HTTP:: WebGL Makes Its Way into Firefox 3 7
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It looks like support for the upcoming web 3D graphics project WebGL is building up fast, as, just one week after it made its way into Webkit's latest experimental source-code releases, Mozilla Firefox 3.7 nightly builds also sport the new feature. The project is still pretty much in the early stages and still has a long way to go until standardization, but the developers believe there should be a much sturdier implementation within several months. “Last night, I checked in some more work from Mark Steele (who's focusing on the Firefox WebGL implementation), and along with that, enabled WebGL in trunk nightlies,†Mozilla developer Vladimir Vukićević wrote. “If you're not familiar with WebGL, it's the evolution of work that Mozilla started a few years ago with experiments called Canvas 3D â€" essentially a way of accessing OpenGL from within the browser, through the HTML5 canvas tag. Earlier this year, we started a standardization effort within the Khronos Group w!
hich oversees OpenGL, and have made very rapid progress.†While the project itself has been in the making for several years now, it only started picking up steam a couple of months ago, when it was officially announced with support from several industry players and browser makers. The idea behind it is to bring cross-platfo...
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Pingie: HTTP:: AMD Intros New Server Platform
HTTP:: AMD Intros New Server Platform
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Sunnyvale, California-based Advanced Micro Devices has announced today the launch of its new server platform, designed specifically to enable customers to take full advantage of the chip maker's latest generation of six-core Opteron processors, formerly codenamed 'Istanbul'. The new chipset series is part of the company's Fiorano platform and includes three different models, which, according to AMD, should enable customers to benefit from the features delivered by a unified processor and chipset technology that delivers performance and energy efficiency.“Our focus is to deliver on the aspects of a server platform that directly impact the IT manager â€" improved performance on key workloads and virtualization, and low overall power consumption,†said Patrick Patla, vice president and general manager, Server and Embedded Business, AMD. “This new platform and the platform specification codenamed 'Kroner' allow our OEM customers to deliver unique solutions to solve a part!
icular datacenter problem. And they can recognize development and time to market value because of the consistency and commonality across our product generations.â€As mentioned before, AMD's new product announcement concerns three different chipsets, namely the SR5690, SR5670 and SR5650 I/O hubs, which will be paired with the SP5100...
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Sunnyvale, California-based Advanced Micro Devices has announced today the launch of its new server platform, designed specifically to enable customers to take full advantage of the chip maker's latest generation of six-core Opteron processors, formerly codenamed 'Istanbul'. The new chipset series is part of the company's Fiorano platform and includes three different models, which, according to AMD, should enable customers to benefit from the features delivered by a unified processor and chipset technology that delivers performance and energy efficiency.“Our focus is to deliver on the aspects of a server platform that directly impact the IT manager â€" improved performance on key workloads and virtualization, and low overall power consumption,†said Patrick Patla, vice president and general manager, Server and Embedded Business, AMD. “This new platform and the platform specification codenamed 'Kroner' allow our OEM customers to deliver unique solutions to solve a part!
icular datacenter problem. And they can recognize development and time to market value because of the consistency and commonality across our product generations.â€As mentioned before, AMD's new product announcement concerns three different chipsets, namely the SR5690, SR5670 and SR5650 I/O hubs, which will be paired with the SP5100...
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Pingie: HTTP:: Experts Learn to Control Carbon Nanotubes
HTTP:: Experts Learn to Control Carbon Nanotubes
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Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are now among the most heavily researched materials in the world, due to the promise they hold in furthering research in a large number of fields, from computer sciences to medicine. They could also be used in electronic noses (bomb, drug and hazardous-gas detectors), as well as in devices able to record the passing through of a single electron. But one of the main issues plaguing their production processes is the fact that experts have not yet learned how to produce it of the exact length and overall size required for specific applications. Recently, experts at the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) developed a method of controlling this production aspect. The atomic-level structure of carbon nanotubes, referred to as its chirality, is essential in dictating the final product's size and properties. What the CWRU team managed to accomplish was to devise a way of controlling the chirality using nothing more than various mixes of metals in the CNT !
production process. In their experiments, the researchers looked at various methods of combining the catalysts, and discovered that the key to controlling the size of the tubes laid within. Their finds are detailed in the September 20th online issue of the respected scientific journal Nature Materials. “We have established a link betw...
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Carbon nanotubes (CNT) are now among the most heavily researched materials in the world, due to the promise they hold in furthering research in a large number of fields, from computer sciences to medicine. They could also be used in electronic noses (bomb, drug and hazardous-gas detectors), as well as in devices able to record the passing through of a single electron. But one of the main issues plaguing their production processes is the fact that experts have not yet learned how to produce it of the exact length and overall size required for specific applications. Recently, experts at the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) developed a method of controlling this production aspect. The atomic-level structure of carbon nanotubes, referred to as its chirality, is essential in dictating the final product's size and properties. What the CWRU team managed to accomplish was to devise a way of controlling the chirality using nothing more than various mixes of metals in the CNT !
production process. In their experiments, the researchers looked at various methods of combining the catalysts, and discovered that the key to controlling the size of the tubes laid within. Their finds are detailed in the September 20th online issue of the respected scientific journal Nature Materials. “We have established a link betw...
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Pingie: HTTP:: Download DivX 7 1 for Mac OS X
HTTP:: Download DivX 7 1 for Mac OS X
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DivX Inc. has released an update to its high-quality video platform, DivX. DivX Player 7.1 has been updated to support unlimited playback of purchased DivX VOD content in DivX Player, as well as streamlined DivX VOD registration and device management. DivX for Mac 7.1 is now officially supported on Intel machines only, according to its makers. In keeping with to the release notes, DivX 7.1 also includes DivX Codec 6.8.3, which, for its part, adds up to 50% faster decoding on multi-core computers for better HD Playback, and new, custom matrices that allow for a better fine-tuning of the encoder for the specific content type. DivX Converter 1.3.1 has been updated to work on Leopard (and to work in general). The tool assists Mac users in creating DivX files (turn nearly any video file into a DivX video), batch encode videos (convert multiple files to DivX in a single step), crop and resize videos, remove black borders and change encoding bitrates. Developed by the company wi!
th the same name, DivX provides everything you need to enjoy high-quality, digital videos on your computer. DivX 7 includes support for high-definition H.264 (.mkv) videos with AAC audio and videos created using all previous versions of the DivX technology. DivX enables users to play their DivX files (.divx, .avi) on a myriad of DivX-certified devices....
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DivX Inc. has released an update to its high-quality video platform, DivX. DivX Player 7.1 has been updated to support unlimited playback of purchased DivX VOD content in DivX Player, as well as streamlined DivX VOD registration and device management. DivX for Mac 7.1 is now officially supported on Intel machines only, according to its makers. In keeping with to the release notes, DivX 7.1 also includes DivX Codec 6.8.3, which, for its part, adds up to 50% faster decoding on multi-core computers for better HD Playback, and new, custom matrices that allow for a better fine-tuning of the encoder for the specific content type. DivX Converter 1.3.1 has been updated to work on Leopard (and to work in general). The tool assists Mac users in creating DivX files (turn nearly any video file into a DivX video), batch encode videos (convert multiple files to DivX in a single step), crop and resize videos, remove black borders and change encoding bitrates. Developed by the company wi!
th the same name, DivX provides everything you need to enjoy high-quality, digital videos on your computer. DivX 7 includes support for high-definition H.264 (.mkv) videos with AAC audio and videos created using all previous versions of the DivX technology. DivX enables users to play their DivX files (.divx, .avi) on a myriad of DivX-certified devices....
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Pingie: HTTP:: Being Good or Bad at School Is Not Entirely Up to Children
HTTP:: Being Good or Bad at School Is Not Entirely Up to Children
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According to a new report released by Manchester Metropolitan University scientists, it may be that being perceived as good or bad in the classroom is not something that is entirely up to the individual children themselves. The paper reveals that, once parents, other students, and teachers form an opinion about a child, then they are very likely to maintain that opinion, despite clear signs that the child is changing his or her behavior. The new work was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. The paper also reveals that, when starting out at a new school, the little ones also have little time to develop the kind of social skills required to interpret all the mixed messages they are subjected to that tell them how to behave. In equal parts, these messages come from parents and teachers, on the one hand, and from their peers and older schoolmates, on the other hand. The new MMU research focused on four- and five-year-olds, all of whom were attending reception cl!
asses for the first time. ScienceDaily reports that the scientists took into account a large number of indicators when assessing if a child should be perceived as bad or good in school. Some of these traits included repeatedly punching and kicking other pupils, the failure to comply with adult requests, being noisy in queue...
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According to a new report released by Manchester Metropolitan University scientists, it may be that being perceived as good or bad in the classroom is not something that is entirely up to the individual children themselves. The paper reveals that, once parents, other students, and teachers form an opinion about a child, then they are very likely to maintain that opinion, despite clear signs that the child is changing his or her behavior. The new work was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. The paper also reveals that, when starting out at a new school, the little ones also have little time to develop the kind of social skills required to interpret all the mixed messages they are subjected to that tell them how to behave. In equal parts, these messages come from parents and teachers, on the one hand, and from their peers and older schoolmates, on the other hand. The new MMU research focused on four- and five-year-olds, all of whom were attending reception cl!
asses for the first time. ScienceDaily reports that the scientists took into account a large number of indicators when assessing if a child should be perceived as bad or good in school. Some of these traits included repeatedly punching and kicking other pupils, the failure to comply with adult requests, being noisy in queue...
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Pingie: HTTP:: Triggering Chemical Reactions with Lasers
HTTP:: Triggering Chemical Reactions with Lasers
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One of the most severe limitations of chemistry today is the fact that experts cannot, for example, mix two highly reactive compounds together until they are sure they want the reaction to proceed. In other words, they cannot place two such substances in a mix, and then trigger the reaction between them at will. Through a new effort at the University of California in Berkeley (UCB), scientists may be able to do just that from now on, with the development of the first laser-operated, reactant storing method. Essentially, the new work allows for even the most highly reactive materials to be stored inside nylon microshells, through the use of carbon nanotubes. The microshells â€" containing all sorts of reactants â€" could then be placed in a mixture together, and held in this form for as long as scientists deem necessary. Then, when the time to start the reaction comes, near-infrared laser light can be used to agitate the tiny capsules, which begin to heat up, and eventually!
burst open. When this happens, the normal chemical reaction that takes place between the specific reactants ensues. According to Technology Review, the new system could have tremendous applications in fields such as printing, industrial chemical synthesis, or even medicine. Future drugs could be safely and gradually released insid...
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One of the most severe limitations of chemistry today is the fact that experts cannot, for example, mix two highly reactive compounds together until they are sure they want the reaction to proceed. In other words, they cannot place two such substances in a mix, and then trigger the reaction between them at will. Through a new effort at the University of California in Berkeley (UCB), scientists may be able to do just that from now on, with the development of the first laser-operated, reactant storing method. Essentially, the new work allows for even the most highly reactive materials to be stored inside nylon microshells, through the use of carbon nanotubes. The microshells â€" containing all sorts of reactants â€" could then be placed in a mixture together, and held in this form for as long as scientists deem necessary. Then, when the time to start the reaction comes, near-infrared laser light can be used to agitate the tiny capsules, which begin to heat up, and eventually!
burst open. When this happens, the normal chemical reaction that takes place between the specific reactants ensues. According to Technology Review, the new system could have tremendous applications in fields such as printing, industrial chemical synthesis, or even medicine. Future drugs could be safely and gradually released insid...
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Pingie: HTTP:: Human Activities Sink the World 039 s Deltas
HTTP:: Human Activities Sink the World 039 s Deltas
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Scientists at the University of Colorado in Boulder (UCB) have recently released a new report on the situation of deltas around the world, which states that their condition is deteriorating globally. Most at risk is the low-lying variety. Human “improvements†and development made around or on them render them more vulnerable to the effects of ocean storms or river flooding, in most cases. The experts say that tens of millions of people are at risk because of this situation, which is getting worse every year, ScienceDaily reports. One of the most important factors in deltas' sinking is the fact that, on the largest rivers in the world, dams and levees are preventing important amounts of sediments from passing through, and being deposited by the waters where the river meets the sea. As a result, the deltas have no external sediment sources, and start being overrun by the ocean. These formations take millions of years to form at the mouth of a river, but can be covered u!
p within a human life span. “We argue that the world's low-lying deltas are increasingly vulnerable to flooding, either from their feeding rivers or from ocean storms. This study shows there are a host of human-induced factors that already cause deltas to sink much more rapidly than could be explained by sea level alone,&r...
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Scientists at the University of Colorado in Boulder (UCB) have recently released a new report on the situation of deltas around the world, which states that their condition is deteriorating globally. Most at risk is the low-lying variety. Human “improvements†and development made around or on them render them more vulnerable to the effects of ocean storms or river flooding, in most cases. The experts say that tens of millions of people are at risk because of this situation, which is getting worse every year, ScienceDaily reports. One of the most important factors in deltas' sinking is the fact that, on the largest rivers in the world, dams and levees are preventing important amounts of sediments from passing through, and being deposited by the waters where the river meets the sea. As a result, the deltas have no external sediment sources, and start being overrun by the ocean. These formations take millions of years to form at the mouth of a river, but can be covered u!
p within a human life span. “We argue that the world's low-lying deltas are increasingly vulnerable to flooding, either from their feeding rivers or from ocean storms. This study shows there are a host of human-induced factors that already cause deltas to sink much more rapidly than could be explained by sea level alone,&r...
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Pingie: CNN.C: Massive crowd attends Cuba peace concert
CNN.C: Massive crowd attends Cuba peace concert
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Hundreds of thousands of people packed a main square in the Cuban capital Sunday to witness a rare and ambitious concert that, despite its nonpolitical theme, drew criticism from some Cuban exiles in the United States.
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Hundreds of thousands of people packed a main square in the Cuban capital Sunday to witness a rare and ambitious concert that, despite its nonpolitical theme, drew criticism from some Cuban exiles in the United States.
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Pingie: HTTP:: EUs Barroso warns climate talks in dangerous state
HTTP:: EUs Barroso warns climate talks in dangerous state
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.N. climate change talks are "dangerously close to deadlock," European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso will warn on Monday, kicking off a week that could prove critical for efforts to halt global warming.n n
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.N. climate change talks are "dangerously close to deadlock," European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso will warn on Monday, kicking off a week that could prove critical for efforts to halt global warming.n n
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Pingie: TORRE: German Youth Would Vote Pirate Party Into Parliament
TORRE: German Youth Would Vote Pirate Party Into Parliament
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Next week the German Pirate Party will compete in the elections for the German Parliament, but this week the country's youth already cast their votes. In the youth polls nearly 9% of all votes went to the Pirate Party, a result that the party hopes to match in the upcoming election.
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Next week the German Pirate Party will compete in the elections for the German Parliament, but this week the country's youth already cast their votes. In the youth polls nearly 9% of all votes went to the Pirate Party, a result that the party hopes to match in the upcoming election.
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