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According to Moore’s law the density of chips in microprocessors keep doubling every two years. With the increasing density and effectiveness of the current chips the amount of heat generated by these chips is also increasing. To cope with the enormous heat, new technologies will be needed in the future to cool the integrated chips that produces much more heat than the current microprocessors.

Such a new technology has been developed at Purdue University that uses “microjets” to deposit liquid into tiny channels. This technology is able to remove five times more heat than other experimental high-performance chip-cooling methods.

The conventional computer chips usually generate about 100 watts per square centimeter. The chips are air-cooled with finned metal plates called heat sinks and often a small CPU fan. Most of the liquid-cooling techniques are limited to a cooling capacity of about 200 watts per square centimeter. However the new microjet technology is able to cool chips that generate more than 1,000 watts of heat per square centimeter. With its help new doors in the advancement of chips technology can be opened.

This technology is a combination of two cooling methods, the microjets and microchannels, hence called a hybrid system. The microjets cools uniformly because the liquid is supplied in the form of jets everywhere along the length of each channel. It helps to prevent any part of chips from overheating. The coolant is collected at either ends of the channels and is circulated back through the system.

The channels in this cooling system is narrower than a millimeter, or thousandth of a meter wide. They are formed on top of a chip and covered with a metal plate. This metallic plate has tiny holes through which the coolant is pumped in microjets, and then the liquid flows along channels to cool the chip. When the coolant gets heated by the hot chip inside the channels, it bubbles and becomes a vapor, easing the cooling process.

This new technology uses a hydrofluorocarbon as the cooling liquid. It is a dielectric and will not conduct electricity or cause short circuits. However hydroflurocarbons are not very efficient coolants and their heat conductivity is far lower than water. But they avoid electrical short circuits and are environmentally better than other coolants. They have low global-warming effects and are not harmful to the ozone layer in the earth’s atmosphere.

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Technology has seeped into every aspect of our lives today. And to keep pace with the latest emerging technology is becoming more and more important in today’s scenario. If you are in the information technology field, you have have to be aware of the latest trends in technology. To be in the mainstream means to keep an eye on the each and every news related to technology. Whether it is Linux, Solaris or Windows operating system, or it is a complex technology like virtualization, you have to have a clear understanding of every emerging technology. Articles on new technology and news about latest technology can help one to make his way into the complex maze of new computer technology. Every other day an IT giant releases a new patch of software and every new fortnight a new software is released based on a radically new technology. The latest technology buzz like Microsoft Lucidtouch, Sun Solaris have become must know technology terms.

Some of the latest technologies that are going to revolutionize their respective field are

1.) Taptu: Looking for a search engine for your iPhone that is touch friendly and allows to search the web with ease? Taptu may be the answer. Taptu is a mobile search engine that just released its iPhone version that can be downloaded from Apple App Store for free.The new search engine is user friendly and quick. According to Taptu blog, it has more than 3 million webpages currently in its index.

2.) Opera Unite: Opera has launched a new technology that can turn your PC into a personal web server running inside Opera web browser. That server can be used to share everything from files to music with other computers on the web without the need of 3rd party applications. Named Opera Unite, the technology has just been released and promises to make your computer more that just a dumb terminal.

These are just two of the numerous technologies coming our way at the speed of light.

By: Vijay Agarwal

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When a small child draws a picture of a house, he or she usually draws a square shaped bottom half and triangular top. The square bottom represents walls built out of wooden studs and wooden trusses are the frame for the triangle top. This is the norm; this is what children and most adults understand. The traditional home in the United States is made of wood. Wood is in the walls and in the roof. For years wood has been the material of choice to construct homes because it was not overly expensive, provides decent strength, and has been easy to use.

As modern technologies offer us new ways to construct residential homes we must question the use of wood as the main construction component. By developing better ways to manufacture cement, and by making cement easier to use in the creation of walls, contractors can now build homes that are almost entirely made of concrete. No, the traditional cement wall is not replacing the traditional wood wall because by using insulated concrete forms (ICF) contractors give their customers a new type of wall that is strong and saves a great deal of energy. Contractors are able to take an ICF block, stack it on top of another one and pour the wet cement creating a new and improved cement wall.

The foam blocks that are stacked together create a steel reinforced concrete wall that is very well insulated. Literally, the ICF concrete wall starts as a foam wall, resembling a large Lego set. The foam wall is hollow in the middle leaving room for the cement and steel reinforcing. After the cement is poured into the middle and dries, it is permanently bonded to the foam. A super strong insulated cement wall is much better than a traditional cement or wood wall.

This ICF concrete construction technique can be used to create any style of home. A contractor can use a new and better way to construct a home, and give the homeowner a home that will fit into his or her chosen neighborhood. The versatility of the insulated concrete wall is the final reason why it is better than other types of traditional walls, concrete or wood.

By: Alice Lane

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There are amusing and horrific stories of the trials and tribulations associated with the transfer of technology, and the implementation of new systems and architecture. There are lessons that we can learn from those who have blazed the trails before us, and those who have been burned by the blaze. Get your fingers ready to count the five fundamental considerations for implementing new technology.

What we learned from Oracle

“The original plan was to transition the existing IT infrastructure to Oracle over a period of three months. It is three years later, and we think that we are almost done with our Oracle implementation.” Does this sound familiar? if so, you have plenty of good company. Oracle is a powerful engine. It is high octane, scalable, and has flexible object oriented architecture to allow continuous growth and integration. So, what went wrong?

Quite often, in the eager anticipation to install the latest and greatest engine, the other parts of the car were forgotten or overlooked. Sure you have a powerful new engine, but your steering wheel is gone. It was replaced by a series of point and click drop down boxes to precisely instruct the car to turn at a specific angle. Do you want to make a 30 degree turn, a forty degree turn, or a 90 degree turn, right or left? Simply choose the appropriate item from the drop down menu and you will have the exact turn that you desire. Gone is that old fashioned and inaccurate steering wheel that required manual intervention and guidance to gradually adjust the turn in process, and installed is the precision turning device that is managed by your mouse. The problem is, nobody mentioned that the new steering mechanism was sold separately, and would take another six months to program. Nobody mentioned that everyone responsible for driving the car would have to learn a new steering methodology, lose the ability to make manual adjustments along the way, and need to learn to be more predictive and accurate in the selection of the accurate turn. Adjustments can be made along the way to correct a turn, with more point and click menu selections, if necessary. The extra time, design and development costs, and employee training are sold separately. You see, Oracles sells that powerful engine, not the steering wheel.

Does that sound funny or familiar? If it sounds familiar, then the humor is bitter-sweet. If it sounds ridiculous, then you have not experienced it yet. The steering wheel is only one example. Once the steering mechanism is programmed and put into place, then the other discoveries begin. That powerful engine comes with a speedometer and tachometer, so you can see your performance and the RPM of the engine. Isn’t is exciting to see that you have only partially tapped into the incredible power of this magnificent Oracle engine? Unfortunately, if you rely on other dashboard devices like signals for turns, air conditioning, or a radio, then you have to build these things yourself. After all, the engineers of the engine realize that you turn on different roads than everyone else, you have personal preferences for your climate controls, and you have personal preferences for terrestrial or Sirius satellite radio stations. Therefore, you need to build the point and click objects, menus, and radio buttons to accommodate your personal preferences, and all the possible variations thereof. Someone forgot to mention that all of these functions and amenities need to be custom designed for each driver.

Once the common dashboard and control devices are designed, developed, and implemented, then the next wave of discovery begins. The old buttons, knobs, and dials are gone. Everything has been replaced with the convenient control of a single device, your mouse. That seemed like a wonderful convenience when it was first described to you. All of the controls are at two fingers on one hand. Once you are past the pain of installing all of the other controls at additional cost, it occurs to you that it might be a little complicated to switch between steering the car, sending a command to roll up the windows, turning on the air conditioner, selecting a radio station, and signaling your turn, all at the same time with one device. All of these things require a different set of menus, so you need to choose your work stream very carefully. Otherwise, you may run into the back of a truck while trying to turn off the heater, and turn on Howard Stern. Just then, it begins to rain, and you realize that the windshield wipers have not been coded yet.

Dear Larry Ellison, please forgive me if my sense of irony has inadvertently presented what could be perceived as an unflattering commentary. It is merely intended to make a point about proper planning for transition of technology. After all, you do build a beautiful engine.

So, what should we do?

1) Be Aggressive

It is appropriate to be aggressive when implementing new technology that provides a competitive edge. The competitive edge may be related to overall system performance that empowers employees to become more productive. A competitive edge may be a utility that empowers clients and customers to become more self-sufficient, like installing the ATM machine outside the bank for customer self-sufficient convenience. The competitive advantage may integrate multiple functions, partners, or streams of data that allow for more intelligent decisions or effective business. If the implementation, integration, or transfer to new technology is going to have a substantial and measured competitive advantage, then be aggressive about the pursuit of technology.

2) Be Cautious

If the transfer of technology touches upon the core competency or revenue of your business, then be cautious about making any significant changes. This does not mean that you avoid improving technology. It merely implies that it is appropriate to be more cautious in studying the ramifications and ancillary applications which may be impacted by even a subtle change to the code. There are horror stories from companies that implemented seemingly innocuous changes to billing, and then failed to produce invoices or statements for the clients. During this period of the transfer of technology, revenue was suddenly reduced. The result created financial hardship for the billing company, and for the disgruntled customers who suddenly received several months worth of accumulated billing once the invoicing system issues were resolved. Not only was this an impact on cash flow during the interruption in billing, but it impacted the relationship with the clients as well. Be aggressive about competitive opportunities to grow your profit and performance, but be cautious when it comes to implementing changes that may impact your core business offerings, clients, or billing.

3) Be Quick

Be quick to implement minor changes, and carefully monitor the impact. When it come to performance enhancement, internal suggestions for simplifying routines, or improving the customer experience, do not delay. Design the small changes, test the changes thoroughly, and create a schedule to consistently roll out enhancements. Quite often, the little enhancements have the biggest impact to business performance.

4) Be Slow

When it comes to major changes in the architecture or systems that sustain your business, be slow in implementing change. Frequently, the core architecture and functions of the business are the most efficient and streamlined. The processes that get the most use are the ones that get the most attention, and are often the most highly evolved. Unfortunately, these are also the processes that typically are selected for the first priority when it comes to implementing a transfer in technology. On the contrary, avoid the allure of focusing on familiar ground, and preserve the primary processes until the transition has been tested on some of the more complex, and less often utilized, utilities. By focusing development on the most complex and least used functions, there is tremendous knowledge to be gained by the experience, and the least amount of impact to the business. There are too many horror stories of companies that eagerly transferred the main processes, and then spent months or years working out the bugs that could have been identified by developing a much less needed or impactful part of the process.

5) Be Safe

There is no better time to address the vast array of potential security needs than during the design, development, and implementation of new technology. What personal data to you manage, process, forward, or store? This is not limited to credit card transactions or bank account numbers for wire transfers. Somewhere in the enormous archives of data, you are probably holding precious private information on every one of your own employees. Employee records contain social security numbers, bank accounts for direct deposit, names and addresses, and possibly even reference to medical coverage. Quite often we think about the pipeline to our customers, and forget about the goldmine of private information inside our own facilities. Don’t we owe the same protection to our own employees?

Privacy data can include medical records, financial records, and personal information. Driver’s license numbers, credit card numbers, or even matching email address with telephone numbers, are all potential risk to privacy. The threat is not limited to how people access the information from the outside, or the number of firewalls that you put into place. The threat is also from the inside, and what kind of information is available to employees and associates. How easy it is to look up client records and download the information to a thumb drive? How easy is it to copy the entire company database of customer information, account information, or intellectual property? What would it be worth to a disgruntled employee to take valuable client information to a competitor?

There is no better time than the present to have a security expert evaluate the potential breaches of privacy in your organization. If you have customers, credits cards, customer accounts, client information, intellectual property, financial information, medical information, or employee information stored electronically, accessible on a network, or printed in files, then it is time to consider security.

If you are in the midst of preparing for a technology transformation, design, development, integration, or implementation, then it is the perfect time to review all of the related documents with a security and privacy expert. If you are organizing all of this information, then why not take advantage of your efforts to protect your customers, your employees, and your business? Executives and management are increasingly being held responsible for ignoring or overlooking the potential security breaches in their respective organizations, both from protecting customers from external threats, and for controlling the actions of disgruntled employees. Mitigate risk to the company, and the executives of the company, by taking appropriate and reasonable precautions for expert analysis, controls, and privacy.

Words of Wisdom

“Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand.”

- Putt’s Law

“For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three.”

- Alice Kahn

“There is an evil tendency underlying all our technology – the tendency to do what is reasonable even when it isn’t any good.”

- Robert Pirsig

“Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.”

- R. Buckminster Fuller

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There are a number of reasons why it might be a better idea to go with a cable TV company than a satellite TV company if you happen to be in the market for a new TV service. That’s because there have been some recent technological advancements that make cable a much more attractive source of home telecommunications services in general than satellite TV and many other forms of telecommunications.

The most recent advance to make a big difference in the ability of satellite TV to compete with cable TV is Switched Digital Video. SDV as this technology is called enables a cable TV company to make better use of existing bandwidth.

In the past, cable TV companies have sent all of their channels to all of their subscribers all at once and then let each individual digital receiver filter out all of the channels that the household wasn’t subscribed to and then further filter out all of the channels that weren’t being viewed at any given time. That system worked well enough when there were only a hundred channels, but now that there are literally hundreds of channels in existence and many data intensive HDTV channels on top of that, that system just doesn’t work anymore. Switched Digital Video offers an alternative by allowing a cable TV company to deliver just the channel that’s being viewed to any given receiver at one time. This frees up an enormous amount of bandwidth while taking away many of the practical limits on how many channels can be delivered over a cable!

As you might imagine, SDV technology ties in nicely with video on demand services. ON DEMAND is the service that delivers a large variety of movies on a pay per view basis as well as some free content. ON DEMAND is included automatically with every digital subscription. Premiums On Demand provides unlimited video on demand access to select programming from major movie channels in exchange for a monthly subscription fee.

While you might not be thinking of phone service or high speed Internet access when you’re shopping for a TV service, cable TV service from Comcast or another company like it can come with both of these useful services and you’re likely to get a much better value from cable company than through a satellite TV company or a conventional phone company. First of all, digital cable technology ties in extremely well with high speed Internet. This is easy to see from the fact that broad band digital cable high speed Internet service consistently delivers four times the speed of DSL or satellite Internet. There are also a number of advantages that a cable TV company can provide in terms of features and value for a home phone service as well.

A cable TV company is definitely worthy of your consideration when shopping for a number of services.

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Prior to the early 1970s insulation wasn’t required in homes in the U.S. as part of the standard building code. Many people are surprised to learn this and are even more surprised to learn that their home or commercial building is lacking in or even devoid of insulation.

Standard building code in the U.S. now calls for R19 insulation in the attics of buildings and this is usually done by blowing in fiberglass or cellulose insulation when it is being built. The problem is that these types of insulation settle with time and can become compacted.

If you do a survey of the insulation in your home or commercial building you will most likely find that it is lacking to one degree or another and you will also find that your attic is also functioning as a heat collector that stores heat that comes in through the roof. Until recently insulting a roof was impossible to do because all of the insuilation materials that were available were soft and fluffy such as cellulose or fiberglass, so people had to put up with heat from their attic radiating down into their homes.

Now the technology has been Developed to actualy cover the surface of a roof with a layer of polyurethane foam prior to it being roofed over, that blocks out the heat before it can enter into to structure. This type of insulation also works to keep heat energy inside the building during the winter months.

Polyurethane foam is a space age material that has twice the insulating value of standard insulating products and never settles or deteriorates. Its so staff and rigid that a grown man can easily walk on it after it has cured and not even leave a dent. It is layed down in a smooth discreet layer under the roof tiles and doesn’t change the look or pitch of the roof in the least bit and in fact is completely undetectable.

By: Anthony Millman

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The box office is on fire with 3D movies right now thanks to ‘Avatar’ setting the tone with it’s advanced 3D technology. Since then a lot of current films are out in 3D at theaters for us to enjoy and of course we anticipate the arrival of their release on Blu-ray disc so it can be a joy to watch 3d TV at home.

A lot of big Hollywood producers have been awaken to the fact that 3D is gaining popularity, even if the movie stinks the special effects of 3-D is enough to keep you watching. I just know a crop of “B” rated films will emerge with a weak storyline but have plenty of third dimensional effects, one genre in particular is Horror. Since the technology of 3D is nothing new and not a lot of work to implement, I can see plenty of blood and gore squirting off screen right in your shocked horrified face! Sounds like fun for those of us who love the art of horror movies.

Not only movies will be going 3D crazy but plenty of TV shows and video games, so pretty much anything visible and in motion will begin to emerge on the scene. There is even the possibility if 3D based blogs and websites coming in the future thanks to the film makers intriguing visions of the new enhanced 3D reality that has come into focus in their new way of producing motion pictures.

It will not stop there, I have read rumors of 3D video cameras for home use and editing software to support it. That can be done now but the newer technology will make it that more easier for the average “videophile” to make 3D home movies so the 3D TV technology will eventually come full circle.

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With the future catching up to us quickly, it is likely that we will see the gasoline driven vehicle disappear. Replacing them is a new species of transportation. Electric and hybrid cars are hitting the streets in every neighborhood and town. These new aged electric breed are not only saving money in the tanks, but they are being given all new futuristic designs and tastes. Hopefully in the near future, there will be talks of cars that you can just plug in when you get home and they will be all charged up the next time you’re ready to go.

GM is hard at work at just such a project. The new Chevy Volt should be coming out of the factory with all sorts of top of the line gadgetry. From the new Flex Fuel System to the range extending onboard fuel system. The new Volt should be able to accommodate just about anyone’s needs for it. Whether it is just your grocery getter or your everything car. This car will run purely off the sole power of a lithium battery for at least 40 miles, and has E85 ethanol to recharge it when needed. With one swift motion the car can also run from the gasoline to extend your mileage. That sounds like a sweet ride! Having a battery that recharges itself and gasoline would protect you from many of those moments when you ‘run out of gas’. From what their site ([http://www.chevrolet] dot com/electriccar/) says, the only thing you should have to do is plug it into a 110 volt plug at your home. That’s the same plug you use for your dryer!

Dodge is also catching up the new electric car technology trend. With aggressive and impressive styling, Dodge is throwing out the new ZEO, which stands for Zero Emissions. This car not only looks good but should get an impressive 250 miles a charge, and take the breath out of anyone who sees you driving it.

Even in the United Kingdom they are raving about new electric car technology. From new Lexus’s that do 0-60 in 4.5 seconds to Acura’s that are sleek and designed for the future that is now. Nobody is going to get left behind on this new age venture.

New electric car technology is popping up in conversations everywhere. Talks of the changes in the car market, rises in the stock market, questions about what the oil companies will do and what the public will think. Variants of electric cars are coming out of dealership as we speak. Flex Cars, hybrid cars, solar cars, and more. In designs and trim packages that could never have been expected. They are the next generation in personal transportation.

By: Matthew Finn

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Let’s look at new technology from Microsoft. The new coffee table will change the world as we know it. The next generation of computer interfaces will be hands-on, forget the keyboard and mouse. It’s time for the touch screen.

Windows Vista introduces a new programming model that provides a range of new capabilities and a new set of development tools for the graphic designer and developer. Set yourself free with Microsoft Expression Studio.

There are a lot of retail business scenarios that motivate more interactive kiosks. Microsoft has a number of applications available that can provide a dynamic platform for kiosk scenarios, especially for the retail industry.

The surface has no cables or external USB ports for plugging in peripherals. For that matter, it has no keyboard, no mouse, no trackball – no obvious point of interaction except its screen. When you take a digital camera and place it on the Surface, digital pictures instantly spill out onto the tabletop.

The same applies to using a cellphone on the surface and dragging photos to it – just like that, the pictures upload to the phone. It is like a magic trick. You can drag and drop virtual content to physical objects.

Virtual PC software is changing the computing landscape. It can help you save time and money and achieve more with the computer resources you have. Virtualization lets one computer do the job of multiple computers.

Resources of a single computer are shared across multiple environments. Virtual servers and desktops let you host multiple operating systems and applications in local and remote locations, freeing you from limitations.

In addition to energy savings and lower expenses due to more efficient use of your hardware resources, you get high availability of resources, better desktop management, increased security, and improved disaster recovery.

By: Caroline Becht

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If you want a product to look good, make sure you get the packaging right. It doesn’t always have to be colorful and eye-catching but it should always have quality. Media packaging technology is now seeing a lot of new trends and in this article we will discuss some of it.

This article is about which will be the best one for your requirement taking into consideration the prices and purpose.

CDs and DVDs

All media products need packaging and a lot of companies have come forward that specialize in this. Not only will they have the right technology, they can also help you with the designs. If it is a promotional product or if you want it to catch people’s eye, you will need a good design and color scheme. In this article we will concentrate on media products like CDs and DVDs, which are being used now more than ever. When ordered in bulk, you will get the packaging products for lower rates than otherwise.

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Jewel cases have been in use from a long time and are one of the affordable choices for CDs and DVDs. They protect your discs from scratches and from falls. Slimline cases are similar but thinner. One of the cheapest and greenest choices you can make are paper sleeves. They are recyclable but wont protect your CDs from falls and aren’t waterproof. Cardboard and crystal boxes are also widely sold these days.

Multiple disc holders

Cases that hold multiple CDs are also available which can be a little more expensive but are used when the discs are considered a set.4 way multi CD holder as well as 6 way CD holder with trays are available which are designed for easy use. DVD boxes that hold one or more DVDs come with traditional, push up as well as two- way spiders. DVD jewel trays as well as jewel boxes protect the DVDs well from scratches and falls.

Cover designs

Covers which are clear are available and you can also print over the cases. Slim CD and DVD boxes can also be printed on and are ideal for packaging promotional CDs. If you have a tight budget, you can go for the paper sleeve or the PVC sleeve which offer protection against scratches. If you want more protection you can go for the cases and boxes.

By: Will Humphreys

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