Seven-atom-large transistor developed

Scientists have created a transistor in a computer chip that is 10 times smaller than those commonly in use now, marking the start of a new age of super-fast, super-powerful computing. At the heart of the...

Medicaid Expansion and Fiscal Responsibility

I have been an insurance broker in the state of Illinois for the past 15 years and I have seen first hand what happens when an over burdened, tax funded, Government controlled, entitlement program like Medicaid is offered to those with incomes well into the middle class....

Austria Starts Issuing New Fingerprint Passports

Starting today (March 30, 2009) all Austrian citizens receiving new passports will get a new, more sophisticated version with a chip that stores personal information and fingerprints. The new passport will take as much time to make as a regular one, and all children 12 years...

Nvidia Mulls X86 Chip for Low-cost Computers

"Nvidia may develop an integrated x86-based chip for use in low-cost computers, an Nvidia executive said this week, a move that would step up its rivalry with Intel. Nvidia is considering developing an integrated...

Kevin Warwick: I want to be a cyborg and I know I am not the only

Kevin Warwick is the world’s first cyborg. The English scientist says that it’s time for us to overcome our human “limitations”. In the future and thanks to chip in our brains we will be able to use more...

Intel Launches Fresh Mobile Quad-Core Chip

This sounds good. "Intel (NSDQ: INTC) over the weekend introduced a new mobile quad-core chip, which Acer started offering Monday in its latest Aspire laptop for multimedia and gaming enthusiasts. In addition,...

Intel brings new CPUs

" According to the latest reports on the Web, Intel added a few more CPUs to its mainstream and value lineups, all based on previous architectures from the company, and not on the newly released Nehalem. The additions include the Core 2 Quad Q8300, the Pentium Dual...

African AIDS Epidemic Solution needs Thinkers

A successful model which diminuishes AIDS to the point where it is no longer an epidemic of growing proportions in Africa and refers to a total cost of $17 billion in 10 years has been put forth by this week in...

ABC News: Newest Key to Teenage Freedom

" Ford Motor Co. announced today it will offer a new feature, starting next summer on some of its 2010 cars and trucks, that allows parents to set safety limits on teen drivers through a high-tech car key. ...

High Tech Cactus - thieves beware; Saguaros to get microchips

Under developmentThis is a huge problem in Arizona and even down in Mexico. " TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Some of Arizona's famed saguaro cactuses soon will be more difficult to...

Legend of Braves Baseball, Skip Caray Dead at 68

I am Sad to Announce to NowPublic Readers that  a legend of Baseball, Skip Caray Died in his sleep last night.  Ironically  Caray said these words during a Braves game on April 2."I'm 68, If I go...

Potato Chips To Get Healthier--So They Say

I'm a potato chip addict, although I ration myself severely. I don't quite believe that those little snackables can be made all that healthy--after all, they're basically salt, grease and fried stuff. You know, basic food groups for the snack addicts." Snack lovers, rejoice:...

Lady wins $10,000 from Plinko mishap

This story cracks me up.  I’ve always wanted to go on the Price is Right and play Plinko.  The popular game show made a commercial featuring Plinko, so they rigged the game so the Pinko chip would...

Thousands of blank British passports stolen from delivery van in new security...

I suppose, someone giving out the information. This must be done by more than one person. Definitely, an inside job."Thousands of blank British passports have been stolen in a raid on a delivery van.Around 3,000...

Security breach as 3,000 passports stolen from van

Update 31 July 2008"A man has been arrested after blank passports worth £2.5m were stolen from a van.  He is the delivery man who accompanied the driver of the van, sources said.A spokesman for Greater...

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