition of an Italian refrigeration company by the Nocivelli family in 1986. The company wanted global reach and reliable infrastructure from a single provider to help manage growth and support demanding...
- Tags: Food, Leader, AT&T Corp., IP, Infrastructure, IP Infrastructure, Food & Beverage, Leadership, Network Technology, Product Marketing, Networking, Manufacturing, Management, Marketing
- Case studies 2007-01-18
- Matsushita Refrigeration Boosts Quality With Solid Edge
- MRC was established in 1939 and is Japan's largest manufacturer of home refrigerators. In addition to refrigerators and freezers, MRC also makes vending machines, compressors, heat exchangers and other electrical and electronic components. The company faced problem with 2D drawings that is difficult for use of complex surface investigation and...
- Tags: Siemens AG, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., Manufacturing
- Case studies 2007-01-01
- Midea Refrigeration Group Optimizes Supply Chain Management
- Guangdong-based Midea Refrigeration Group is China's largest manufacturer of air-conditioners and refrigerators. The company boasts one of the biggest production facilities in the country, as well as a national research center. Its products are sold in more than 100 countries. Midea Refrigeration installed Oracle E-Business Suite in 1998, making it...
- Tags: Supply Chain, Oracle Corp., SCM, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2007-01-01
- IBM's Power6 gets help with math, multimedia
- IBM's Power6 gets help with math, multimediaCan't count to 10.It only counts to 9 ... 0 to 9, not 1 to 10. :) Still, it's an interesting way to go with processors.here comes Skynet!if a computer can do 2+(2*3-10/2.5)/2 without a binary conversion, then it's not much longer...
- Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, multimedia, IBM POWER6, IBM Corp., processor, chip
- Discussion threads 2006-10-10
- Double the cores, double the heat?
- Double the cores, double the heat?Waiting for the 4x4x4AMD plans to counter Kentsfield with a very clever and innovative 4x4x4 design - an invention, really. It is 4 cores, 4 graphics chips and 4 motherboards sandwiched together in one compact design.Intel will counter with 4 PC's strapped together side...
- Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, Network technology, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., quad-core, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-08-03
- IT Partner Halves the Time Needed to Assess and Deploy Microsoft Server Software
- Headquartered in Sioux City, Iowa, NetSys+ offers IT consulting and technical services to midsize businesses. Dennis Supply is a valued NetSys+ customer that provides the Midwest with wholesale ventilation and refrigeration systems. In 2005, Dennis Supply needed to replace its aging computer systems and overtaxed network with a single operating...
- Tags: Software, Server Software, Information Technology, Midsize Business, Microsoft Corp., IT Partner
- Case studies 2006-07-17
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