Second 'Quantum Logic Clock' Based on Aluminum Ion Is Now World's Most Precise Clock

Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 7:41 AM EST (Science Daily)

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built an enhanced version of an experimental atomic clock based on a single aluminum atom that is now the world's most precise clock, more than twice as precise as the previous pacesetter based on a merc …

technology, tech, computers, innovation, quantum

Code Defends Against 'Stealthy' Computer Worms

Seeded on Fri Feb 5, 2010 4:28 PM EST (Science Daily)

Self-propagating worms are malicious computer programs, which, after being released, can spread throughout networks without human control, stealing or erasing hard drive data, interfering with pre-installed programs and slowing, even crashing, home and work computers.

technology, computer, virus, antivirus, worms, virii

Mystery Debris Pattern Streaking Through Space Could Be First Image of Asteroid Collision

Seeded on Fri Feb 5, 2010 2:56 AM EST (Popular Science - )

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, it wasn't uncommon to see X-shaped bodies dashing about a solar system. But in this era, in this neck of the universe, it is decidedly strange.

science, space, astronomy, innovation, telescope

Machine Translates Thoughts into Speech in Real Time

Seeded on Mon Dec 28, 2009 3:35 AM EST (PhysOrg.com)

Model of the brain-machine interface for real-time synthetic speech production. The stroke-induced lesion (red X) disables speech output, but speech motor planning in the cerebral cortex remains intact.

technology, computers, innovation

Scientists create world's first molecular transistor

Seeded on Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:56 PM EST (PhysOrg.com)

A group of scientists has succeeded in creating the first transistor made from a single molecule.

science, computers, electronics, nano-technology

NASA Tests New Deep Space Cyber-Net

Seeded on Mon Dec 21, 2009 2:48 AM EST (Tech News World)

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has tested a communications network that facilitates data communication over millions of miles. They're calling it the "Interplanetary Internet," though it's based on technology that differs from the Web's standard TCP/IP method.

science, internet, space, astronomy

NASA's WISE Surveyor Sets Out to Illuminate Secrets of the Sky

Seeded on Mon Dec 21, 2009 2:43 AM EST (Tech News World)

Shooting sky pictures every 11 seconds during an expected productive life span of about 10 months, the highly sensitive WISE infrared space telescope will gather more data than astronomers have ever had before about what's out there.

science, space, astronomy

Hubble finds smallest Kuiper Belt object ever seen

Seeded on Sun Dec 20, 2009 4:44 PM EST (Science Daily)

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered the smallest object ever seen in visible light in the Kuiper Belt, a vast ring of icy debris that is encircling the outer rim of the solar system just beyond Neptune.

science, space, astronomy, hubble

Hubble's festive view of a grand star-forming region

Seeded on Sun Dec 20, 2009 4:39 PM EST (Science Daily)

Just in time for the holidays: a Hubble Space Telescope picture postcard of hundreds of brilliant blue stars wreathed by warm, glowing clouds. The festive portrait is the most detailed view of the largest stellar nursery in our local galactic neighborhood.

science, space, astronomy

Google May Give Quantum Computing a Job in Search

Seeded on Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:50 PM EST (Tech News World)

Quantum computing may be coming to a search engine near you. Google and D-Wave are working together on a project to bring quantum computing to searches in a way that would, in a sense, teach machines to recognize images.

travel, google, tech, computers, quantum

Icy Moons of Saturn and Jupiter May Have Conditions Needed for Life

Seeded on Wed Dec 16, 2009 3:44 PM EST (Science Daily)

Scientists once thought that life could originate only within a solar system's "habitable zone," where a planet would be neither too hot nor too cold for liquid water to exist on its surface.

science, space, astronomy

Digital zombies? Virtual world trumps physical

Seeded on Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:38 PM EST (msnbc.com)

You know you have crossed the river into Cyberland when the guy coming your way has his head buried in the hand-held screen. He will knock into you unless you get out of his way, and don't expect an apology. It's as if you aren't there.

technology, tech, computers, zombies, digital-zombies

TwitVid Finds Real Time Videos on Twitter

Seeded on Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:33 PM EST (internetnews.com)

While the big boys of search look to capitalize on the real-time search craze, smaller players continue to build out alternatives. The latest is TwitVid, which on Monday released a real-time search feature for finding the most current and popular videos on Twitter.

entertainment, internet, twitter, videos, real-time

Black Hole Found to Be Much Closer to Earth Than Previously Thought

Seeded on Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:20 PM EST (Science Daily)

An international team of astronomers has accurately measured the distance from Earth to a black hole for the first time. Without needing to rely on mathematical models the astronomers came up with a distance of 7800 light years, much closer than had been assumed until now.

science, space, astronomy, black-hole, telescope

Computer program uses interactive genetic algorithm to help witnesses remember criminals

Seeded on Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:05 PM EST (Science Daily)

Criminals are having a harder time hiding their faces, thanks to new software that helps witnesses recreate and recognize suspects using principles borrowed from the fields of optics and genetics.

technology, police, tech, innovation, criminals

Researchers Design Triple Quantum Dot for Quantum Information Applications

Seeded on Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:48 PM EST (PhysOrg.com)

While quantum dots have existed since the 1980s, only in the past decade have physicists successfully created lateral few-electron single quantum dots.

technology

Father hands out cold hard cash to homeless

Seeded on Sun Nov 29, 2009 5:21 AM EST (Los Angeles News and Video for Southern California - KTLA.COM - KTLA 5 - KTLA)

A holiday tradition continued this Thanksgiving with Father Maurice Chase, known as "Father Dollar Bill," handing out thousands of dollars to the homeless on Skid Row.

us-news, los-angeles, charity, thanksgiving, priest

Ready for the Robot Revolution

Seeded on Fri Nov 27, 2009 6:53 AM EST (Tech News World)

Compared with the agile, intelligent robots envisioned in science fiction, today's real-life robots may seem relatively unimpressive.

technology, computers, robot, robotics, cyber, futuristic

Tech Futurist Sees Rosy Prospects for Net Security

Seeded on Fri Nov 27, 2009 6:42 AM EST (Tech News World)

What if legislation were passed that would assign ISPs liability for security-related damages caused by customers' machines? That's the scenario Esther Dyson described in a speech she gave Sunday at the World Congress of the Information Security Forum.

technology, computer, hackers, hack, cyber-security, scripting

Cyberattack Defense: Staying One Step Ahead of Hackers

Seeded on Fri Nov 27, 2009 6:36 AM EST (Tech News World)

It's not enough to build a high wall around your systems. Hackers will eventually figure out a way to breach it, and then everything inside will be vulnerable to attack.

technology, security, tech, computers, hacking, hackers, cyber

First Bose-Einstein Condensation Of Strontium

Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:45 PM EST (Science Daily)

In an international first, scientists from the Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) produced a Bose-Einstein condensate of the alkaline-earth element strontium, thus narrowly winning an international competition.

technology, chemical, einstein, experiment, process

New computer cluster gets its grunt from games

Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 8:37 PM EST (PhysOrg.com)

Technology designed to blast aliens in computer games is part of a new GPU (Graphics Processing Units) computer cluster that will process CSIRO research data thousands of times faster and more efficiently than a desktop PC.

technology, gaming, computers, animation, graphics, cpu, 3-d

Yahoo Adds Twitter to News Results

Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:45 AM EST (internetnews.com)

Yahoo is ready to step up the pace in the race to provide the best real-time news. Today the Web giant rolled out improved search results for news stories, including a tab for Twitter results that includes relevant videos shared by Twitter users.

technology, microsoft, yahoo, search, bing, real-time

Clicker Cuts Through Web Video Chaos

Seeded on Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:24 AM EST (Tech News World)

Great new site for searching for streaming online TV shows, and tons of more video. This site is great!

technology, tv, video, search-engine, streaming, tv-guide

Guiding Cybersecurity Principles for a Swiftly Changing World

Seeded on Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:23 AM EST (Tech News World)

Two principles need to be part of the consciousness of every cybersecurity practitioner: First, security cannot hold back productivity. Technology that makes us more productive will get deployed and used even if it makes information less secure.

technology, internet, security, tech, computers, cyber

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Second 'Quantum Logic Clock' Based on Aluminum Ion Is Now World's Most Precise Clock
Source: Science Daily
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