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M Solutions to deliver Ka-Band Satellite on the Move technology to JAPAN
Jul 24, 2012 (SPX)
EM Solutions has won a tender with Tokyo-based partner Jepico Corporation to provide its Ka-Band Satellite on the Move (SOTM) platform to the Japanese Governmen...
Researchers Almost Double Light Efficiency in LC Projectors
Jul 24, 2012 (SPX)
Researchers from North Carolina State University and ImagineOptix Corporation have developed new technology to convert unpolarized light into polarized light, w...
Print newspapers alive and kicking in Brazil: editors
Jul 24, 2012 (AFP)
Print newspapers are alive and kicking in Brazil, where circulation continues to grow despite the economic crisis, but editors here warn they must offer readers...
Tablets to push US electronic sales above $200 bn
Jul 24, 2012 (AFP)
US consumer electronic sales are expected to top $200 billion for the first time this year, propelled by strong growth in tablet computers, an industry group sa...
Apple wants billions from Samsung in patent fight
Jul 24, 2012 (AFP)
Apple told a US court Tuesday it will seek damages of more than $2.5 billion from Samsung in a patent infringement case accusing the South Korean firm of copyin...
Apple profit jumps to $8.8 bn, but below forecasts
Jul 24, 2012 (AFP)
Apple on Tuesday reported a rise in its quarterly profit to $8.8 billion on hot iPad sales but missed lofty Wall Street expectations due, in part, to iPhone lov...
SWF Announces International Dialog on Satellite Servicing and Debris Removal
Jul 24, 2012 (SPX)
On-orbit servicing (OOS) and active debris removal (ADR) are part of an emerging category of future on-orbit activities that are critical for taking the next le...
US defends suit on Apple, e-books amid criticism
Jul 23, 2012 (AFP)
US antitrust authorities Monday defended their lawsuit accusing Apple and major publishers of a price-fixing conspiracy on e-books, saying the action is "in the...
WTO to examine China rare earths dispute, says source
Jul 23, 2012 (AFP)
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is to investigate China's export restrictions on rare earths, a source close to the organization said on Monday. The decision...
Samsung records robust sales of latest smartphone
Jul 22, 2012 (AFP)
South Korea's Samsung Electronics, the world's top smartphone maker, has sold more than 10 million units of its newest Galaxy S III model since its launch about...
New Notre Dame research raises questions about iris recognition systems
Jul 20, 2012 (SPX)
Since the early days of iris recognition technologies, it has been assumed that the iris was a "stable" biometric over a person's lifetime - "one enrollment for...
Cleaning with sunlight
Jul 18, 2012 (SPX)
The sun breaks through the clouds - and surfaces start cleaning themselves! It may sound like magic, but in fact it's all thanks to the addition of titanium dio...
Sifting Liquid at the Cellular Level
Jul 18, 2012 (SPX)
Drexel University engineers continue to drive research into the use of carbon nanotubes, straw-like structures that are more than 1,000 times thinner than a sin...
To Extinguish a Hot Flame, DARPA Studied Cold Plasma
Jul 18, 2012 (SPX)
Fire in enclosed military environments such as ship holds, aircraft cockpits and ground vehicles is a major cause of material destruction and jeopardizes the li...
Sailing with nerves of glass
Jul 18, 2012 (SPX)
In the world of racing, tiny details can be the difference between victory and defeat. It is no wonder, then, that manufacturers of racing yachts are always on ...
Scientists from northern Germany produce the lightest material in the world
Jul 18, 2012 (SPX)
A network of porous carbon tubes that is three-dimensionally interwoven at nano and micro level - this is the lightest material in the world. It weights only 0....
Microsoft to release Windows 8 on October 26
Jul 18, 2012 (AFP)
Microsoft on Wednesday announced that its next-generation operating system tailored for a world shifting from personal computers to smartphones and tablets will...
Heat is Source of 'Pioneer Anomaly'
Jul 18, 2012 (SPX)
The unexpected slowing of NASA's Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft - the so-called "Pioneer Anomaly" - turns out to be due to the slight, but detectable effect of he...
New Dell fund will invest in data storage technology
Jul 17, 2012 (AFP)
The chief of US computer maker Dell on Tuesday announced the launch of a $60 million fund focused on investing in technology for storing the massive amounts of ...
Smart materials get SMARTer
Jul 17, 2012 (SPX)
Living organisms have developed sophisticated ways to maintain stability in a changing environment, withstanding fluctuations in temperature, pH, pressure, and ...
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