Author Archives: Nicole Hemsoth
Nicole Hemsoth
Computer Giants Top EPA Green Power List
July 26th, 2013
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Green Power Partnership released its quarterly Green Power list with the updated rankings of organizations choosing to go green.
Meet Audit-Buddy
July 25th, 2013
By taking temperature and humidity readings at multiple heights, Audit-Buddy can help facility managers optimize their operating performance.
Microsoft Develops RFID Alternative for 3D Printing
July 24th, 2013
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/infrastructs.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="59" border="0" />For manufacturers, barcodes, electronic chips and RFID tags are key for tracking inventory and gathering meaningful data throughout the assembly line. And if the Internet of Things has as much momentum ...
Green Prefab to Help Builders Go Green
July 24th, 2013
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Architecture_framework.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="85" border="0" />As far as simulations that hit close to home, nothing is likely to come closer than those of the building industry, where every detail can have profound effects on whether or ...
The Carbon Footprint of Hyperscale
July 23rd, 2013
<p>Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently stated that the company operates over one million servers. What would it take to power an infrastructure of that magnitude? </p>
OVH Builds Servers on Demand
July 23rd, 2013
French Web hosting company OVH extends do-it-yourself ingenuity to the server level. Servers go from parts to production in under an hour.
Reweaving the Global Supply Chain
July 22nd, 2013
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/chain.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="71" border="0" />The supply webs manufacturers are weaving are expansive and complex, with designs originating in the United States and traversing the globe, often to be manufactured in China. But according to a ...
UK Government Assists Datacenter CO2 Reduction
July 22nd, 2013
A consortium led by Cambridge-based startup Alquist has been awarded almost £1 million in UK government funding to help datacenters reduce their carbon footprint.
An Efficiency Standard on Every Computer (and Server)
July 22nd, 2013
The Department of Energy may soon mandate new labeling and efficiency standards for all computers and servers sold in the United States.
BMW Sheds Weight for the New i3
July 22nd, 2013
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/BMW_i3.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="64" border="0" />As BMW starts to make plans for their i3 electric city car, the word on every designer's mind is “efficiency.” While an electric car is already much more efficient than most ...