Genes On a Chip

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Technology can be such a wonderful thing.  The smaller we can make things, the more it seems to do.  Word has been released that IBM has invented a chip that can do gene sequenceing.
IBM says the invention, disclosed Tuesday, paves the way for genetic scans that cost between $100 and $1,000. By contrast, the Human […]

Google PowerMeter

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What would you do if you could figure out what device was using the most energy in your house?  Many utilities are installing smart meters on people’s homes.  The utilities can access the information but for the most part, the customers can’t.  It is hard to change habits if you don’t know what you are doing […]

Are Your Dots Stale?

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I opened a package of Dots candy today and discovered something remarkable.  The Dots were fresh.  Normally I get Dots at the movie theater and they have always been somewhat “tough”.  I didn’t know any better because that is how they have always been.  You go to the movies and get what they give you.  […]

Top 10 Chip News of 2008

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I always like list of the top ten and I actually haven’t seen that many this year. Here is the Ten Biggest Chip News for 2008 from Channel Web.
#4: Intel’s new Nehalem microarchitecture on its Core i7 desktop chips and AMD’s transition to the 45nm fabrication process with its new Shanghai line of […]

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