Technology
The Europeans are storing Digital DNA in a secret bunker in the mountains
The Europeans are storing Digital DNA in a secret bunker in the mountains near the Swiss Alpine resort of Saanen .European researchers deposited a digital genome that will provide the blue prints for future generations to read data stored using defunct technology. Scientists accompanied by security guards in black uniforms carried a time capsule through…
Read MoreCan you be fired for using facebook ?
The National Labor Relations Board has filed a court case to determine whether Facebook can get you fired. The board filed a complaint against American Medical Response of Connecticut, which terminated an employee after she vented about another co-worker on Facebook. Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites are no longer used primarily by college…
Read MoreAirport Pat Downs more Intrusive
John Pistole chief of Transportation Security that oversees airport screening has admitted to senators amid complaints ,that the new pat down inspections that checks target sensitive body areas are more invasive than previously. Security is paramount but Mr. Pistole said he understood the privacy concerns but it is important to consider both safety and privacy.…
Read MoreCanadian tourists killed in explosion in Mexico
An explosion at the luxury hotel Grand Riviera Princess on Mexico’s Caribbean coast killed five Canadians and two of the hotel’s employees plus injured fifteen other people. Among the dead reported is one child . Two US citizens and Mexican workers are less injured but two Canadian tourists are reported to be in critical conditions.…
Read MoreSugar Cube could be the size of Supercomputers
The worlds most powerful computers could be shrunk to the size of a sugar cube, IBM scientists said it could be possible with their pioneering research efforts. Many computer processors would be stacked on top of one another with water cooling them as it flowed between each one. A prototype has already been built by…
Read MoreNew York explosion at nuclear power plant
At a power plant north of New York City a transformer exploded leading to an emergency shut down on one of its reactors .No one was injured on Sunday at the Indian Point plant in Buchanan ,an official of the plant reported. Jim Steels a spokesman for the plant says no radioactive materials leaked. Entergy…
Read MoreExplosion of Yemen bomb 17 Minutes away
One of the parcel bombs sent from Yeman headed for the United States was disarmed 17 minutes before it was to explode. France’s interior Minister Brice Hortefeux disclosed this information when he was speaking to France 2 television. Although he did not revile the source of the news or which of the two bombs he…
Read MoreMexico’s 1,800 Drug Tunnel
A tunnel that was 1,800 feet long and waist high was discovered by California and Mexican police , it was used to smuggle drugs across the border.. The police seized some 25 tons of marijuana from the tunnel that was equipped with lighting, ventilation ,rails and a pulley system the agents believed was used to…
Read MoreNew tag technology to inform homebuyers
Phoenix-based Realty Executives dont want its agents to have to rely on stocking enough fliers with “for sale” signs to give buyers information on a house. The brokerage is unveiling its new Tag technology, which allows house hunters to use their phones to scan a code to download a property’s information, at the National Association…
Read MoreGPS-enabled technology a nightmare for car thieves
New, GPS-enabled vehicle-tracking systems have hit the market. With an increase in vehicle thefts around the country new GPS system are hitting the market to make it much harder to steel your car. Based on the telematics (a science of wireless communication in automatives) used by anti-theft equipment in the US, a Delhi-based company has…
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