Ixia and Juniper Networks have unveiled the formation of the Energy Consumption Rating (ECR) Initiative in conjunction with Lawrence Berkeley National Labs (LBNL). The ECR is a framework for measuring the energy efficiency of network and telecom devices.
ExRex writes "A team at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has observed the production of superheavy element 114, confirming the results of researchers at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia. Those researchers first reported producing element 114 in 1999. Such independent verification is important, particularly given the evidence of fabricated results for other superheavy elements. If you're a subscriber to Physical Review Letters, you can download the full article."Read more of this story at Slashdot.