“Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England, the
National University of Singapore and the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology have devised a relatively simple way to transfer data
between quantum bits, or qubits. The method is a step toward building
quantum computers, which have the potential to solve certain types of
very large problems many orders of magnitude faster than is possible
using classical computers.”…
Which Hotel Chains Have Wi-Fi?04/08/2005 12:16 PM Travel columnist provides overview and links: A Washington Post
travel columnist answers a reader's question about using free Wi-Fi at
hotels with a long list with links and phone numbers of the chains
that have extensive free installations of Wi-Fi. Also noted is SBC's
statistic that 25 percent of travelers plan to use "wireless
electronics" (one assumes Wi-Fi) while on the road....
Reporters in chains
Reporters in chains06/15/2004 08:39 AM Under Homeland Security orders, journalists from England, Sweden,
Holland and other friendly countries are being detained at U.S.
airports, strip-searched and deported.
doing the things a particle can
doing the things a particle can04/09/2004 04:08 PM I had a fantastic time at the convention yesterday. I performed
material from Just A Geek and Dancing Barefoot to a
mostly-full theatre, and I think it was my best performance to date. I
took material from both books, and I put it together in what I hoped
would be a dramatically interesting order.
Cosmic particle accelerator seen04/08/2005 09:55 AM Astronomers have discovered a loop-like structure some 20 light-years
across
close to the centre of the Milky Way.
Supply chains and the Army
Supply chains and the Army12/06/2003 12:01 PM When it comes to managing supply chains, Knowledge@Wharton finds that
there's a lot the military can teach business and vice versa.
daisy chains and laughs07/21/2004 04:17 PM Visit WWdN for a brief scene from my so-called domestic life.
Neb. Tax Protester Chains Self to Table (AP)
Neb. Tax Protester Chains Self to Table (AP)06/09/2004 07:10 PM AP - A man chained himself to a table in a room where property tax
valuations were being reviewed and told appraisers he would not leave
until he got answers to his questions.
Particle collider edges forward
Particle collider edges forward08/20/2004 10:01 AM Physicists take a key decision on the technology to be used in the
International Linear Collider, one of the grand scientific projects of
the 21st Century.
WS-I Readies Web Services for Supply Chains12/10/2003 09:10 AM The Web services interoperability group unfurls a practical
business use scenario for running supply chain management systems with
Web services.
Database Provides Information on 3,000 Restaurant Chains
Database Provides Information on 3,000 Restaurant Chains06/21/2004 07:44 AM Speaking of really specialized databases. If you're looking for
information on restaurant chains you might want to try
RestaurantChains.net ( http://www.restaurantchains.net ), a
pay-for-use database of over 3,000 restaurant chains...
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Intel adds bolts for Microsoft's chains
Intel adds bolts for Microsoft's chains06/05/2005 11:10 PM Intel apparently has added "Microsoft-flavored" DRM to its Pentium D
and 945 chipset. Hannibal at ArsTechnica guesses: From what I can
tell, DTCP is essentially a protocol that sits on top of TCP/IP and
provides DRM by ensuring that both endpoints in an IP connection are
trusted before transmitted protected content. I imagine that Intel's
DTCP support is some kind of hardware-level means of enabling the
strict enforcement of this endpoint authentication in software. As to
what specific form this enablement takes, only further digging on our
part and more revelations from Intel will tell. This would,
apparently, prevent unwanted...
Many Counties Failing Fine-Particle Air Rules
Many Counties Failing Fine-Particle Air Rules12/19/2004 03:19 PM About a third of all Americans live in counties that do not meet
standards for particles of pollution that cause thousands of premature
deaths a year, the E.P.A. said.
New 'Mystery Meson' Sub-Atomic Particle Discovered
Free Wi-Fi: From burger chains to public parks and dentists
Free Wi-Fi: From burger chains to public parks and dentists06/02/2004 04:46 PM Free wireless access can be found in a growing number of places in the
U.S. and Canada, with burger chain Krystal Co. planning to offer
service in 52 restaurants by the end of this month.
Engineered Fine Particle Applications Conference Announced for May, 2005
Engineered Fine Particle Applications Conference Announced for May, 200503/22/2005 04:48 PM New conference focusing on commercialization issues, successes and
opportunities for engineered fine particles being held May 23-25, 2005
in Cambridge, Massachusetts and sponsored by Information Management
Institute. [PRWEB Mar 22, 2005]
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Scientists find mystery particle
Sun is doing some research to see if they can
effectively create computer chips that don't connect to the board via
wires. Instead, they are planning on creating chips that pass data
wirelessly via induction.
"It is not that on chip wires are evil. It is just that
they are large," Drost said. "The number of pins to get to the outside
world has gone up only 5 (percent) to 10 percent a year."
By contrast, proximity communication relies on capacitive
coupling--the ability of two electrically charged devices close to
each other to interact. Transmitters on one chip can send signals to
another. These signals are then amplified. A much higher number of
transmitter/receiver pairs than pins can be inserted in a specific
area, which allows for more simultaneous connections.
The problem becomes how to keep chips in alignment. If you have
transmitters and receivers that tightly packed, then even minor
vibration will misalign the inputs, a problem that physical pins don't
have to deal with.
Wi-Fi With Wires11/10/2003 10:54 PM d&name=News&file=article&sid=672&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 ">The
companies developing technology that uses existing electrical wiring
in a house to build a network seem doomed for failure: When Wi-Fi is
cheap, easy and better, why bother using one of these HomePlug
solutions? With Wi-Fi you can hang out anywhere and get online,
instead of only next to an outlet. Seems like a no-brainer. Before
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) became widespread this year, a
HomePlug bridge might have made sense to avoid running wire between
access points. That's now moot....
One Minute Recharge For Toshiba's Nano-Particle Coated Lithium-Ion Battery
China's War Against Wires12/23/2003 03:49 AM hodet writes "On sections of Beijing Road, you can barely see the sky.
On Tibet Road, they dangle in garden-hose rolls and knots intricate
enough to confound a ...
