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Gecko-inspired robots: From their hands and feet all the way down to their tails, geckos are inspiring all sorts of robotics technology. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi speaks with UC Berkeley research scientists about how they're mimicking nature's gifts in high-tech ways.; Tags: kara tsuboi, geko, geico, uc berkeley, science, robots, robotics, nanofibers, climbing; Videos 2008-03-26
Using cell phones to track traffic: News.com's Erica Ogg reports on what happens when 100 volunteers with GPS phones start driving up and down a 10-mile stretch of freeway.; Tags: erica ogg, nokia, cell phones, traffic, bay area, san francisco, gps, internet, uc berkeley; Videos 2008-02-08

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UAVs will study Californian smog: The California Energy Commission is funding a research effort named CAPPS, short for California AUAV Air Pollution Profiling Study. CAPPS will use autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (AUAVs) to gather meteorological data as the aircraft fly through clouds over Southern California. The goal is to study smog and its consequences as...; Tags: Southern California, Researcher, Pollution, Aircraft, Global Warming, UAV, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Cellular medical imaging for the people: This is not an innovation which will make much sense to Americans. A UC Berkeley scientist, Boris Rubinsky, who also works for Hebrew University in Jerusalem has developed a system for moving complex medical images over cellular links. The key to success is placing the...; Tags: Phone, Hospital, Physician, Medical Imaging, Imaging, Image, Wireless Link, Mergers & Acquisitions, Telecom & Utilities, Healthcare, Investment, Finance, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-02
HP develops new type of memory circuit: It took about 40 years to find it, but HP scientists said they discovered a fourth basic type of electrical circuit that could lead to a computer you never have to boot up. CHICAGO--It took about 40 years to find it, but scientists at Hewlett-Packard said on Wednesday they...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Hose, Circuit, Computer, Electronics Theory, Productivity, Reuters, memory, chips, HP; News items 2008-05-01

Cellphones used for medical imaging?: A team of engineers at the University of California at Berkeley has developed a technique for transmitting medical images via cellphones. This potentially could bring medical imaging to the 'three-quarters of the world's population which has no access to ultrasounds, X-rays, magnetic resonance images, and other medical imaging technology.' The...; Tags: Patient, University Of California At Berkeley, Medical Imaging, Imaging, Cell Phone, Document Management, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-04-30
Reiser found guilty of first degree murder: Software developer Hans Reiser was found guilty today of first degree murder in the death of his wife in late 2006, a conviction that carries up to 25 years in prison and a possible death sentence for the Reiser4 file system. [Techmeme] The verdict, delivered...; Tags: File System, Ts'o, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Some thoughts from Intel's green queen: Lorie Wigle: Here's a stat about Intel that you might not have heard: The company is currently the largest purchaser of alternative energy: an estimated 1.3 BILLION (yes, billion with a B) kilowatt-hours in annual green power usage, according to the Environmental Protection Agency's latest Top 25 list. That's roughly 46 percent...; Tags: Data Center, Green Technology, KWh, Intel Corp., Data Centers, Podcasts, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Siemens vs. Microsoft: Round Two: Siemens announced today two new UC-enabled Contact Center packages based on OpenScape UC Server, and a new Voice Portal solution. The products will be available June 30, 2008. The products are being driven in part by trends in the contact center and in part by trends...; Tags: Siemens AG, Siemens HiPath OpenScape, Contact Center, Microsoft Corp., UC, Call Centers, Groupware, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), It Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Dave Greenfield; Blog posts 2008-04-21
Will the Earth fry future moon astronauts?: Researchers working for NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission have discovered that the Earth's magnetic tail could be harmful to future astronauts. The moon stays inside Earth's 'magnetotail' for six days every month -- during full moon. This can have consequences ranging from lunar 'dust storms' to strong electrostatic discharges, according...; Tags: Earth, NASA, Moon, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-04-20
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
UNIX - Let's get together and feel all right: UNIX - Let's get together and feel all rightEric may be right, it ttmight just be too much legal work, but, Sun couldGPL important parts that could be mixed with Linux. Of course that would mean they would have to move to Linux at some point and give up the...; Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Sun Solaris, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, nothing, UN*X, Unix, AT&T Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-18
Twitter: Blocked in Dubai over inconsistent values; Where's the next ban?: The discussion about a UC Berkeley student that Twittered his arrest in Egypt and got help from the U.S. Embassy, the media and friends makes me wonder how long it will take to ban Twitter in the Arab world and elsewhere. Sound crazy? Perhaps not. Twitter is already banned in...; Tags: Twitter, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-16
Alternative energy folks should be smiling as gas expected to soar in cost: Alternative energy folks should be smiling as gas expected to soar in cost...One of many negative side effects of higher gas prices that many are overlooking is food prices will concurrently rise.Right now it's not looking good no matter your stance on the green energy debate. The bottom line is...; Tags: Right Now IT, Alternative energy folk, alternative energy; Discussion threads 2008-04-09
EMC buys Iomega: EMC said Tuesday that has acquired Iomega, best known for its Zip drives in the 1990s, for $213 million. Under the terms of the deal EMC will pay $3.85 a share for Iomega, which closed at $3.64 on Tuesday. In a statement, EMC said: The addition...; Tags: Iomega Corp., Small Business, EMC Corp., Storage, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-08
Americans prefer energy fix to cancer cure: poll: Americans prefer energy fix to cancer cure: pollAmericans managed to vote Bush in a second term, too. [nt]nt.RE: Americans prefer energy fix to cancer cure: pollYou can give some really good help in Cancer research by going to http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org and signing up for the Help Cure Cancer project, which will...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, WCG, BOINC, cancer cure; Discussion threads 2008-04-03
Cisco: Rethinking power for an always-on world: Over the past few weeks, I've been updating my knowledge of green tech perspectives by talking to the executives running sustainability efforts at some of the biggest companies. A couple of days ago, I updated you about Xerox. Now, it's Cisco's turn. Paul Marcoux, vice president of...; Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-03-30
News to know: Apple; Hakia; EclipseCon; ActiveX security: Notable headlines: David Morgenstern: Did Microsoft beat Apple to dual-sided touch technology? Jason O'Grady: Apple bumps Airport Express to 802.11n Paul Miller: hakia licenses OntoSem technology to third parties Paula Rooney: Run-time rival for Java, .NET? Dana Gardner: EclipseCon debuts...; Tags: Security, Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., ActiveX, Data Centers, Semantic Web, Storage, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-18
Microsoft, Intel to team on new parallel, multicore research efforts: In what has become a not-so-secret secret, Microsoft and Intel are set to unveil on March 18 their joint funding of more parallel-processing research work, according to various industry reports. EETimes says the Wintel couple will announce it is helping fund the new Parallel Computing Lab at...; Tags: Team, Microsoft Corp., Multi-core, Intel Corp., EETimes, Microsoft Research Folk, Dryad, Team Management, Management, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-03-17
Avaya Changes the UC Game: Avaya Changes the UC GameThis is not Avaya of the Glory of Old;sound advise to consumer markets,No"This is a NEW! Avaya and well designed in futures with SOA Servers and municiple potential. I can only cry for the stupid puder badges as social workers of unknown and developer deployment to...; Tags: Games, Avaya Inc., Avaya Changes, UC Game, game; Discussion threads 2008-03-17