IBM has announced their first graphene integrated circuit. Graphene’s structure of one-atom-thick planar sheets of sp2-bonded carbon atoms that are densely packed in a honeycomb crystal lattice make it one of the thinnest semiconductor materials. via Dangerous Prototypes
Rocksmith will include a unique quarter-inch to USB cable, that is the first of its kind, and will allow users to plug any real guitar with a quarter-inch jack directly into their Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or PC.
Developed exclusively for Rocksmith, this revolutionary cable turns the guitar’s signal from analog to digital, allowing it to be recognized and played through video game consoles or PC for the first time.
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SeaMicro, a maker of low-power servers in Silicon Valley, has raised $20 million in a new round of venture funding as it continues to disrupt traditional servers with low-cost Intel Atom processor machines.
… Read More → "SeaMicro raises $20M for power-efficient servers"3-Way Street is a fascinating video by Ron Gabriel that highlights bad interactions between cars, bikes, and pedestrians at a NYC street intersection.
“By summer 2010, the expansion of bike lanes exposed a clash of long-standing bad habits — such as pedestrians jaywalking, cyclists running red lights, and motorists plowing through crosswalks. The old habits exacerbate attempts to expand ways to use our streets; existing disfunction makes change more difficult.
My master’s thesis project at SVA focused on one intersection as a case study. The video aims to show our interconnected role in improving the … Read More → "3-Way Street: visualization of the uneasy dance of pedestrians, bikes and cars at a busy NYC intersection"
During a recent investigation, the Guardian newspaper discovered that one in four hackers is an FBI informant, and that many of the forums where hackers sell illegally obtained information are being run by either moles or undercover FBI agents. via Techland
… Read More → "One in four hackers is an FBI informant"A tunnel on Paris-to-Amsterdam line is topped with 16,000 solar panels to power Antwerp station and Belgian train network.
I don’t typically post Star Wars anything, but I think this here is pretty cool. Created by UK-based artist AmoebaBoy, the R2-D2 look-alike is the spitting image of the Star Wars character, but with a steampunk twist.
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The Atlantic has a collection of spectacular photographs of Saturday’s eruption of Chile’s Puyehue volcano. (21 images. Go check ’em out!)
The Practical Pyromaniac by Make Magazine editor William Gurstelle is both a collection of tales from mankind’s history of studying fire, and a handy guide on how to make tornadoes of fire and other historical pyro experiments.
via Laughing Squid
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The competition for good engineers and sales people in Silicon Valley and NY is stiff. Tech companies are spending millions, gobbling up startups just so they can get their hands on the engineering talent.
via Wired. Read about it here.
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