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*** IBM Researchers Making Carbon Nanotube Production a Reality Carbon nanotubes, the next big thing when it comes to making faster computer chips, are beginning to leave the realm of fantasy and are starting to approach the possibility of commercial production, according to IBM researchers. --- Quote --- Carbon nanotubes are beginning to head out of the laboratory and into the edges of reality, according to a team of IBM researchers who have been hard at work creating carbon nanotubes that will be the basis for the next generation of computer chips. The latest breakthrough as scientists continue to refine the handling and construction of the carbon nanotubes is that 10,000 of the tiny structures have been manipulated to fit and operate on a single chip using standard semiconductor processes, according to IBM. This is reportedly the first time that such an accomplishment has been possible. --- End quote --- Read more at : http://www.eweek.com/it-management/ibm-researchers-making-carbon-nanotube-production-a-reality/ *** |
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Scary Logins: Worst Passwords of 2012 — and How to Fix Them http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/10/prweb10046001.htm |
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*** Microsoft Sued Over Windows 8 Tiles Microsoft's new Windows 8 tiling feature is being challenged in a patent-infringement lawsuit filed by a Maine-based company that doesn't sell any products or services. --- Quote ---The lawsuit, filed Oct. 30 by Portland, Maine-based SurfCast, alleges that Microsoft infringes on its U.S. Patent No. 6,724,403 dating back to the 1990s for the "tiling" concepts used in the new Windows 8 operating system that is now being used in PCs, Surface tablets, laptops and smartphones. "We developed the concept of Tiles in the 1990s, which was ahead of its time," Ovid Santoro, CEO of SurfCast, said in a statement on the company's Website. "Microsoft’s Live Tiles are the centerpiece of Microsoft’s new Operating Systems and are covered by our patent." Patent-infringement lawsuits, when filed by companies that don't sell their own products or services, typically are referred to as "patent troll" cases involving businesses set up to acquire patents that can later be pursued in legal cases against larger companies with deep pockets. --- End quote --- Read more at : http://www.eweek.com/enterprise-apps/microsoft-sued-over-windows-8-tiles/ *** |
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How a Google Headhunter’s E-Mail Unraveled a Massive Net Security Hole http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/10/dkim-vulnerability-widespread/all/ http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/268267 |
| CharleyO:
*** IBM, Cleveland Clinic Put Watson to Work on Medical Training --- Quote --- IBM's Watson is headed to medical school. IBM and Cleveland Clinic are collaborating to use Watson's deep question-answer technology to help train students on how to come up with proper diagnoses and treatments for patients. Founded in 1921, Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit academic medical center that integrates research and education. Watson's ability to understand natural language and generate hypotheses will help medical professionals make clinical decisions, IBM reported. IBM researchers and Cleveland clinicians, faculty and medical students will work together to apply Watson's deep question-answer technology to medicine. --- End quote --- Read more at : http://www.eweek.com/servers/ibm-cleveland-clinic-put-watson-to-work-on-medical-training/ *** |
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