Items tagged with 'NASA'

NVIDIA Technology Used To Recover Historic NASA Footage

NVIDIA Technology Used To Recover Historic NASA Footage

NVIDIA CUDA TECHNOLGY USED TO RECOVER HISTORIC APOLLO 11 MAN ON THE MOON VIDEO Lowry Digital Relies on NVIDIA GPUs to Recover Historic Video by Upgrading 1960s Television Footage to 21st Century High-Definition SANTA CLARA, CA - AUGUST 5, 2009 - When NASA's original Apollo 11 moon landing video was accidentally destroyed,... Read More
NVISION 08 Day 2: Keynote, NASA, Kyle Busch...

NVISION 08 Day 2: Keynote, NASA, Kyle Busch...

The second day of NVIDIA’s NVISION 08 visual computing conference began with a keynote address hosted by local television personality and tech analyst Scott Budman.  Budman only did a relatively small amount of speaking at the engagement, however, as he shared the stage with a number of guest speakers, including Eileen... Read More
NVISION 08 Day 2: Keynote, NASA, Kyle Busch and Exhibitors

NVISION 08 Day 2: Keynote, NASA, Kyle Busch and Exhibitors

The second day of NVIDIA’s NVISION 08 visual computing conference began with a keynote address hosted by local television personality and tech analyst Scott Budman. Budman only did a relatively small amount of speaking at the engagement, however, as he shared the stage with a number of guest speakers, including Eileen Collins... Read More
NASA's Earth Space-time Vortex Theories

NASA's Earth Space-time Vortex Theories

Do you ever get that feeling that all day you're just taking one step forward, two steps back?  How about that uncanny sort of chill that goes down your spine when you're skulking in late from a night out with the boys, only to realize that your wife or significant other really isn't asleep, she's faking it and your... Read More
NASA Applies for Bio-nanobattery Patent

NASA Applies for Bio-nanobattery Patent

It is still a challenge for scientists to develop a good nano-scale battery, which is why nano-scale devices are still fueled by energy sources that are much bigger than the devices themselves. One of the key problems is how to build such a small battery, and NASA has been looking at biological molecules that have self-assembling... Read More
Bigger Than The Dept. Of Labor; Slightly Smaller Than NASA

Bigger Than The Dept. Of Labor; Slightly Smaller Than NASA

Of course, we're talking about video game sales in 2006. Fine by me. The Department of Labor and NASA aren't nearly as much fun as Madden Football. In all, hardware sales surged 43 percent to $4.6 billion in 2006 and software sales rose 6 percent to $6.5 billion. Sales of accessories jumped 19 percent to $1.5 billion... Read More