Author Archives: Nicole Hemsoth
Nicole Hemsoth
Breaking Down Barriers to HPC
June 28th, 2013
The tale of the "missing middle" is all-too-common for many small-to-medium-sized manufacturers looking for a digital leg up on their competition. And at this year's International Supercomputing Conference, the topic did not go overlooked. Here we'll take a look ...
MIT Creates Steamless CO2 Scrubbers
June 27th, 2013
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/800px-Wzwz_heizkraftwerk_mtb_1.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="71" border="0" />Researchers at MIT have discovered a way to eliminate carbon dioxide from the emissions without the previously used steam connection. Not only that, but it can operate at lower temperatures and ...
Autodesk Unveils Fusion 360 in the Cloud
June 26th, 2013
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/fusion360.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="63" border="0" />While individual manufacturers have been have begun a gradual drift toward cloud adoption, Autodesk could help them on the way their cloud-based Fusion 360 platform. And in the spirit of housing ...
Climate Change Threatens Economic Development
June 25th, 2013
According to a new scientific report commissioned by the World Bank, rising global temperatures are threatening the health and livelihoods of the most vulnerable populations.
Understanding PC Power Management
June 25th, 2013
IT assets like desktop PCs, printers and servers are major users of energy, but not all of it is going to production. PCs in the US waste $2.8 billion a year in energy by remaining "on" when not in ...
The Environmental Cost of Data Snooping
June 24th, 2013
While much has been made of the privacy implications of the NSA's data profiling project, PRISM, there are also ecological impacts to consider.
ORNL Stores Four Times the Energy with a Battery Breakthrough
June 24th, 2013
<img style="float: left;" src="http://www.ornl.gov/adm/partnerships/success_stories/photos/Nanda-battery-cell-assem.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="63" border="0" />Cars and buildings aren't the only things that stand to benefit from energy efficiency; batteries too need to be able to store large quantities of energy in a way that is ...
For Automakers, Black Boxes Could Unleash a Torrent of Big Data
June 24th, 2013
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/bigdataroad.png" alt="" width="95" height="63" border="0" />A growing trend that started in Italy might mean big changes for automotive insurance that could actually put a smile on drivers' faces when it comes time to pay the bills. ...
BT Aims for Net Positive Impact
June 21st, 2013
It's not enough to just limit the harm on the environment, we need to have a net positive impact. This is the message behind BT's Net Good program.
Tesla Demos Automated 90-Second Battery Swap
June 21st, 2013
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/teslacharger.png" alt="" width="95" height="144" border="0" />When electric cars first began pulling onto our roads, the high cost of the eco-friendly vehicles was the greatest barrier to wider adoption, but based on a special event hosted at ...
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