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Old worm infects Department of Defense computers (Network World) Department of Defense computers have been hit with an old worm that the DoD won't discuss other than to say it is taking steps to mitigate its effects. us.rd.yahoo.com
CHECK = computers for kids (WTVG-TV Toledo) Local teen leads drive to recycle used computers into schools us.rd.yahoo.com
Quantum Computers Could Excel In Modeling Chemical Reactions (Science Daily) Quantum computers would likely outperform conventional computers in simulating chemical reactions involving more than four atoms, according to scientists. Such improved ability to model and predict complex chemical reactions could revolutionize drug design and materials science, among other fields. us.rd.yahoo.com
IBM Tries to Bring Brain Power to Computers (OSNews) IBM Research has uncovered work it is doing to bring the brain's processing power to computers, in an effort to make it easier for PCs to process vast amounts of data in real time. The researchers want to put brain-related senses like perception and interaction into hardware and software so that computers are able to process and understand the data quicker while consuming less power, said ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Quantum Computers Could Excel In Modeling Chemical Reactions (Medical News Today) Quantum computers would likely outperform conventional computers in simulating chemical reactions involving more than four atoms, according to scientists at Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Haverford College. Such improved ability to model and predict complex chemical reactions could revolutionize drug design and materials science, among other fields. us.rd.yahoo.com
Intrex Computers’ Think Expansion (NBC 17 Raleigh) A shift in focus from a warehouse stocking facility to a business focused on customer service back in 2001 during a sales slump, paid of for Intrex Computers, and now they are looking to open a ninth store in Charlotte, says Triangle Business Journal. us.rd.yahoo.com
Ohio Employee Used State Computers to Research “Joe the Plumber” (WCPN Cleveland) The state's job and family services chief is on a month of unpaid leave after the inspector general determined she improperly used state computers to find personal information on the man who became known as "Joe the Plumber". Bill Cohen reports from Columbus. us.rd.yahoo.com
Virus strikes some Pentagon computers: official (AFP via Yahoo! News) Some Defense Department computer networks have been infected with a "global virus" and steps are being taken to mitigate it, the Pentagon said Friday. us.rd.yahoo.com
Making Computers Based on the Human Brain (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News) When Lloyd Watts was growing up in Kingston, Ont., in the 1970s he had a knack for listening to songs by Billy Joel and Elton John and plunking out the melodies on the family piano. But he wondered, wouldn't it be great to have a machine that could "listen" to songs and immediately transcribe them into musical notation? Watts never built the gizmo, but his decades-long quest to engineer such a ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Vulnerable Computers (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News) 1998 The ROSAT satellite, which gathers images of deep space, is rendered useless after it suddenly turns toward the sun. Investigators blame a Russian intrusion into the satellite's control system. us.rd.yahoo.com
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