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Using a combination of augmented reality and robotics the system brings critical information and remote expertise directly to field engineers. HURSLEY, England, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists from IBM (NYSE: IBM) revealed today a mobile maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) prototype which is designed to help manufacturers and companies supplying and maintaining high-value machinery in sectors such as aerospace, oil & gas and shipping. (Logo:...
- High Concentration PhotoVoltaic Thermal system able to convert 80 percent of the collected solar energy ZURICH, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today on Earth Day, scientists have announced a collaboration to develop an affordable photovoltaic system capable of concentrating solar radiation 2,000 times and converting 80 percent of the incoming radiation into useful energy. The system can also provide desalinated water and cool air in sunny, remote locations where they are often...
ARMONK, N.Y., Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced attacks, widespread fraud and the pervasive use of social media, mobile and cloud computing are drastically altering the security landscape. As organizations increasingly need to manage Big Data, the way that corporate data needs to be protected is rapidly changing. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO ) To aid in the detection of stealthy threats that can hide in the increasing mounds of data, IBM (NYSE:...
ARMONK, N.Y., Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) and the Desert Research Institute (DRI) in Reno today announced they are partnering with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to use big data analytics and advanced research applications in the state's higher education system. This will serve as a basis for a new public and private sector collaboration that will drive overall workforce and economic development across the Silver State. (Logo:...
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., Oct. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) scientists have demonstrated a new approach to carbon nanotechnology that opens up the path for commercial fabrication of dramatically smaller, faster and more powerful computer chips. For the first time, more than ten thousand working transistors made of nano-sized tubes of carbon have been precisely placed and tested in a single chip using standard semiconductor processes. These carbon devices are poised to...
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled Patient Care and Insights, new analytics software based on innovations from IBM Labs that helps healthcare organizations improve patient care and lower operational costs by considering the specific health history of each individual patient. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO ) The IBM solution provides the core capabilities for devising predictive models of various health conditions that...
ARMONK, N.Y., Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new chip-making technology that can be used to create advanced semiconductors that can keep pace with the exploding number of internet-connected devices and the tidal wave of data they are generating. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101109/NY97056) (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20101109/NY97056) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO) (Logo:...
BOSTON, June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In a meeting with industry analysts today IBM (NYSE: IBM) unveiled a new research project that studies mobile device user behaviors to create a new application for managing mobile e-mail. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/made-in-ibm-labs-new-email-triage-technology-helps-manage-urgent-issues-on-mobile-devices-96479314.html (Logo:...
ARMONK, N.Y., April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bloggers afflicted with writer's block can take heart: IBM (NYSE: IBM) researchers have developed a topic generator that relies on the wisdom of online crowds for inspiration and feedback. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO ) Nicknamed "Blog Muse," it solicits suggestions from a pool of prospective readers, proposes them to potential writers, alerts readers upon publication of the requested post, and encourages...
IBM Research (NYSE: IBM) today announced an entirely new way to preserve digital information, so it can be read decades after it was created despite future changes in digital formats. Researchers at the lab in Haifa, Israel, are ensuring that digital files -- such as photos, movies, music, videos, financial records, health records, manuscripts, and more -- will be accessible and readable for decades and possibly even centuries -- no matter how the content was created. Why Long-Term Data...
