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Scientists have been lowering size limits on optical imaging for more than a century, but Australian researchers may have hit the bottom. Optical microscopy relies on ... Read More »
Researchers at MIT explore yet another of graphene's seemingly innumerable potential uses -- water desalination. The video explains the molecular simulations the... Read More »
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Micron Semiconductors became the second largest memory manufacturer in the world today, announcing a $2.5 billion agreement to buy out DRAM maker Elpida. The deal... Read More »
A short update this week, here's a rundown of what's been drawing attention and making headlines.
Patents, patents, patents
I should start by wishing... Read More »
For decades, chemists have referred to it as the "trophy" molecule; plenty desirable but excruciatingly difficult to synthesize. In a study published yesterday in... Read More »
I'll admit, I wasn't entirely convinced by the skydiving project glass demo that Google revealed on the first I/O day -- it was almost a little too gimmicky... Read More »
Google's I/O conference is in its second day now, moving to focus on the "developers" portion of the developers conference after a day of gadgetry. One... Read More »
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The legal battle raging between Apple and competitor Samsung in San Jose may not have reached an end, but it's passed a significant turning point. And the news is ... Read More »
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There's plenty of news streaming in from the Google I/O conference, happening today in San Francisco. The keynote this morning laid it all out on the table... Read More »
...or is it? Georgia Tech's Center for Music Technology revealed Shimi -- a multi-talented music-playying robot -- that's making waves ahead of an anticipated... Read More »
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Mastery of nanotechnology has led researchers to extensively develop materials with consistent electronic properties under flexion. Shear has always presented new... Read More »
Bringing us one step closer to the post-apocalyptic robots-can-beat-us-at-everything scenario, University of Tokyo researchers have created a hand that wins at... Read More »
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University of Warwick Chemistry researchers discover that carbon nanocrystals significantly enhance cold-water detergents. Most fats, particularly those found in... Read More »
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The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, perhaps the world's largest advertising festival, is known for impressive artistic displays. This year... Read More »
Recently, Washington University at St. Louis researchers employed a novel holographic technique to see inside tissue. By recording what happens to scattered light... Read More »
MIT researchers set out to better understand cooling that occurs across a liquid-gas phase changes. In particular, to maximize cooling, the group varied the roughness of ... Read More »
UCLA researchers use a novel application of technology to develop a powerful microwave oscillator that may lead to cheaper and more efficient mobile communications... Read More »
Research in Motion is going under -- that much seems clear. "Under where?" is now the question (forgive the childish play on words). Reports this morning... Read More »
Sikorsky Helicopters has pledged $250,000 for the first "controlled flight of a human-powered helicopter," subject to some specific requirements. University ... Read More »
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Supercomputers are an interesting window through which to view our society’s intellectual status. Humans tend to differentiate themselves from other known... Read More »