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Noise cancellation technique harnesses magnets to silence CPU fans [video]

Noise cancellation technique harnesses magnets to silence CPU fans [video]
  • Posted June 17, 2013, 2:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Hardware With Video
  • Whether they want to be or not, many PC enthusiasts are well-acclimated to noisy fans; however, some choose quiet operation over impressive overclocking. Of course, that's exactly the problem: quietness traditionally comes at the cost of performance. Noctua's "ANC project"…

Apple applies for 'security magnet' patent to unlock future devices

Apple applies for
  • Posted January 30, 2012, 12:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • A patent filed by Apple late last week regarding the potential use of coded magnets to secure and grant access to a device or data set could eventually show up in a consumer product at some point. The process sounds…

Quantum levitation demonstrated in viral video

Quantum levitation demonstrated in viral video
  • Posted October 18, 2011, 2:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News With Video
  • A demonstration by Tel-Aviv University’s Superconductivity Group School of Physics and Astronomy shows quantum locking in action. The video was recorded at the Association of Science – Technology Centers Annual Conference and has already been viewed nearly 400,000 times in…

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