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New NTU microchip shrinks radar cameras to fit into a palm

Feb 26, 2016 (SPX)

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a chip that allows new radar cameras to be made a hundred times smaller...

Chinese firm abandons acquisition over US scrutiny

Feb 25, 2016 (AFP)

A Chinese tech firm has abandoned a multi-billion dollar investment in an American hard-disk manufacturer, state media reported Thursday, after the plan came un...

Study finds surprising variability in shape of Van Allen Belts

Feb 25, 2016 (SPX)

The shape of the two electron swarms 600 miles to more than 25,000 miles from the Earth's surface, known as the Van Allen Belts, could be quite different than h...

Virtual reality is next as smartphone sales slow

Feb 25, 2016 (AFP)

Phone makers, trying to renew consumer appetite, are turning to virtual reality headsets that can be paired with their devices to view videos and play games. "W...

Crystal and magnetic structure of multiferroic hexagonal manganite

Feb 25, 2016 (SPX)

Ever since Curie conjectured on "the symmetry in physical phenomena, symmetry of an electric field and a magnetic field", it has long been a dream for material ...

Shrinking 3-D technology for comfortable smart phone viewing

Feb 24, 2016 (SPX)

Imagine watching a 3D movie on your smart phone and suddenly getting a headache or even feeling nauseous. Such viewer discomfort is one of the biggest obstacles...

Breakthrough in dynamically variable negative stiffness structures

Feb 24, 2016 (SPX)

HRL Laboratories, LLC, has announced that researchers in its Sensors and Materials Laboratory have developed an active variable stiffness vibration isolator cap...

Marines order more simulated training systems

Feb 24, 2016 (UPI)

A third delivery order for Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainers systems has been received by Meggitt Training Systems from the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Comma...

Mystery of Dracula orchids' mimicry is unraveled with a 3-D printer

Feb 24, 2016 (SPX)

Scientists have unlocked the mystery of mimicry used by Dracula orchids to attract flies and ensure their survival. A team led by University of Oregon researche...

New research introduces 'pause button' for boiling

Feb 24, 2016 (SPX)

Gather your patience and put the old "a watched pot never boils" saying to the test. The experience might rival watching paint dry, but of course the water will...

Modified laser cutter prints 3-D objects from powder

Feb 24, 2016 (SPX)

Rice University bioengineering researchers have modified a commercial-grade CO2 laser cutter to create OpenSLS, an open-source, selective laser sintering platfo...

Russian Space Intelligence Center to Receive New Radars

Feb 23, 2016 (Sputnik)

Russia's Main Space Intelligence Center, a component of the Aerospace Forces, will receive new radars, optical electronics and advanced means of technical surve...

Real or virtual - can we tell the difference

Feb 23, 2016 (SPX)

A Dartmouth College-led study shows that people find it increasingly difficult to distinguish between computer-generated images and real photos, but that a smal...

Turkish Air Force gets new EW radar system

Feb 23, 2016 (UPI)

A new transportable electronic warfare radar system has been delivered to the Turkish Air Force by Turkish manufacturer Aselsan Corporation. Koral, as the syste...

Study shows dried plums provide protection from bone loss due to radiation

Feb 23, 2016 (SPX)

Dr. Nancy Turner, a Texas A and M AgriLife Research scientist in College Station, was one of a team of researchers who recently studied different interventions ...

Nebraska researcher finds gold - and other metals

Feb 23, 2016 (SPX)

Instead of a pan and a pick ax, prospectors of the future might seek gold with a hand-held biosensor that uses a component of DNA to detect traces of the elemen...

Romania orders Lockheed Martin radar systems

Feb 22, 2016 (UPI)

Lockheed Martin is to supply Romania with TPS-77 long-range radar systems with energy efficient Digital Array Row Transceivers. The contract received by Lockhee...

Eternal 5D data storage could record the history of humankind

Feb 22, 2016 (SPX)

Scientists at the University of Southampton have made a major step forward in the development of digital data storage that is capable of surviving for billions ...

Virtual reality promises to transform film

Feb 20, 2016 (AFP)

Chris Milk stepped onto a TED Conference stage and took the audience on an awe-inducing trip into the future of movies. While much of the early attention on vir...

Augmented reality looks to future where screens vanish

Feb 19, 2016 (AFP)

Microsoft inventor Alex Kipman was joined by holograms at a renowned TED gathering here on Thursday as he gave a glimpse into a future where computer screens ar...