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IBM takes giant step to faster, quantum computers

Feb 29, 2012 (AFP)

IBM researchers have taken a leap in computing by using quantum mechanics to harness the power of atoms and molecules, a move likely to lead to vast increases i...

Study of tiny droplets could have big applications

Feb 29, 2012 (SPX)

Under a microscope, a tiny droplet slides between two fine hairs like a roller coaster on a set of rails until - poof - it suddenly spreads along them, a drople...

Tech giants get lecture on perils of gadget worship

Feb 29, 2012 (AFP)

Silicon Valley giants at the prestigious TED innovation conference here on Tuesday were warned that the worship of technology will ruin the world before it save...

NIST reveals switching mechanism in promising computer memory device

Feb 29, 2012 (SPX)

Sometimes knowing that a new technology works is not enough. You also must know why it works to get marketplace acceptance. New information from the National In...

Negative refraction opens avenue to new products and industries

Feb 27, 2012 (SPX)

Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered a way to make a low-cost material that might accomplish negative refraction of light and other radiation ...

Work video calls connect with personal smartphones

Feb 27, 2012 (AFP)

Telepresence colossus Polycom is connecting secure workplace video-call systems with hot smartphones to stay in synch with a trend toward people using their own...

Walker's World: The threat to books

Feb 27, 2012 (UPI)

How much do we value books these days? It is a question that the Swiss people will answer in a referendum March 11 and the country is bedecked in posters urging...

Nokia eyes China in smartphone comeback push

Feb 26, 2012 (AFP)

Mobile phone giant Nokia on Monday looked to a launch in China and a cameraphone "revolution" to help it stage a comeback in the fiercely competitive smartphone...

Asian mobile giants go ultra fast in race for smartphone pie

Feb 26, 2012 (AFP)

Asian mobile telecom giants Huawei and LG on Sunday launched a new generation of ultra rapid smartphones, in a race to catch up with market leaders Apple and Sa...

Thousands protest in Malaysia over rare earths plant

Feb 26, 2012 (AFP)

Thousands rallied Sunday in Malaysia in the biggest protest yet against an Australian miner's rare earths plant, as the opposition vowed to shut down the facili...

GMV Announces Contract With Loral for THOR 7 Telecommunications Satellite

Feb 24, 2012 (SPX)

GMV, a private, multi-national firm based in Madrid, with North American headquarters in Rockville, Md., announces a contract with Loral (www.loral.com) to prov...

Inspired by Gecko Feet, UMass Amherst Scientists Invent Super-Adhesive Material

Feb 24, 2012 (SPX)

For years, biologists have been amazed by the power of gecko feet, which let these 5-ounce lizards produce an adhesive force roughly equivalent to carrying nine...

Faster smartphones spark race for ways out of data crunch

Feb 24, 2012 (AFP)

Lighter, faster and even smarter smartphones will premiere at the world's biggest mobile fair next week, sparking a race for ways to prevent network overload fr...

Paving the way to Canada's next big industry

Feb 24, 2012 (SPX)

We are on the cusp of a new information revolution - a quantum leap in technology - and the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo ...

ORNL finding has materials scientists entering new territory

Feb 24, 2012 (SPX)

Solar cells, light emitting diodes, displays and other electronic devices could get a bump in performance because of a discovery at the Department of Energy's O...

Yale paper finds arsenic supply at highest risk

Feb 24, 2012 (SPX)

Modern technology depends on reliable supplies of a wide variety of materials, but there is increasing concern about the dependability of those supplies. In the...

Chinese firm says taking Apple legal battle to US

Feb 24, 2012 (AFP)

A Chinese computer firm involved in a legal battle with Apple over the iPad trademark said Friday it is suing the technology giant in California for "unfair bus...

China to boost use of rare earths in manufacturing

Feb 23, 2012 (AFP)

China has called for greater use of rare earths for its own domestic manufacturing, as Beijing seeks to limit exports of the sought-after resources vital for ev...

Lockheed Martin Foliage Penetrating Reconnaissance Radar Deployed

Feb 23, 2012 (SPX)

After successfully completing operational demonstrations, Lockheed Martin's [NYSE: LMT] penetrating radar capable of detecting objects that are buried, camoufla...

HP plans workplace tablet by year's end: Whitman

Feb 23, 2012 (AFP)

Hewlett-Packard will take another shot at Apple's iPad with the release late this year of a tablet computer geared for work instead of play, chief executive Meg...