The New York Times had an article on HP labs activities to gather information on a massive scale . It's a research and development program to show an example of building a planet-wide sensing network, using billions of "tiny, cheap, tough and exquisitely sensitive detectors." This kind...
One of the technologies mentioned in this blog many times is the role of sensors and edge computing in the next wave of computer business value generation. A big issue is how to ensure that these sensors will have the power to gather their information and send it on. In the current issue of Technology...
A while back, I did a blog entry on the DC data center and how it could be inherently more efficient. Could it be that a DC power backbone for the country would be the answer to some of our power transmission woes as well? This article in New Scientist goes into great detail about the underlying inefficiencies...
I was in the Texas panhandle over the weekend (near Muenster ) and saw this scene that seemed rather ironic. This picture shows about six oil wells pumping away and more than a dozen giant wind powered electric generators. You can tell how large they are by the fact that they are behind the trees and...
This news release from Ames Research Center describes an effort to use nanotechnology (Carbon Nano Tube) based sensors to "detect the presence of common and rare strains of microorganisms associated with water-borne illnesses". The article states that: "food and beverage companies, water...
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Charlie Bess
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05-27-2008
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