Many people keep favorite Hollywood films or TV shows on solid DVDs or Blu-ray discs, but quantum physicists wanted to go beyond solid storage devices. They stored and replayed two letters of the alphabet in a gaseous atomic vapor — the first time images have ever been reliably stored in a nonsolid medium.
“3-dimensional book sculpture of Rapunzel in her window, braid hanging from the edge. Crafted from a new (not rare) copy of “Grimm’s Fairy Tales,” this piece measures approx 11.25” wide, 7.75” tall not including the braid, which adds an additional 9.5”
And they have done it! SpaceX´s Dragon has been recovered by the International Space Station (ISS)! Congratulations for making history!
After multiple holds and a slight retreat, the SpaceX Dragon capsule has arrived within 30 metres of the International Space Station. Within a few moments, it will close within 10 metres, where the stations Canadarm2 will grapple and berth it to the Nadir (Earth facing) port of the Harmony node module. There, it will become the first successful private spacecraft to reach a Space Station.
President Obama on Wednesday issued an executive order requiring government agencies to make services available via mobile phones.
Under the new order, each federal agency will be required to make two “key government services” available on mobile devices within the next 12 months.
The order comes as the administration ramps up efforts to make large amounts of government data more accessible to the public to increase transparency.
THE days of chief executives leading organisations from the comfort and privacy of their corner offices are over, according to an IBM study that has found social and online media is fundamentally changing how companies engage with staff and customers. Full article .
CEO’s are finally embracing social media’s role in engaging business and customers, according to a recent IBM Global CEO Study.
For businesses, social media is currently the least-utilized method for connecting with their audiences. The hierarchy of
connecting is as follows: face-to-face interactions, websites, channel partners, call centers, traditional media, advisory groups, and then, finally, social media.
However, social media is expected to jump to the number two spot within three to five years — and traditional media will plummet to the bottom of the list — according to IBM’s report of their findings.
Out of the 1,709 CEOs interviewed for the study — hailing from 64 countries and 18 industries — only 16% currently participate in social media. However, that percentage is expected to grow to 57% within the next five years, according to the IBM analysis.
As Mashable previously reported, these numbers coincide with the “conservative optimism” regarding social media engagement for businesses. More than half of business owners (64%) believe in social media as a useful tactic for marketing — they just aren’t willing to jump into it full-force yet.
