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3/4/10
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Purdue Univ. researchers have developed a miniature device capable of converting ultrafast laser pulses into bursts of radio-frequency signals, a step toward making wires obsolete for communications in the homes and offices of the future.
Feb 22 | News
Built by university students in Missouri, the tractor-tread-equipped robot relies on an infrared camera and LIDAR technology to relay photographs of tight interior spaces like buildings or caves. Suitable for hunting terrorists or structural damage, the robots weighs about 200 pounds and costs $25,000. Future versions will likely get lighter and smaller.
Feb 18 | News
An artificial foot that recycles energy otherwise wasted in between steps could make it easier for amputees to walk, its developers say.
Mar 19 | News
Chinese online game developer The9 Ltd. said Friday that its president, Xiaowei Chen, is stepping down when her contract expires on May 16.The company said Chen is leaving for "personal development" reasons but did not elaborate. A message left with the company was not immediately returned.The9...
Mar 19 | News
A carbon-nanotube-infused ink for ink-jet printers first developed in the Rice Univ. lab of James Tour has been used to make thin-film transistors in radio-frequency identification tags that can be printed on paper or plastic. The transmitter can be invisibly embedded in packaging, instantly sharing far more information than a bar code.
Mar 19 | News
The biggest storm in the Solar System has attracted a lot of attention over the years, but the extreme complexity of the storm system has only just recently come to light through intense study by the Very Large Telescope in Chile and the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii. They show that despite continuous upheaval the Spot is remarkably stable.
Mar 18 | News
The Associated Press has found that EMC Corp. CEO Joe Tucci received a 2009 pay package of $9.0 million, which was 23 percent lower than the year before.His pay package in 2008 was valued at $11.7 million, according to calculations by The AP.EMC is the world's leading maker of data-storage...
Mar 18 | News
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Mar 18 | News
The 35-kilometer lunar trek by the Soviet Union’s Lunokhod 2 still holds the record for distance by a robotic rover on a celestial body. Using his own lunar atlas and NASA images, Phil Stooke, a researcher in Canada, has found the rover and its tracks. Recent images and data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter confirmed the location.
Mar 18 | News
HTC Corp., the Taiwanese cell phone maker sued by Apple for patent infringement, said Thursday it will defend itself against charges that it lifted iPhone technology.In his first public comment on the suit, HTC chief Peter Chou said the company "disagrees with Apple's actions," though he did...
Mar 18 | News
Dassault Systèmes (DS) announced that Dong Fang Boiler Group CO., LTD. (DBC) has selected its ENOVIA V6 solution to build a collaborative data management platform, the first seen in China’s power station boiler industry.
Mar 18 | News
IBM's Japan unit said Thursday it will fight an assessment by tax authorities, who reportedly investigated the company for failing to declare more than $4.4 billion in income.IBM Japan could be ordered to pay the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau more than 30 billion yen ($332 million) in back...
Mar 17 | News
Giving a boost to eastern Washington, state lawmakers on Wednesday passed a temporary sales-tax break for companies that build and operate server farms in rural areas.The sales and use tax exemption, which would take effect in April and last until 2018, applies to server equipment, software and...