Author Archives: Nicole Hemsoth
Nicole Hemsoth
Collaborative Robot Clocks in for Volkswagen
September 3rd, 2013
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/ur5.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="63" border="0" />Amid Volkswagen’s 2.8 million square meter chrome-filled engine production plant in Salzgitter, Germany, one piece of metallic equipment stands out: the automaker’s first collaborative robot. The industrial robotic arm from Denmark’s ...
NASA Ramps Up Efforts to Bring Manufacturing to Outer Space
September 3rd, 2013
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/800px-The_Centre_of_the_Milky_Way.jpg" alt="" width="95" height="71" border="0" />The thought of building structures out in space brings to mind futuristic sci-fi films like Star Wars or Star Trek. However, this idea is not just for fantasy movies anymore. NASA ...
The Environmental and Economic Benefits of Knowing Your IT Carbon Footprint
August 20th, 2013
Whether because of rising energy costs, an increase in media coverage on global warming and climate change, or a host of other possible reasons, green IT has been gaining attention. For any organization, knowing their IT carbon footprint has ...
Prefab Datacenter Employs Battery-Backed Servers
August 20th, 2013
Yahoo Japan, a joint venture between Yahoo and SoftBank, <span>has installed 200 PRIMERGY RX200 S7 servers with on-board batteries as part of a prefab datacenter approach. </span>
Google Limits Carbon Footprint, Funds Climate Change Deniers
August 19th, 2013
A commitment to green datacenters, renewable energy projects and the purchasing of carbon offsets have enabled Google to reduce its revenue-adjusted carbon footprint for the fourth year in a row. Which raises the question, if Google is a friend ...
CRAC Retrofit Saves Datacenter 38 Percent in Power Costs
August 16th, 2013
Digi-CRAC technology is saving the Cisco Yintai Data Center in Beijing, China, 38% in annual electrical costs while reducing thermal stress on mission critical equipment.
Datacenter Community Expands Energy-Awareness
August 15th, 2013
There's a change afoot in the normally conservative datacenter industry. A laser focus on reliability/uptime has expanded to include energy-efficiency.
Bloom Energy Launches Fuel Cell Leasing Program
August 15th, 2013
Bloom Energy announced a new leasing program in conjunction with Bank of America Merrill Lynch that aims to make fuel cells more accessible.
Cooling from the Inside
August 13th, 2013
To the datacenter professional, keeping equipment cool requires a lot of money and energy, but what if the computer could be cooled from the inside?
Alternatives to Traditional Backup Power
August 13th, 2013
A reliable secondary source of power is critical for datacenters. <span>While backup generators and uninterruptible power supplies have stood the test of time, there are some newer options that are worth exploring. </span>
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