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Uniloc's EdgeID Imagine a World Without Passwords

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 98
Mon Oct 26, 2009 at 2:36 PM

Passwords are the bane of our computing lives. But do we really want PCs that can log themselves into our systems without us? Uniloc, a California security company, has launched a product that allows computers and smartphones to ...READ»

DATA CENTERS | 4 comments

Energy-Aware Internet Routing Could Save Big Bucks

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 88
Mon Aug 17, 2009 at 2:01 PM

It's no secret that access to endless energy is the lifeblood of data centers. At the same time, energy costs vary widely depending on location. What if data centers could use that price variability to their advantage? That's the ...READ»

BRAND | Comment

Apple's Secret Branding Formula

BY David Brier
Relevancy Score: 85
Sun Jul 12, 2009 at 2:00 PM

As seen in Brisbaine Times of Australia, this illuminates the often crooked path to a remarkable brand.READ»

NOKIA | Comment

Forget Solar Power: Nokia Is Developing a Radio Wave-Powered Cell Phone

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 65
Tue Jun 9, 2009 at 2:22 PM

Solar-powered cell phone prototypes and rumors abound, but Nokia has a battery-less alternative power source for our cell phones lined up: radio waves. The company told MIT's Technology Review that it is working on technology ...READ»

ADVANCE | Comment

Women Role Models: Yuqing Gao, Women of Vision Winner for Innovation by Telle Whitney

BY Caroline Simard
Relevancy Score: 58
Mon Mar 30, 2009 at 12:23 PM

One of the great parts of my job is the chance to recognize extraordinary women leaders, many of whose contributions are not widely know. The Anita Borg Institute’s Women of Vision event recognizes three women in the areas ...READ»

FLUIDIC ENERGY | 1 comment

Fluidic Energy Bets on Next-Gen Metal-Air Batteries

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 48
Thu Nov 5, 2009 at 2:06 PM

Lithium-ion batteries will most likely power the next generation of electric vehicles, but Arizona-based startup Fluidic Energy is already looking further into the future. The company, which is betting on a metal-air ionic liquid ...READ»

ANGELMED | Comment

Implanted Heart Attack Detector Saves Lives, Wirelessly

BY Cliff Kuang
Relevancy Score: 42
Mon Apr 13, 2009 at 11:42 AM

Even if someone has a heart attack, it routinely takes three hours before the symptoms become manifest. And that's precisely the problem--Every hour that ER treatment is delayed raises the chance of death by a percentage point, so ...READ»

WEB | Comment

What Can Yahoo Learn From Malware?

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 37
Sun Nov 8, 2009 at 11:42 PM

Search engines would be more efficient if they were decentralized, reports MIT's Technology Review. In other words, they'd be faster if they were run like bot-nets. Bot-nets are networks of zombie computers whose processing resources ...READ»

LEARNING | 1 comment

Can Smart.fm's iPhone App Really Teach You Brain Anatomy?

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 32
Wed Nov 4, 2009 at 11:56 AM

Dozens of to-do apps and voice recorders have allowed the iPhone to serve as a safety net for all the things that slip through our brains, forgotten. But can an iPhone app really help you remember? The creators of a new iPhone ...READ»

GENERAL FUSION | Comment

How to Build a Nuclear Fusion Device on the Cheap

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 28
Fri Jul 31, 2009 at 2:35 PM

Europe's ITER project is blowing $14 billion on the creation of a nuclear fusion power plant, but the bloated project might be outrun by General Fusion, a Vancouver, Canada startup that claims it can build a prototype plant in under a ...READ»

SMART GRID | 1 comment

Security Expert Proves Hacking the Smart Grid Is a Snap

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 28
Wed Sep 2, 2009 at 9:00 AM

As with all wirelessly-connected electronic devices, smart meters--and in turn, the smart grid--are vulnerable to hackers. And if the smart grid is hacked, well, there goes the neighborhood's (or the city's) power. CNN recently ...READ»

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