Connecting the Quantum Dots to More Than Double Hard Drive Capacity

Scientists have developed a new type of semiconductor structure—using microscopic crystals called magnetic quantum dots—that could more than double current hard drive storage capacity. That’s just for starters.
The crystals themselves aren’t new; they’ve been around for over a decade in computer chips, solar cells, and LEDs, according to CBC News.
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Heat-Channeling Carbon Nanotubes Produce 100 Times More Energy than Li-ion Batteries

Johnny Cash can’t have known about carbon nanotubes when he sang about rings of fire, but MIT scientists have shown how they can create electrical current—about 100 times as much energy per unit of weight as lithium-ion batteries.
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The Skyscraper Water Factory

I can imagine a future dry Earth in which nature only exists inside huge buildings like this Freshwater Factory Skyscraper, designed by Design Crew for Architecture to produce freshwater from sea water on the south coast of the Spain.
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Google Buys Picnik

It’s difficult to understand why Google didn’t develop an online photo editor: it would’ve integrated with Picasa Web Albums, Google Docs and other Google services. Right now, Picasa Web Albums is just an online extension of Picasa, a popular software that lets you manage your photos.
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Google Beats ‘Em AND Joins ‘Em With DocVerse Acquisition

Google’s shopping spree continues. This time they’ve picked up a company called DocVerse, whose software will eventually allow seamless interoperability between Google Docs and Microsoft Office. That’s right, Microsoft… the call is coming from inside the house.
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