Industry - Computers - Hardware latest news

stylemessiah writes "The winner of several Eureka Science Awards in Australia is a crafty chick who devised a way to create solar cells cheaply using a pizza oven, nail polish and an inkjet printer. This was developed to address the high cost of cells and in particular for the worlds poorest regions. She wanted to give the @2 billion people around the world who dont have electricity the gift of light and cheap energy. This could have profound (and a good profound) implications for education and health in those in the poorest regions in the world. And it all started with her parents giving her a solar energy kit when she was 10..."Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Second Largest Computer in Any Brazilian University Enables New Models to Improve Production Efficiency - - SAO PAULO, Brazil and CFDOIL 2008-Rio de Janiero, Brazil (August 2008)-To find new ways to so... [WebWire - Thursday, August 21, 2008]

With 24 Tb capacity and ingest option which can be used to import uncompressed image sequences, SpycerBox can be used as central NAS solution with integrated storage or as file or backup server for workflows. Unit provides wide variety of interfaces such as InfiniBand, 8/4 Gb/sec Fibre Channel, 1 and 10 Gb/sec Ethernet, eSATA, FireWire, and USB. Multiple SpycerBoxes can be combined into single cluster solution and can be connected to each other using SpycerLinks. This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Data Storage Products

Featuring DIN rail mounting, coil and contact lead isolation, and voltage kick-back protection, IMRL electro-mechanical relay interface modules come in 1, 2, and 4 pole versions, each carrying maximum load of 10 A. They are available in control voltages of 5, 12, and 24 Vdc and 24, 120, and 230 Vac. Interface modules are offered with fixed relays pre-soldered to printed circuit board, relay socket only, or pluggable relays pre-installed into relay socket. This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsTest and Measuring InstrumentsElectrical Equipment and systems Sponsored by: Globtek Inc. - Your Power Partner...For Over 20 Years!Search for suppliers of: Interface Modules | Electromechanical Relays | Custom Relays

Available as software protection HID hardware USB Key that attaches to USB port of computer, UniKey features memory that is encrypted and CRC checked when communicating with applications. It employs UniKey Enveloper to protect software, and UniKey Consol to manage software distribution and edit UniKey dongles. Remote Update system allows users to implement software leasing, demos, trials, and other software sales modes. This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsElectrical Equipment and systems Sponsored by: Globtek Inc. - Your Power Partner...For Over 20 Years!Search for suppliers of: Computer Security Equipment | Computer Protection Devices | Universal Serial Bus (USB) Adapters

longacre writes "Following in the footsteps of DARPA's Urban Challenge, in which robotic vehicles had to navigate a complex obstacle course without human intervention, the UK upped the ante with its own Ministry of Defence Grand Challenge: within a mock enemy village, robots were instructed to find potential targets and make distinctions between armed troops, roadside bombs and snipers. The winning entry, Team Stellar's SATURN system, actually consists of three vehicles: a low level drone and a tracked ground vehicle transmit reconnaissance data to a high-altitude robotic relay aircraft, which proceeds to phone that data home to a central processing center. Upon announcing the winner yesterday, MoD said they are "carefully considering if technologies demonstrated in the final can be incorporated into future frontline kit for the Armed Forces. It is possible that the winning team will have invented a product that can be developed rapidly for the front line.""Read more of this story at S

New Dual-Core Embedded Controller, PXI Solid State Hard Drive and System Monitor Module Offer Increased System Reliability and Performance. - - National Instruments today announced the NI PXI-8108, the... [WebWire - Thursday, August 21, 2008]

Hewlett-Packard Co, the world's biggest computer maker, reported a higher quarterly profit on Tuesday on strong international sales in its notebook computer and printer businesses.

Intel plans to release a dual-core Atom processor in September, part of a motherboard package that's designed for low-cost desktops, the company said at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.

javipas writes "The Compact Disc was created 26 years ago, but apparently it is as healthy as 15 years ago, when computing versions of this format (CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW) made the market explode. Nowadays CD has been replaced in some segments, but not on the music industry, that continues to support it massively. The shy return of vinyl and the absence of real competitors make CD's future very bright, so it seems this birthday will not be by any means the last one we celebrate. Happy birthday!"Read more of this story at Slashdot.