Harnessing the power of supercomputers and their million hours of processing power has allowed some very intriguing physics calculations to take place. One of them is the study of matter in the universe on a subatomic level. The question, how did we arrive at a universe composed almost exclusively of matter with virtually no antimatter? …
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California launches a statewide network of charging stations for electric vehicles
Governor Brown joined with the California Public Utilities Commission today to announce a $120 million dollar settlement with NRG Energy Inc. that will fund the construction of a statewide network of charging stations for zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), including at least 200 public fast-charging stations and another 10,000 plug-in units at 1,000 locations across the state. …
UCLA turns to social media as a means of researching the Middle East
I love that they are calling the project the “International Digitizing Ephemera Project.” Ephemera – (1) something of no lasting significance, or (2) paper items that were originally meant to be discarded after use but have since become collectibles. The UCLA Library announced last month a new project aimed at recording and cataloging all …
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Google challenges any hacker to take down Chrome – “I am the king of the world!”
Google Will Offer $1 Million In Rewards For Hacking Chrome For the last three years, Google’s Chrome browser has left the world’s premiere hacking competition unscathed, even as Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari have all been taken down. Google announced Monday evening that it’s offering up to a million dollars in rewards at the annual …
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Google challenges any hacker to take down Chrome – "I am the king of the world!"
Google Will Offer $1 Million In Rewards For Hacking Chrome For the last three years, Google’s Chrome browser has left the world’s premiere hacking competition unscathed, even as Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari have all been taken down. Google announced Monday evening that it’s offering up to a million dollars in rewards at the annual …
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Have you heard of the California Delta? – A summary of the issues and politics
86% of Southern Californians are unaware of the Delta Nearly four out of five Californians do not know what the Delta is, despite the fact that the estuary of 1,000 square miles provides drinking water for cities from San Jose to San Diego. Asked in a new statewide poll to share what, if anything, they …
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An election year Democrat promise – 1 million more graduates in science, math, and engineering
President Barack Obama proposed $80 million in new government funding for a program to boost science and math education in U.S. schools. The aim of the new proposed funding is to train 100,000 specialized teachers, who would help to “meet an ambitious goal, which is 1 million more American graduates in science, technology, engineering, and …
Profiles on the million dollar projects of Kickstarter
Idea Lab: On Monday, Kickstarter saw the third project in its short history, a Web comic book, raise over $1 million. Before that, the first two projects to cross the million dollar mark — a computer adventure game and a fetching American-made iPhone dock — did so just days prior, on February 10, and both …
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Kickstarter to provide more funding for arts than NEA
Kickstarter is having an amazing year, even by the standards of other white hot Web startup companies, and more is yet to come. (The Start-up) is on track to distribute over $150 million dollars to its users’ projects in 2012, or more than entire fiscal year 2012 budget for the National Endowment of the Arts …
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ESPN proves it's dominance, the 2011 year in review, records all over the field
Pulled from the company’s year in review, 2011: In 2011, ESPN experienced record consumption cin its core television business and across digital platforms. 198 million Americans watched ESPN networks in the fourth quarter to date (85% of cable homes) ESPN.com remained number one among sports fans for average audience, setting a sports category record in September. ESPN Radio reaches 24 …
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