Digital Drops: Notebook com Projetor da Asus

Digital Drops: Notebook com Projetor da Asus: “A Asus apresentou um notebook equipado com um mini projetor durante a Computex 2008. Ele foi criado para profissionais fazerem suas apresentações com o PowerPoint diretamente do seu computador, e também para quem adora cinema e quer assistir a filmes em qualquer lugar.”

Computers Run By Bacteria – Gizmo Watch

Computers Run By Bacteria – Gizmo Watch: “If you thought E. Coli bacteria only caused ailments, you are wrong. Scientists have found a way to use them to create simple computers capable of solving a classic math puzzle called the ‘Burnt Pancake Problem’. This could be the beginning of ‘living computers’ that could help fuel research in the areas of data storage, tissue engineering, bio technology etc. among other fields. The computer makes use of the in vivo system which exploits the storage capacity of DNA and the efficiency of molecular assembly. The amazing fact about this research is that further developments could help computers which work like DNA: Replication and cell division to create billions of parallel processors.
When we talk about bacteria, its only natural to imagine things going terribly wrong for which the scientists say that the biological safety valve which is under development would cause the whole system to abort if the cell population crosses a certain number. In fact, it works the same way as the traditional chip based computers do. The whole idea is to take the memory capacity and the storage capacity to a new level and also try and develop artificial neurons and cells or even bones and glia. Check out more pics here.”

Samsung Grabs The 450 Mm Pie – Gizmo Watch

Samsung Grabs The 450 Mm Pie – Gizmo Watch: “The 450 mm wafers could trounce the monopoly of IC and chip-equipment and force them to file for insolvency. Well, this could be a hypothetical situation as the wafers are quite gamble and can trounce themselves into bankruptcy. In an industry which is fueled by minute by minute competition to produce something new, one cannot actually predict how thongs might turn out. Samsung, which might get to take the major step in this regard, can give other companies a tough time many of which may not be able to afford to shift to the new wafer size. Nippon, Brooks and Asyst are some companies which are quietly working on the wafers.”

Digital Drops: Microscópio para Celular Faz Diagnóstico de Malária!

Digital Drops: Microscópio para Celular Faz Diagnóstico de Malária!: “Um time de pesquisadores da UC Berkeley está desenvolvendo uma nova tecnologia para diagnosticar malária usando apenas um telefone celular e um microscópio especial.
O CellScope é um microscópio para celular desenhado para possibilitar o atendimento e diagnóstico médico a distância. O procedimento do diagnostico é bastante simples: coloca-se uma amostra de sangue no CellScope. Um anel de LEDs ilumina a amostra e se aparecerem pequenos pontos azuis, o diagnóstico é positivo e o paciente está com malária.”

Roadrunner Creates New Record In Processing – Gizmo Watch

Roadrunner Creates New Record In Processing – Gizmo Watch: “runs fast, very fast. The supercomputer has surpassed the quadrillion calculations record of IBM’s Bluegene/L processor by ensuring 1.026 quadrillion calculations per seconds. It is now world’s first high speed super computer used by US military for nuclear purposes.
The supercomputer uses 12,960 Cell processors, which are actually designed for Sony’s PlayStation 3 video-game machine and Opteron processors from AMD used in corporate servers.
As of now, the supercomputer will be used to ease scientific problems like climate change as the high speed of the machine will enable scientists to test global climate models with accuracy.
It can also be used for confidential military projects such as simulating nuclear explosions, which is a lot safer than letting real ones off. The price of the supercomputer is nearly $133 million.
Developed jointly by IBM and Los Alamos Laboratories, the supercomputer has the potentiality to calculate in one day what six billion population will take 46 years, working round the clock all the time.
Via: New York Times”

Estadao.com.br :: Tecnologia :: Governo dos EUA terá computador mais rápido do mundo

Estadao.com.br :: Tecnologia :: Governo dos EUA terá computador mais rápido do mundo: “WASHINGTON – Um computador projetado para executar testes virtuais das armas nucleares dos Estados Unidos será o mais rápido do mundo, executando 1.000 trilhões de cálculos por segundo, anunciou o Departamento de Energia do governo norte-americano nesta segunda-feira, 9.

O Roadrunner, da IBM, foi instalado no Laboratório Nacional de Los Alamos, no Novo México, e é o primeiro a alcançar a marca conhecida como petaflop de performance sustentada, informaram o departamento e a IBM.

‘Para colocar isso em perspectiva, se cada uma das 6 bilhões de pessoas da Terra tivesse uma calculadora para trabalhar em conjunto em um cálculo 24 horas por dia, 365 dias por ano, seria necessário 46 anos para fazer o que o Roadrunner é capaz de fazer em um dia’, afirmou o departamento.

‘Flop’ é um termo relativo a operações de ponto flutuante por segundo. Um petaflop equivale a 1.000 trilhões de cálculos por segundo.

‘O Roadrunner será usado pelo Administração Nacional de Segurança Nuclear do Departamento de Energia para executar cálculos que melhoraram em muito a capacidade de nos certificar de que os estoques de armas nucleares dos EUA são confiáveis sem a necessidade de se executar testes nucleares subterrâneos’, informou o departamento em nota à imprensa.

‘O Roadrunner não somente terá um papel importante na manutenção do papel nuclear dos EUA, e também vai contribuir para resolver nossos desafios globais de energia e abrir novas janelas de conhecimento em campos de pesquisa científica’, acrescentou o departamento.”

Skin-tenna To Help Implant Patients – Gizmo Watch

Skin-tenna To Help Implant Patients – Gizmo Watch: “With the recent discovery of the Skin-tenna technology, signals will be sent over the body to connect the devices together rather than by batteries or other antennas. Unlike the two examples mentioned above, the skin-tenna is designed for less consumption of energy and less space. This new device could not only save a lot of people money but also that trip in to get a replacement or batteries put in. I mean who wants to go in every few years for replacements when they have something now that will last you much, much longer.”

Muscle Machine – The 6-legged Walking Robot – Gizmo Watch

Muscle Machine – The 6-legged Walking Robot – Gizmo Watch: “This machine looks like something out of a video game. This hybrid human-machine is powered by fluidic muscle actuators. This allows the rubber muscles to contract when inflated and extend when exhausted. Using this kind of system, it results in a more fluid and flexible machine. The fluidic muscle actuators also have another bonus. They eliminate friction and fatigue whereas other prototypes would fail at this test and would be scrapped. There are encoders around the hip that allows the human navigator to maneuver and adjust the speed of the machine.”

Bionic Hand Bags MacRobert Award – Gizmo Watch

Bionic Hand Bags MacRobert Award – Gizmo Watch: “i-LIMB, the world’s first commercial available bionic hand, has bagged the 2008 Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert award. It is the highest award given for the noticeable achievement in field of technology. Scottish company Touch Bionics has developed this prosthetic device after the decades of intense research. The bionic hand works like a real human hand enabling amputees to do all kinds of work.”

UK Researchers Develop Self-replicating Robot – Gizmo Watch

UK Researchers Develop Self-replicating Robot – Gizmo Watch: “researchers have developed a unique robot that can replicate its own parts and create 3D plastic objects. Known as RepRap, this wonderful machine is the brainchild of Dr. Adrian Bowyer from the University of Bath. RepRap works like a printer. However, it does not squirt ink on to paper. It uses additive fabrication technology to print thin layers of molten plastic, which then solidify to make three-dimensional objects like door handles, sandals and coat hooks. The robot can also create its own 3D-printed parts.”