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- Even metals can lose weight
- Engineers at the University of Liverpool are using a new manufacturing process to turn steel, titanium and other metals into light customized components. This technology, based on selective laser melting SLM, allows to assemble parts with lattice-like structures. These components are 50% lighter as those built with conventional processes even...
- Tags: EPSRC, selective laser melting
- Blog posts 2005-12-13
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- Measuring the acceleration of the universe
- According to Theodor Hänsch, director at the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics MPQ in Germany and one of the winners of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics, a 'laser frequency comb' can now be used as a basis for new astronomical instruments. Telescopes using this method, which could 'answer...
- Tags: Laser, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-09-06
- Canon, Epson add Wi-Fi to new multifunction printers
- Built-in wireless networking capability is slowly infiltrating the home printer market. At the end of last year, we highlighted a dirt-cheap monochrome laser, the Brother HL-2170W, and both Canon and Epson have recently announced a handful of new all-in-one inkjet printers that also feature built-in 802.11b/g Wi-Fi. These four multifunction...
- Tags: Network, Epson, Wi-Fi, Canon Inc., Printing, Built-in Wireless Networking Capability, MP980, Printers, Document Management, Wireless, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-09-03
- Parts of a system: beyond the e-voting case
- Parts of a system: beyond the e-voting caseGreater than what...."Server virtualization (in the PC/IBM sense of hosting multiple equivalent OS instances on one machine), for example, is extraordinarily popular right now and can definitely reduce data center cost - but almost always does so at greater cost to the business...
- Tags: Data centers, Virtualization, Murph, Sun Ray, Sun Microsystems Inc., IT IS, e-voting
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Toshiba XD-E500
- When Toshiba finally pulled the plug on HD DVD, nobody was quite sure what the next step for the company was going to be. Would it go back to making DVD players, or would it forget the tensions of the format war and release a Blu-ray player? Well, instead of...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Overall IT, Toshiba XD-E500, XDE, DVD, Toshiba Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-09-02
- Logitech V550 Nano Cordless Laser Mouse (gray)
- Laptop mice have to tread a fine line between portability and usability, and many end up being too small, or too flimsy, to use for an extended period of time. We didn't have that problem with Logitech's new $59 V550 Nano laptop mouse, and its solid construction easily outshined its...
- Tags: Mice, laser mouse, mouse, Logitech, laptop computer, USB
- Product reviews 2008-08-28
- News to know: IE 8; iPhone password locks; SOA; Palm Treo Pro reviews
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: IE 8 Beta 2 ready for download Ed Bott: Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeover Gallery: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Password, Palm Inc., Palm Treo, SOA, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browsers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Say goodbye to laser: Microsoft 'Blue Track' mouse discovered (with pic)
- Say goodbye to laser: Microsoft 'Blue Track' mouse discovered with picGood find!i want one.. my laser is eating holes in my laminate desk tray.is it me, but what is the point of this?it seems to have lights all over it. That would get distracting and annoying to me. It would...
- Tags: Mice, mouse, laser, goodbye, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- MeteoSwiss watches the skies in 3D
- MeteoSwiss, the Switzerland's National Weather service, is using a new system to build 3D maps of Swiss skies. This LIDAR Light Detection and Ranging weather measurement system has been developed at the Lausanne-based Federal Institute of Technology EPFL. According to EPFL, this new system will be able to provide real-time...
- Tags: 3D, Laser, MeteoSwiss, LIDAR, EPFL, Sales Force Management, Sales, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Say goodbye to laser: Microsoft 'Blue Track' mouse discovered (with pic)
- Is this the end of laser? Some eagle-eyed readers over at Engadget have stumbled upon a Microsoft Explorer Mini Mouse with "Blue Track" technology on Amazon.de. If you recall, Microsoft recently tempted fans with a "Say Goodbye To Laser" teaser touting new technology...
- Tags: Mouse, Microsoft Corp., Laser, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Are we seeing a serious greening of Colorado? Sure seems that way.
- Are we seeing a serious greening of Colorado? Sure seems that way.Yep, going green allrightIt's called moss growing over all the abandoned homes and industry as Colorado slips into economic depression.The question now becomes how much misery will Americans allow greens to foist upon us until we've finally had...
- Tags: serious greening, Microsoft Excel
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- Life without the Internet: Zapped off the grid
- Life without the Internet: Zapped off the grid...."[B]But - it does show that maybe we're a bit too dependent on our devices and that we can be a bit too caught up in the technology of the day.[/B]"That's part of the lesson and the rest of your post is dead...
- Tags: Engineering, MAKE SURE, phone book, Zapped off-the-grid, Third World, phone, Internet
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- Nanospheres moving faster than light?
- Nanospheres moving faster than light?English?Seriously, zdnet is not a science journal. It all sounds interesting, but understand the article requires prior understanding of other concepts.From what i gather they are saying the "faster than light limit" does not apply to these objects because they are not light?I also have...
- Tags: laser, Nanospheres, beam
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- Microsoft SideWinder X5 Mouse
- Microsoft's new SideWinder X5 Mouse is a stripped-down version of last year's Editors' Choice-winning SideWinder Gaming Mouse. Where the original model was a packed-to-the-gills gaming powerhouse, the X5 feels flimsy and expensive for the $60 Microsoft wants you to spend. We're willing to accept a more basic version of a...
- Tags: Mice, SideWinder X5, mouse, Logitech, SideWinder X5 Mouse, Microsoft Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-08-20
- Logitech MX 1100 Cordless Laser Mouse
- The Logitech MX 1100 is the first high-end mouse revamp from Logitech in two years. It boasts some added features over the MX Revolution, Logitech's last flagship cordless mouse, but it has also lost a big feature since it's not rechargeable. Despite that loss, digital media artists, gamers, and even...
- Tags: Mice, MX 1100, Logitech, MX Revolution, mouse
- Product reviews 2008-08-19
- Creating good spaces for kids to work
- Creating good spaces for kids to workNo contentI didn't find anything in here except "go to ikea" for useful info on setting up kids workspaces. Was hoping for some advice on maybe how to time share the computer, or how to setup the computers so they can be easily...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Routers & switches, NETWORKING, Domain names, Games, computer, router
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Wordcamp 2008
- In the quiet flats of University of California San Francisco Mission Bay campus, bloggers, thinkers, journalists, developers, and inventors melt together for a full day of lectures and learning. The goal of Wordcamp 2008 is to figure out the future of publishing on the web. ...
- Tags: Open Source, Blog, Wordpress, Plug-in, Automattic, Wordcamp, Mullenweg 3:00, BuddyPress, Discovery Channel, Al Upton, ChickSpeak, ScholarPress, Netconcepts, Post Title, Akismet, Virality, Diso, Compliment Spam, Monotone, Prologue, GigaOm Daily, Gigalogue, Comments Screen, Blogging, Internet, Andrew Mager
- Blog posts 2008-08-16
- Can drugs break the chemical chain of memory? Should they?
- Can drugs break the chemical chain of memory? Should they?Wow, a powerful question...Dana;Excellent question. A very thought-provoking question indeed.First, allow me to tell you a bit about myself and then I'll go from there. I suffered a nearly fatal motorcycle accident where I was left for dead. A hit and...
- Tags: Talk about ignorance, addiction, addict, memory, Dana
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
- Been to Staples lately?
- I just made a shopping run to Staples...Turns out we have a Staples card for the district and don't need a purchase order to buy things there. Not that I recommend circumventing a careful purchasing process, but sometimes you just need "stuff". Certainly, if the person doing the...
- Tags: Card, Staples Inc., Clearance Tag, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
- Windows security rendered useless? Uh, not exactly
- Windows security rendered useless? Uh, not exactlyOh no!!Another Bott post!!!! I glad there is no more nonsense comparison between two different things.Um, Ed ...... I know you read the paper because I sent you the PDF, but it seems you failed to notice a few things.You accuse me of "alarming...
- Tags: Web browsers, Defense-in-Depth, exploitation, Microsoft Windows, memory corruption vulnerability, Web browser, security
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
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