The two sewage and stormwater retention tanks are included as part of the cleanup for the Gowanus Canal Superfund Site.
What is the Monarch butterfly thing?
I heard about monarch butterflies on the radio this morning, and thought I would have a quick look at the paper to see what is going on. It transpires that the new bit is a straight-forward neural algorithm that takes two bits of information the butterfly already has – circadian time, and how far the sun …
Geotagged posts on just two phone apps can reveal your identify
Computer scientists at Columbia University and Google have demonstrating that geotagged posts on just two social media apps are enough to link accounts held by the same person – identifying individuals with a high degree of confidence. Location metadata is the key. “If you look unique in how you make phone calls, it is possible …
Geotagged posts on just two phone apps can reveal your identify
Embroidery makes wearable antennas
Embroidery with 100μm precision could create brain implants, or integrate electronics into wearable items, claims a team from Ohio State University. “A revolution is happening in the textile industry,” said engineer Professor John Volakis. “We believe that functional textiles are an enabling technology for communications and sensing, and even medical applications like imaging and health …
Cambridge radar specialist wins US contract for PCI Express system
Cambridge Pixel has won the contract to supply radar acquisition hardware and scan conversion software to Cemtrol, the Californian manufacturer of rugged control and monitoring systems. Cemtrol is using Cambridge Pixel’s HPx-200e PCI Express (PCIe) radar input card and SPx software library to provide its Radar Display Console (RDC) with a radar acquisition and display capability. The console is designed for use …
Cambridge radar specialist wins US contract for PCI Express system
Kaspersky system protects critical infrastructure
Kaspersky Lab has brought out a protection system for industrial infrastructure. “The cybersecurity of industrial systems and critical infrastructures is of vital importance,” says Eugene Kaspersky, founder and CEO of Kaspersky Labs, “an increasing number of such systems are using devices and channels that interact with the outside world. Sometimes they use equipment that was …
ARM and UMC tie up for physical IP
ARM and UMC are to develop multiple physical IP platforms, enabling UMC customers to easily implement ARM Artisan physical IP into SoC designs and reduce time-to-market. The agreement spans applications in automotive, Internet of Things (IoT) and mobile, from a 55ULP platform for IoT applications to a 14nm FinFET test chip for leading-edge mobile applications. …
ARM and UMC tie up for physical IP
ARM and UMC are to develop multiple physical IP platforms, enabling UMC customers to easily implement ARM® Artisan physical IP into SoC designs and reduce time-to-market. The agreement spans applications in automotive, Internet of Things (IoT) and mobile, from a 55ULP platform for IoT applications to a 14nm FinFET test chip for leading-edge mobile applications. …
Intel President Kicks Ass
As if we didn’t know it from the procession of Intel exitees, the new President brought in from Qualcomm for $25 million is kicking ass. “Over the last three months I have conducted numerous project reviews with our execution teams, and there is a clear trend that has emerged in these reviews – a lack …
Governments Must Regulate Against Cyberattacks, says Kaspersky
No nation has enough engineers to protect its infrastructure against cyberattacks, Eugene Kaspersky, founder and CEO of Kaspersky Labs, told a meeting in London yesterday. “We’re living at a time of growing numbers of attacks on infrastructure,” said Kaspersky, ‘ we have seen a case where petrol deliveries were heated above the temperature at which …
Governments Must Regulate Against Cyberattacks, says Kaspersky