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  Magnetic Sensors Empower Drive-by-Tongue

  R. Colin Johnson | Date: 02-22-12 |

  Electrical engineers have redefined the level of fine control afforded to drive-by-tongue systems used by spinal cord injury patients to control their wheelchairs.
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  Video Processors Aim for Cancer Cure

  R. Colin Johnson | Date: 02-20-12 |

  Researchers are repurposing the graphics processing units (GPUs) that power video gaming consoles for ultra-detailed simulations of how cancer cells reproduce, unlocking new protein folding techniques that could lead to a cure.
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  Healthcare Tackles Big Data

  Michael Steinhart | Date: 02-16-12 |

  Workload-optimized systems for healthcare ensure that each application has the optimal mix of resources for high performance, reliability, and efficiency.
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  Wireless Implant Meters Drug Doses

  R. Colin Johnson | Date: 02-16-12 |

  Smart medical implants can now dispense drugs into the bloodstream as a result of wireless signals sent to it from the doctor's office.
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  Grid-Scale Batteries Could Buffer Renewables

  R. Colin Johnson | Date: 02-15-12 |

  Gigantic grid-scale batteries containing self-separating liquids, instead of metal electrodes, promise to buffer renewable energy sources by storing, for instance, wind energy at night for use during the day.
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  Hybrid Battery Market Skyrocketing

  R. Colin Johnson | Date: 02-09-12 |

  Electric vehicles have stimulated all kinds of research efforts into making a better battery--from ultra capacitors to spinning flywheels--but for now the biggest impact is a 10-fold increase in the lithium-ion battery market.
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  Smarter Cameras Plumb Composition

  R. Colin Johnson | Date: 02-08-12 |

  A rose is a rose if its red and round, but smarter cameras can now tell the difference between a real rose and a silk rose using chemical composition analytics.
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  Bionic Man Says: Better than Original

  R. Colin Johnson | Date: 02-06-12 |

  The teenage fisherman who made national headlines when a shark attacked him in shallow water back in 2005, now claims his new smart prosthetic leg is better than the original.
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  Computer Sci High School to Open in NYC

  Rebecca Kutzer-Rice | Date: 02-03-12 |

  A high school specializing in computer science, set to open in September 2012, will prepare students of all academic backgrounds for college studies and eventual careers in the technology industry.
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  Las Vegas PD to Get Crime Analytics

  Rebecca Kutzer-Rice | Date: 02-02-12 |

  The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is one of the largest crime-fighting organizations in the country. New analytics tools will help it to better process and organize information about the crimes that occur in its massive network.
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  In-Memory Computing Is Big Data's Best Friend, at Least for Some Enterprises

  Judy Hogan | Date: 01-30-12 |

  While in-memory technology makes analysis faster all around, it's an expensive proposition.
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  Delivering Business Value With Workload-Optimized Systems

  Michael Steinhart | Date: 01-27-12 |

  x86 servers are good for general-purpose applications like email and file storage, but higher-powered servers with multicore processors and large memory capacities can turbocharge database and transactional applications while maximizing utilization.
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