ADATA had released yet another Solid state drive and the company had named it as S396 SSD. There are surely a couple of competing approaches at work as the USB 3.0 flash drive is employing the fastest and also the newest standard, while the new solid state drive is using the more common place 3Gb/sec interface.…
Posts Tagged ‘Fears’
S396 SATA 2 Solid State Drive from ADATA
December 30th, 2011
Vibi Krishnan Nearly A Billion People Go Hungry Every Day – Can GM Crops Help Feed Them?
February 7th, 2009
Malvika Sampat
A protester vandalises a GM crop trial. Qualms about GM food may be a luxury Africa can ill afford. Photograph: Barry Batchelor/PA
From The Guardian:
Leading scientists met last night to debate whether genetically modified crops can feed the world’s hungry. The issue, it seems, is as divisive as ever
The Science Museum in London is running an exhibition until the end of May called Future Foods.…
Building a New Computer – Introduction
January 22nd, 2009
Tushar Mathur Well the time has come for me to retire my Frankenstein computer and start with an updated model. Building a new computer is something new for me and something I would have not considered a few years ago. But after spending the past two years replacing the power supply, adding a new graphics card and upgrading memory, my fears of working with apparent fragile technology pieces have been conquered.…
The Politicization Of Global Warming
December 24th, 2008
Malvika Sampat
Photo: Dr. William Happer (Source: Princeton University)
Scientist fired by Al Gore was told, “science will not intrude on public policy”.
Noted energy expert and Princeton physicist Dr. Will Happer has sharply criticized global warming alarmism. Happer, author of over 200 scientific papers and a past director of energy research at the Department of Energy, called fears over global warming “mistaken”.…
Black screens in China
December 9th, 2008
Tushar Mathur Microsoft launched a so-called black-out program to combat piracy in China, and now Microsoft is trying to clear up misunderstandings over the measure, which has aroused Chinese anger.…
No Electricity? Island Now Energy Independent
November 27th, 2008
Tushar Mathur
Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway (Photo from Simply Moving)
From MSNBC:
Three-acre property boasts wind turbine, solar panels and Segways
MYSTIC, Conn. – Energy independence is still only a hypothetical goal for the U.S., but the owner of a tiny island off the coast of Connecticut says he has already achieved that feat and is offering his work as a model.…
Scientists Discover 21st Century Black Plague That Spreads From Rats To Humans
November 24th, 2008
Malvika Sampat
Black Death: A brown rat, common in the UK, has been found carrying a new strain of bacteria called Bartonella rochalimae, which is deadly to humansFrom The Daily Mail:
A new plague which jumps from rats to humans has been discovered by scientists.
Fears are growing that increasing numbers of brown rats – the most common kind in Europe – are carrying a strain of bacteria that can cause serious illness in humans from heart disease to infection of the spleen and nervous system.…

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