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8-Core Intel Nehalem-EX To Launch This Month 186

Posted by Soulskill on Monday March 08, 2010 @05:29PM from the double-the-cores-for-only-twice-the-price dept.

MojoKid writes "What could you do with 8 physical cores of CPU processing power? Intel's upcoming 8-core Nehalem-EX is launching later this month, according to Intel Xeon Platform Director Shannon Poulin. The announcement puts to rest rumors that the 8-core part might be delayed, and makes good on a promise Intel made last year when the chip maker said it would release the chip in the first half of 2010. To quickly recap, Nehalem-EX boasts an extensive feature-set, including up to 8 cores per processor, up to 16 threads per processor with Intel Hyper-threading, scalability up to eight sockets via Intel's serial Quick Path Interconnect and more with third-party node controllers, and 24MB of shared cache."

Creating Electric Power From Light Using Gold Nanoparticles 77

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday February 23, 2010 @12:16PM from the nanite-power-supply dept.

cyberfringe writes "Professor of Materials Science Dawn Bonnell and colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania have discovered a way to turn optical radiation into electrical current that could lead to self-powering molecular circuits and efficient data storage. They create surface plasmons that ride the surface of gold nanoparticles on a glass substrate. Surface plasmons were found to increase the efficiency of current production by a factor of four to 20, and with many independent parameters to optimize, enhancement factors could reach into the thousands. 'If the efficiency of the system could be scaled up without any additional, unforeseen limitations, we could conceivably manufacture a 1A, 1V sample the diameter of a human hair and an inch long,' Prof. Bonnell explained. The academic paper was published in the current issue of ACS Nano. (Abstract available for free.) The significance? This may allow the creation of nano-sized circuits that can power themselves through sunlight (or another directed light source). Delivery of power to nanodevices is one of the big challenges in the field."

Comment What spyware was Lower Merion School Dis. using? (Score 1) 941

by TrueRock on Thursday February 18, 2010 @11:01PM (#31195064) Attached to: PA School Spied On Students Via School-Issued Laptop Webcams

I use Prey from http://preyproject.com/ to track my computers in case they are stolen.

Does anyone know of a better product?

I'd like to put a similiar product on my iPhone. Any suggestions?

Comment Re:This story has not been confirmed (Score 1) 941

by TrueRock on Thursday February 18, 2010 @07:38PM (#31193090) Attached to: PA School Spied On Students Via School-Issued Laptop Webcams

From the Lower Merion School District web site:

Why was the remote tracking-security feature installed?
Laptops are a frequent target for theft in schools and off school property. The security feature was installed to help locate a laptop in the event it was reported lost, missing or stolen so that the laptop could be returned to the student.

How did the security feature work?
Upon a report of a suspected lost, stolen or missing laptop, the feature was activated by the District's security and technology departments. The tracking-security feature was limited to taking a still image of the operator and the operator's screen. This feature has only been used for the limited purpose of locating a lost, stolen or missing laptop. The District has not used the tracking feature or web cam for any other purpose or in any other manner whatsoever.

Comment Re:This story has not been confirmed (Score 1) 941

by TrueRock on Thursday February 18, 2010 @07:00PM (#31192600) Attached to: PA School Spied On Students Via School-Issued Laptop Webcams

The story is probably fictitious. All reference repeat heavely from this web site:

http://americasright.com/?p=3159&cpage=1#comment-30138

All reliable news sources such as AP and USA Today specificaly say they have not been able to get in touch with the parents, student, lawyer or school district.

No source of the PDF file containing the "supposed" lawsuit comes from a reliable location - for example a governemnt's web site.

The school district released this information at the school district web site:
http://www.lmsd.org/sections/news/default.php?m=0&t=today&p=lmsd_anno&id=1137

Comment Re:This story has not been confirmed (Score 1) 941

by TrueRock on Thursday February 18, 2010 @06:04PM (#31191936) Attached to: PA School Spied On Students Via School-Issued Laptop Webcams

BoingBoing is pointing at a story that is probably not true.

http://americasright.com/?p=3159&cpage=1#comment-30138

The attachment originates from the same website - not a government web site.

There is no reliable sorce of information backing this story. It is probably fabricated.

And give me a break - who is stupid enough to think this story is true - just based on the facts, alone?

Comment This story has not been confirmed (Score 2, Informative) 941

by TrueRock on Thursday February 18, 2010 @03:46PM (#31189224) Attached to: PA School Spied On Students Via School-Issued Laptop Webcams

The AP is trying to confirm the story. The story has not been confirmed:

By MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press Writer Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 30 mins ago

Superintendent Christopher W. McGinley did not immediately return a message left by The Associated Press.

I have found nothing on the internet that would suggest this story is true.

Comment Brain Tumor (Score 1, Insightful) 461

by TrueRock on Wednesday February 20, 2008 @09:46PM (#22497360) Attached to: CNN Fires Producer Over Personal Blog

Wow... that brain tumour surgery must of cost CNN a ton of money. Well, I guess now that he has been fired, they don't need to worry about the future cost of his medical bills.

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