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Revolutionary technology enables objects to know how they are being touched
May 08, 2012 (SPX)
A doorknob that knows whether to lock or unlock based on how it is grasped, a smartphone that silences itself if the user holds a finger to her lips and a chair...
Fabrication method can affect the use of block copolymer thin films
May 08, 2012 (SPX)
A new study by a team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) indicates that thin polymer films can have different p...
Thanks for the memory: More room for data in 'phase-change' material
May 08, 2012 (SPX)
A team led by Johns Hopkins engineers has discovered some previously unknown properties of a common memory material, paving the way for development of new forms...
Experts write on the risks of low-level radiation
May 07, 2012 (SPX)
Each time a release of radioactivity occurs, questions arise and debates unfold on the health risks at low doses-and still, just over a year after the disaster ...
Life-size, 3D hologram-like telepods may revolutionize videoconferencing
May 07, 2012 (SPX)
A Queen's University researcher has created a Star Trek-like human-scale 3D videoconferencing pod that allows people in different locations to video conference ...
China firm seeks settlement in iPad row: lawyer
May 07, 2012 (AFP)
A Chinese computer company which sued Apple over the rights to the iPad trademark in China is now in talks for an out-of-court settlement, a lawyer for the firm...
SciTechTalk: All hail the smart card
May 06, 2012 (UPI)
Roland Moreno, the French inventor of smart card technology who died last week, once boasted he could stop any random person on a Paris street and find at least...
Electronic nose out in front
May 04, 2012 (SPX)
Chemical sensors are exceedingly good at detecting a single substance or a class of chemicals, even at highly rarified concentrations. Biological noses, however...
Squid and zebrafish cells inspire camouflaging smart materials
May 04, 2012 (SPX)
Researchers from the University of Bristol have created artificial muscles that can be transformed at the flick of a switch to mimic the remarkable camouflaging...
3-D pod like something from Star Trek
May 04, 2012 (UPI)
A Canadian scientist says he has created a Star Trek-like 3-D pod to allow people in different locations to talk as if they are standing in front of each other....
At smallest scale, liquid crystal behavior portends new materials
May 04, 2012 (SPX)
Liquid crystals, the state of matter that makes possible the flat screen technology now commonly used in televisions and computers, may have some new technologi...
Apple iPad outmuscles Android in global tablet sales
May 03, 2012 (AFP)
Apple's iPad outmuscled its Android-powered tablet computer rivals in early 2012, in a global market suffering from post-holiday hangover, a survey showed Thurs...
ODIS Continues Work with NASA Phase II Development Contract
May 03, 2012 (SPX)
OPEL Technologies and ODIS have officially received a follow on development contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ("NASA"). The Phase ...
A 100-gigbit highway for science
May 01, 2012 (SPX)
Climate researchers are producing some of the fastest growing datasets in science. Five years ago, the amount of information generated for the Nobel Prize-winni...
NEMA Welcomes Legislation on Federal Helium Policy
May 01, 2012 (SPX)
NEMA welcomed introduction of the Helium Stewardship Act (S 2374) by Senators Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and John Barrasso (R-WY), which will modernize and reform fed...
US Army Awards Lockheed Martin $391 Million for Counterfire Radar Production
May 01, 2012 (SPX)
The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin $391 million in production orders for a new radar system that provides soldiers with enhanced 360-degree protection fr...
Australian rare earths miner sues Malaysian opponents
May 01, 2012 (AFP)
Australian rare earths miner Lynas has launched legal action against the most vitriolic opponents of its proposed plant in Malaysia following fierce criticism t...
Android, Samsung hold off Apple in US mobile space
May 01, 2012 (AFP)
Google's Android system has grabbed more than 50 percent of the US smartphone market, while Samsung cemented its leadership as the top device maker, a survey sh...
Plan to Counter Space Threats Proposed
May 01, 2012 (RIA Novosti)
Russia's Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) has proposed a special federal program to neutralize space threats, Roscosmos deputy head Vyacheslav Davydov said on T...
Maintaining bridges on a budget
May 01, 2012 (SPX)
What if there was a way to vastly improve the safety, durability and sustainability of bridges across North America without increasing spending? This was the qu...
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