TECH SPACE - RUSSO DAILY

Sep 12, 2012 (SPX)

Rust - iron oxide - is a poor conductor of electricity, which is why an electronic device with a rusted battery usually won't work. Despite this poor conductivi...

Hard times drive design back to basics

Sep 12, 2012 (AFP)

What can you create for people who have it all, in a morose economic climate? Avant-garde designers showcased in Paris this week are looking to minimalism for a...

Clearer look at how iron reacts in the environment

Sep 12, 2012 (SPX)

Using ultrafast X-rays, scientists for the first time have watched how quickly electrons hop their way through rust nanoparticles. This gives key insight to how...

Apple unveils thinner, more powerful iPhone 5

Sep 12, 2012 (AFP)

Apple on Wednesday introduced its new iPhone 5 -- a lighter, thinner and more powerful version of its iconic mobile device, staking its claim to leadership in t...

System will seek orbiting space debris

Sep 12, 2012 (UPI)

The European Space Agency says it will help develop a radar system to test space debris monitoring to help European satellite operators avoid orbiting hazards. ...

Zuckerberg eyes mobile after Facebook IPO flop

Sep 11, 2012 (AFP)

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday he was steering the social network giant to focus more on mobile, saying it would help ease concerns after a "disa...

SciTechTalk: Tablet wars heat up

Sep 11, 2012 (UPI)

When Amazon.com unveiled its new family of more powerful tablet computers last week, they painted a large bulls-eye on Apple, its all-powerful iPad and its near...

Airborne observatory and electronic noses - DLR presents new space developments at ILA

Sep 10, 2012 (SPX)

From the magnificent Vinci upper stage engine to the small but important MOSFET circuit board for the flight to asteroid 1993 JU3 - the German Aerospace Center ...

Tough gel stretches to 21 times its length, recoils, and heals itself

Sep 10, 2012 (SPX)

A team of experts in mechanics, materials science, and tissue engineering at Harvard have created an extremely stretchy and tough gel that may pave the way to r...

Kodak to cut more jobs in bankruptcy plan

Sep 10, 2012 (AFP)

US photography pioneer Eastman Kodak said Monday it would cut 1,000 more jobs by the end of this year as it restructures in an effort to emerge from bankruptcy ...

World watches for 'iPhone 5' unveiling Wednesday

Sep 09, 2012 (AFP)

Apple becomes the focus of the technology universe Wednesday as the world awaits a new iPhone with a big, beautiful touchscreen and connectivity to blazingly fa...

Amazon takes on iPad with new Kindle Fire tablet

Sep 06, 2012 (AFP)

Amazon on Thursday unveiled a new, larger version of its Kindle Fire tablet computer with a high-definition display, in a move by the retail giant to take on th...

Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury

Sep 06, 2012 (AFP)

Does your laptop clash with your Empire-style interior? No problem. A French entrepreneur has signed up a team of traditional craftsmen to turn out PCs fit for ...

Boeing 702MP Selected for first Intelsat EpicNG Satellite

Sep 06, 2012 (SPX)

The Boeing 702MP satellite bus has been selected by Intelsat S.A. for the Intelsat 29e satellite, the first of the recently announced Intelsat EpicNG next-gener...

Estonian first graders to learn computer code

Sep 06, 2012 (AFP)

Tech-savvy Estonia has launched a project encouraging public schools to teach pupils, including first graders, to write computer code, the project's authors sai...

US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case

Sep 06, 2012 (AFP)

A US judge approved a partial settlement Thursday in a lawsuit over e-book price-fixing, allowing three publishers to end a deal with Apple that became the targ...

UCF researchers record world record laser pulse

Sep 05, 2012 (SPX)

A University of Central Florida research team has created the world's shortest laser pulse and in the process may have given scientists a new tool to watch quan...

Mobile gadget gamers take lead in US: NPD

Sep 05, 2012 (AFP)

People who play games on smartphones or tablet computers in the United States now outnumber "hardcore gamers" devoted to videogame consoles, according to NPD Gr...

Microsoft, Nokia step up arsenal in smartphone wars

Sep 05, 2012 (AFP)

Microsoft and Nokia joined Wednesday to boost their arsenal in the smartphone wars with two new Windows-powered devices aimed at battling Apple's iPhone and riv...

Miner Lynas gets Malaysia rare earths plant approval

Sep 05, 2012 (AFP)

Australian miner Lynas on Wednesday said it had secured a temporary operating licence for its delayed $800 million rare earths facility in Malaysia and will beg...