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OpenOffice.org Community announces The Document Foundation
30/09/2010 20:54
An independent foundation is set up to develop, promote and drive further growth of OpenOffice.org, the world’s leading free office software. Introducing The Document Foundation and LibreOffice…
The community of volunteers who develop and promote OpenOffice.org have today announced a major...
Let’s Go : A First Look At Google’s Go Programming Language
30/09/2010 20:50
Go is a new systems programming language launched by Google, and has received wide attention in the programming community. This article gives you an overview of this language, with some specific examples to help understand its features.
Go was announced just a few months back, but...
Google Instant Will Save 350 Million Hours Of User Time Per Year
10/09/2010 18:00
We called it! So Google will be rolling out starting today search results that update while you type, “Google Instant”, a feature which they had tested in the wild. The results stream to you, taking what you’ve typed so far as a cue.
According to Google, the feature consists of...
The UnscramblerX
02/09/2010 23:04
What’s so remarkable about it? Well for one it was originally geared to chemical engineers, is now used by a wide spectrum of chemists and is remarkable for its choice of tools, namely experimental design (DOE) and multivariate statistics. It does a good job of both and the developers have...
1000 Genomes Project Releases Pilot Data
02/09/2010 23:01
The completion of three pilot projects designed to determine how best to build an extremely detailed map of human genetic variation begins a new chapter in the international 1,000 Genomes project, which began in 2008. Completion of the pilots launches the full-scale effort to build a public...
DNA to RNA Transcription in 3-D Film
02/09/2010 23:00
The structure of the transcription factor TFIID obtained after image analysis is represented in yellow on an electron cryomicroscopy image background, showing the frozen hydrated molecules in dark grey. The transcription activator Rap1...
Liquid Crystals Light Way to Better Data Storage
02/09/2010 22:59
As cell phones and computers continue to shrink, many companies are seeking better ways to store hundreds of gigabytes of data in small, low-power devices. A special type of liquid crystal, similar to those used in computer displays and televisions, offers a solution.
Unlike CDs and DVDs,...
PCs that Work While They Sleep
02/09/2010 22:57
SleepServer creates a virtual copy of a dozing machine
Software that lets desktop computers continue to function in sleep mode could reduce the energy consumption of office networks by around 60 percent.
Networked PCs are increasingly being left on 24/7 to allow for out-of-hours access...
Illumina Genome Network to Provide More Scientists Access to Sequencing Technology
02/09/2010 22:55
Illumina has announced the creation of the Illumina Genome Network, a global partnership designed to link researchers interested in conducting large-scale whole human genome sequencing projects with leading institutions that can perform such projects using Illumina sequencing. The Genome...
Multicore Processing: Breaking through the Programming Wall
02/09/2010 22:46
Big challenges lie on the software side in efficiently corralling hardware’s runaway parallelism
Three real-world applications have broken the petaflop barrier, all on the Cray “Jaguar” supercomputer. However, the vast majority of HPC...