About : Welcome to Explorations in Science with Dr. Michio Kaku Dr. Michio Kaku — theoretical physicist, bestselling author, acclaimed public speaker, renowned futurist, and popularizer of science. As co-founder of String Field Theory, Dr. Kaku carries on Einstein’s quest to unite the four fundamental forces of nature into a single grand unified theory of everything. Kaku’s newest book, THE FUTURE OF THE MIND was released on February 25, 2014 and is now available. Dr. To search this website for book-related updates, click here. Kaku has starred in a myriad of science programming for television including Discovery, Science Channel, BBC, ABC, and History Channel. He is a news contributor to CBS:This Morning and is a regular guest on news programs around the world including CBS, Fox News, CNBC, MSNBC, CNN, RT. BBC Series: Time — Michio Kaku goes on an extraordinary exploration of the world in search of time. BBC Four series: Visions of the Future — 3 part series exploring the cutting edge science of today, tomorrow, and beyond.
Global Internet User Survey 2012 | Internet Society The Global Internet User Survey provides reliable information relevant to issues important to the Internet’s future and informs the Internet Society's programmes and activities. In 2012, more than 10,000 people in 20 countries were asked about their attitudes towards the Internet and behaviours online, offering one of the broadest views of people’s attitudes about key issues our world faces when it comes to the Internet. The questions ranged from how users manage personal information online, attitudes toward the Internet and human rights, and the potential for the Internet to address issues such as economic development and education. Analyze the Data We've created a new site for the Global Internet User Survey. Visit the Global Internet User Survey site to: Download the Data We've developed an infographic that provides an overview of some of the key findings of the 2012 survey.
The Internet of Things - McKinsey Quarterly - High Tech - Hardwa In most organizations, information travels along familiar routes. Proprietary information is lodged in databases and analyzed in reports and then rises up the management chain. Information also originates externally—gathered from public sources, harvested from the Internet, or purchased from information suppliers. But the predictable pathways of information are changing: the physical world itself is becoming a type of information system. In what’s called the Internet of Things, sensors and actuators embedded in physical objects—from roadways to pacemakers—are linked through wired and wireless networks, often using the same Internet Protocol (IP) that connects the Internet. Pill-shaped microcameras already traverse the human digestive tract and send back thousands of images to pinpoint sources of illness. Podcast When virtual-world capabilities meet real-world businesses Yes, there are traces of futurism in some of this and early warnings for companies too. Exhibit Enlarge 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3.
Mempile - Terabyte on a CD Revolutionary new optical-storage technology currently under development will allow the equivalent of 250,000 high-quality MP3s or more than 115 DVD-quality movies and about 40 HD movies on a single CD-size medium. At 200 layers a disc, future versions of the technology will make it possible to store up to 5TB of data on one disc—the only question is, when will we find the time to watch all this content? Optical storage – a brief history has already briefly covered the early days of digital storage and the development of the first hard drives by IBM in the 1950s. Almost 15 years have passed, and in 1979 Philips and Sony set up a joint task force of engineers to design the new digital audio disc. As years passed by, DVD technology improved. Like the CD of the 1980s that introduced a revolution in audio, the DVD of the 1990s radically changed the video world, dramatically increasing the amount of data users could save and back up from their computers. How optical media works 2.
Hobbes' Internet Timeline - the definitive ARPAnet & Internet history 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | Growth | FAQ | Sources by Robert H'obbes' Zakon with support from Zakon Group LLC and OpenConf Interested in having Hobbes speak on the history of Internet technology and innovation at your event? Hobbes' Internet Timeline Copyright (c)1993-2016 by Robert H Zakon. 1950s USSR launches Sputnik, first artificial earth satellite. 1960s Leonard Kleinrock, MIT: "Information Flow in Large Communication Nets" (May 31) First paper on packet-switching (PS) theory J.C.R. Paul Baran, RAND: "On Distributed Communications Networks" Packet-switching networks; no single outage point ARPA sponsors study on "cooperative network of time-sharing computers" TX-2 at MIT Lincoln Lab and AN/FSQ-32 at System Development Corporation (Santa Monica, CA) are directly linked (without packet switches) via a dedicated 1200bps phone line; Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) computer at ARPA later added to form "The Experimental Network" Lawrence G. 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
TIME TO START TAKING THE INTERNET SERIOUSLY By David Gelernter 1. No moment in technology history has ever been more exciting or dangerous than now. The Internet is like a new computer running a flashy, exciting demo. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. — David Gelernter
Black Holes in Star Clusters Stir Time and Space Astronomers at the University of Bonn’s Argelander-Institut fuer Astronomie have recently published a study that suggests novel techniques to simulate the movement of black holes in star clusters, providing a new method to detect the merging of black holes. Their idea might be the basis for a future field called “gravitational wave astronomy”. The common premise is that most stars are born in clusters, evidently forming the massive star sets we call galaxies. The smallest, looser “open clusters” have only a few stellar members, and the largest, tightly bound ”globular clusters” have as many as several million stars. It is believed that stars with higher masses use their hydrogen fuel relatively quickly (in terms of millions of years), and then their core collapses – in the form of a supernova explosion. The result is a stellar object with a gravitational field so strong that not even light can escape; this object is mostly known as a black hole.
untitled In dieser Gliederung möchte ich Ideen für ein neues Skript unterbringen. Viel Material zur Vorlesung habe ich auf einer CDROM gesammelt, die Sie hier finden: Entwicklung des InternetDas World Wide WebDie Entwicklung des UNIX BetriebssystemsDer MikroprozessorGeschichte des PCLinuxZusammenfassung: Die sechs Prinzipien 2.1 Entwicklung des Internet in den 60er Jahren Der Grundstein für das heutige Internet wurde in den 50er Jahren des vergangenen Jahrhunderts gelegt. Das amerikanische Verteidigungsministerium (DoD -- Department of Defense) bekommt die ARPA-Abteilung IPTO (Information Processing Techniques Office) 1962 zugeordnet, die den Auftrag hat, die modernste Forschungseinrichtung für Computertechnik zu werden. Die Veröffentlichungen von Prof. Man-computer symbiosis is an expected development in cooperative interaction between men and electronic computers. J.C.R. Das IPTO ist im Pentagon untergebracht und kann mit einem riesigen Budget unabhängig agieren, etwa 250 Millionen jährlich.
THE WORLD QUESTION CENTER 2010 — Page 3 SCOTT ATRAN Anthropologist, National Center for Scientific Research, Paris; Author, In Gods We Trust I received this year's Edge Question while in Damascus, shuttling messages from Jerusalem aimed at probing possibilities for peace. And I got to thinking about how my thinking on world peace and transnational violence has been shaped by the Internet, and how the advent of the Internet has framed my view of human history and destiny. I'm aware that I'm living on the cusp of perhaps the third great tipping point in human history, and that this is an awesome and lucky thing to experience. First, I imagine myself with a small band moving out of Africa into the Fertile Crescent around 60,000 years ago or so, when humans mastered language and began to conquer the globe. This beginning of human wanderlust was likely stirred by global cooling and the attendant parching of the African grasslands which led to loss of game and grain. Here are two snippets that illustrate this duality:
Darpa Looks to Tap Nature’s Quantum Effects | Danger Room For years, some scientists have suspected that quantum mechanics might have a little something to do with biological processes. Now, over a year after they first announced plans to look into quantum effects in biology, the Pentagon’s far-out research arm is asking for research and prototypes that may help harness that knowledge. Researchers have already established several biological realms that seem governed by quantum mechanics. For example, they already know that photosynthesis, one example of nature’s incredible efficiency, is ruled by quantum energy transfers. Energy “simultaneously samples” potential routes, and opts for the most efficient one to get the job done. Now, Darpa wants even more examples that demonstrate “tantalizing evidence” of biological systems that “operate using ‘manifestly’ quantum effects.” That’s part one. For now, they’re after high-performance sensors. [Photo: College of DuPage]
Lochkartencomputer Die Erfindung des Lochkartencomputers geht auf den Sohn deutscher Einwanderer in die USA, Herman Hollerith zurück. Der leidenschaftliche Erfinder Hollerith entwickelte ein einzigartiges System der Informationsverschlüsselung und Datenverarbeitung, das auf gestanzten Papierstreifen beruhte. Von der Lochzange zum Lochkartensystem Hermann Hollerith wurde 1860 im Staat New York geboren und zeigte schon früh ein ausgeprägtes Interesse für technische Probleme. Nachbau der Hollerith’schen Zähl- und Tabelliermaschine Elektronische Datenverarbeitung anno dazumal Eine Lochkarte im Hollerith-Format ist ein Karton in der Größe von 18,7 mal 8,3 Zentimetern. Tabelliermaschine Dehomag D11 (1936 – 1960) Beginn der Massendatenverarbeitung Die professionelle Auszählung und Erfassung von per Lochkarten eingegebenen Daten erleichterte und optimierte die Datenverarbeitung in Industrie, Gewerbe und Büro.
Birthdays: internet 40 years, PC 35 It seems that the years ending in 9 make great moments for inventions, and there are truly massive ones for us to celebrate. But also, there are a number of interesting ones in years that are at the mid-point, ie 25 or 15 or 35 year anniversaries. Lets celebrate in order of age: Just now, actually literally on 29th of October is the 40th anniversary of the internet, as Professor Leonard Kleinrock of UCLA made the first connection and communication with Stanford Research Institute, connecting the first two 'nodes' of the ARPANET what later became the internet. Because from 1974 we find the first personal computer. Another milestone, which may be more subtle and treacherous, is that of the pocket computer. Fast forward five years, and we get to 1979. Another massive consumer hit was launched in 1979, also in Japan, when Sony introduced the Walkman. Now, while the PC is 35 years old today, the 'modern' PC is not. And last but by no means least, the mobile internet is 10 years old.
Breakthrough in Thin-Film Solar Cells Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Germany have recently reported a breakthrough in their search for more efficient thin-film solar cells. Such cells could help create better solar receptors, improving both capacity and utilization of current devices – resulting in more realistically efficient sources for alternative energy. The new study shows that the new potential efficiency is 30%, a significant increase in comparison to contemporary cells that have only about 20% efficiency. Using computer simulations, the scientists investigated ways to improve the performance of CIGS thin-film solar cells; these are important since they are only a few micrometers thick, and offer savings on material and manufacturing costs. The research team at Mainz University, headed by Professor Dr Claudia Felser, has had its work published in the latest edition of the journal Physical Review Letters. In order to solve this puzzle, the team received support from IBM Mainz.