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UF launches HiPerGator, the state’s most powerful supercomputer
May 8, 2013 11:45 am | by University of Florida | News | CommentsThe University of Florida today unveiled the state’s most powerful supercomputer, a machine that will help researchers find life-saving drugs, make decades-long weather forecasts and improve armor for troops. The HiPerGator supercomputer and recent tenfold increase in the size of the university’s data pipeline...
An electronic nose can tell pears and apples apart
May 8, 2013 11:41 am | by EurekAlert! | News | CommentsSwedish and Spanish engineers have created a system of sensors that detects fruit odors more effectively than the human sense of smell. For now, the device can distinguish between the odorous compounds emitted by pears and apples. Researchers have created an electronic nose with 32 sensors...
Cyberattacks a growing irritant in US-China ties
May 8, 2013 11:24 am | by CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press | News | CommentsSigns are growing that the sustained surge in cyberattacks emanating from China is imperiling its relations with the U.S., lending urgency to fledgling efforts by both governments to engage on the issue. The Pentagon this week said China appeared to be cyberspying against the U.S. government...
150-Watt, AC/DC power supplies are 80 Plus certified
May 8, 2013 11:07 am | Product Releases | CommentsXP Power announced the GCS150 series of IT and medically approved 150-W single output AC/DC power supplies that meet the stringent internationally recognized 80 Plus Silver energy efficiency specifications. With active power factor correction (PFC), the series have a typical efficiency of
USB Picoammeter’s sync feature offers desirable low DC current measurements
May 8, 2013 10:21 am | Product Releases | CommentsRBD’s 9103 USB picoammeter is designed to provide reliable and accurate bipolar DC current measurements in the range of picoamps to milliamps. A simple ASCII-based command structure enables users to quickly incorporate the 9103 into their own custom software application.
Engineering Newswire 36: Electric car charge time cut in half
May 8, 2013 9:54 am | Videos | CommentsThe new fast-charging system from Volvo and Siemens is cutting recharge times in electric vehicles down to 90 minutes. The new 22 kilowatt fast-charger system is an on-board charger that operates on a 3-phase supply, and uses a 3-phase outlet to provide enough charge for a range of 102 miles in 90 minutes.
Should engineers be licensed: A process improvement perspective
May 8, 2013 9:29 am | by Alan Nicol, Executive Member, AlanNicolSolutions | Blogs | CommentsIn his article, “Should Engineers Be Licensed,” posted on www.pddnet.com Monday, April 22, Karl Stephen presented an interesting question that generated a great many comments and some debate among readers. Perhaps a way to answer the question is to answer the question phrased differently.
Trulia buying Market Leader for more than $300M
May 8, 2013 7:39 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsReal estate website operator Trulia is buying real estate software provider Market Leader Inc. for more than $300 million in cash and stock. Market Leader teams up with real estate brokerages and franchisors to help their agents manage their leads and convert those leads into closings. Trulia...
Dow closes above 15,000 for first time; what next?
May 8, 2013 6:06 am | by BERNARD CONDON - AP Business Writers - Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Dow Jones industrial average closed above 15,000 for the first time Tuesday. An improving outlook for the economy and record corporate earnings are persuading investors to buy stocks. Federal Reserve stimulus is also helping. The Dow has gained 15 percent this year. It has more than doubled...
iPhone helps Deutsche Telekom US customer numbers
May 8, 2013 1:45 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsDeutsche Telekom says its net income rose 3.5 percent in the first quarter as the company saw smaller deductions for the depreciation of its U.S. business. Net profit was 564 million euros ($739 million), up from 545 million euros in the same quarter a year ago. The company said Wednesday it had...
Biomaterial Shows Promise for Type 1 Diabetes Treatment
May 8, 2013 12:00 am | by Georgia Institute of Technology | News | CommentsResearchers have made a significant first step with newly engineered biomaterials for cell transplantation that could help lead to a possible cure for Type 1 diabetes, which affects about 3 million Americans. ...
Microsoft extends search guarantee in Yahoo deal
May 7, 2013 9:09 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsMicrosoft has extended a guarantee that provides Yahoo with financial protection as part of the two companies' Internet search partnership. An arrangement requiring Microsoft Corp. to pay Yahoo Inc. a minimum amount per search on Yahoo's website expired March 31. That had raised concerns Yahoo...
WebMD CEO Redmond steps down
May 7, 2013 6:37 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsWebMD Health Corp. said Tuesday that CEO Cavan Redmond is leaving the company after less than a year on the job. Redmond is stepping down as CEO and from the board of directors effective immediately. David Schlanger, WebMD's head of strategic and corporate development, will take over as interim...
Internet firms say Syria goes offline again
May 7, 2013 6:22 pm | by BARBARA ORTUTAY - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | News | CommentsSyria is experiencing an Internet outage similar to a two-day blackout late last fall, according to companies that monitor online traffic around the world. Jim Cowie, the chief technology officer at Renesys, said his firm saw Syria's networks go offline abruptly at 6:25 p.m. UTC (2:25 p.m. EDT)...
Funding clean-energy solutions
May 7, 2013 5:27 pm | by Massachusetts Institute of Technology | News | CommentsThe sixth annual MIT Clean Energy Prize (CEP) competition, held Monday night, awarded a total of $320,000 to five teams that have developed clean-energy startups and innovations. The contest, co-sponsored by Massachusetts utility NSTAR and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and open to teams from any American university, is the nation’s leading student-run energy business-plan competition. Past participants have gone on to raise a to...
