Author Archives: Nicole Hemsoth
Nicole Hemsoth
Location, Location, Location: It Applies to Green Datacenters, Too
November 26th, 2012
<p>Google does it. Facebook does it. Even educated eBay does it. Choosing the right location can be a great way to build a greener data center.</p>
Artificial Leaves: The Power Plants of the Future
November 26th, 2012
<img src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/DMR_Leaf.jpeg" alt="" width="95" height="71" />Earlier this year, MIT professor Daniel Nocera announced that he'd developed an artificial leaf with ten times the photosynthetic prowess of the real thing. The process could allow a single gallon of water to ...
Additive Manufacturing’s Dirty Secrets Exposed
November 21st, 2012
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/dragon.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="93" />A competition launched by the U.K.’s Technology Strategy Board addresses a number of fundamental problems that, until now, have been ignored or swept under the rug. By finding solutions to these problems, ...
European Data Center Operator Switch Datacenters Opens Incubator To Test Energy-Efficient Technology
November 21st, 2012
Amsterdam-based Switch Datacenters announced on Monday that it has opened an incubator that it will use to test and deploy energy-efficient data center technologies. Hardware that passes its testing will be used in Switch's "best practices"...
Cartoon: DMR DIGITS
November 21st, 2012
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/11-November_2012_cropped.jpg" alt="" width="94" height="85" />This Thanksgiving digital manufacturing makes its way from the factory floor to the dining room where some enterprising turkeys are turning the tables.
James Bond Does 3D Printing
November 20th, 2012
<img src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Aston_Martin_Model.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="63" />High speed chases and explosions have been an iconic element of every Bond film, but when it came time for the priceless Aston Martin DB5 to meet a fiery end, filmmakers turned to 3D ...
NDEMC Update: Program to Bring HPC, Advanced Manufacturing Technology to Midwestern Companies Now Underway
November 19th, 2012
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Re-_Cynthia_McIntyre-200x200.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="95" />Twenty small to medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) are receiving help in the form of access to high performance computing hardware and software, as well expert help and education from public and private ...
Google Invests In Iowa Wind Farm
November 19th, 2012
Google's $75 million investment in the Rippey Wind Farm in Iowa brings its investments in renewable energy to almost $1 billion...
Microsoft Experimental Data Center To Use Biogas Fuel From Nearby Waste Water Treatment Plant
November 19th, 2012
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Microsoft wants to let you know that it's trying to eliminate carbon emissions from its data centers. To that end, it has revealed plans to build an experimental data center next to a ...
NASA Uses 3D Printing to Build Rocket Engine
November 19th, 2012
<img src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/nasa-3-d-printing-sls-rocket-engine_1.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="95" />When NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rockets beyond Earth orbit, a lot more may be riding on it than just a crew of astronauts: the SLS may be pivotal not only in the advancement ...
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