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Instrument Integration Begins at Goddard on MMS Spacecraft

Jun 19, 2012 (SPX)

The decks have arrived. Engineers working on NASA'S Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission have started integrating instruments on the first of four instrument...

Lockheed Martin ATC Delivers Flight Hardware For Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission

Jun 19, 2012 (SPX)

Engineers and scientists at the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Advanced Technology Center (ATC) have completed delivery of key hardware subsystems for NASA's Mag...

All the colors of a high-energy rainbow, in a tightly focused beam

Jun 19, 2012 (SPX)

For the first time, researchers have produced a coherent, laser-like, directed beam of light that simultaneously streams ultraviolet light, X-rays, and all wave...

Microsoft tablet computer a big bet on future: analysts

Jun 19, 2012 (AFP)

Microsoft's decision to make its own tablet computer is a sign of frustration with its longtime hardware partners and a big bet on the technology giant's future...

Boeing Completes CDR of MEXSAT Geomobile Satellite System

Jun 19, 2012 (SPX)

Boeing and its supplier partners have completed the Critical Design Review of the MEXSAT Geomobile Satellite Communications System with their customer, the Secr...

Virtual sailing gives competitors the edge

Jun 18, 2012 (SPX)

Simulating weather and water conditions before a race could give sailors the advantage they need to win, new research reveals. The study, carried out by the Yac...

Microsoft stirs buzz on possible iPad challenger

Jun 18, 2012 (AFP)

Microsoft kept the tech world buzzing Monday ahead of a mysterious announcement which has fueled speculation the software giant may unveil a product to challeng...

US regains top spot for fastest supercomputer

Jun 18, 2012 (AFP)

An IBM supercomputer developed for US government nuclear simulations and to study climate change and the human genome has been recognized as the world's fastest...

Grand Finish For X-37B

Jun 18, 2012 (SPX)

After a marathon 15-month mission in orbit, the second X-37B spaceplane has finally landed. Launched by the US Air Force on a semi-secret mission, the mission h...

Microsoft unveils 'Surface' tablet in iPad challenge

Jun 18, 2012 (AFP)

Software giant Microsoft unveiled its first tablet computer, the Surface, on Monday, in a major hardware launch clearly designed to take on long-term rival Appl...

Russians design blockbuster video games in Siberia woods

Jun 18, 2012 (AFP)

In a decrepit building in the wild woodlands of Siberia, young designers work on an online video game that will soon hit the global market. They work for Alawar...

Oracle to buy back $10 billion more in stock

Jun 18, 2012 (AFP)

Business software giant Oracle on Monday shook off rumors of a looming management shake-up and announced plans to buy back an additional $10 billion in stock. O...

Curved special glass panels for better protection of civilian and military vehicles

Jun 18, 2012 (SPX)

The technology group SCHOTT has announced that it will be increasing its production capacities in the area of vehicle glazing at its site in Jena. By extending ...

SciTechTalk: Apple WWDC summary

Jun 17, 2012 (UPI)

Now that the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference has folded its tent and sent the Apple faithful home to consider the wonders that lie ahead, it's probably a ...

Energy Efficient Dynamic Glass That Switches On Demand

Jun 15, 2012 (SPX)

Guardian Industries and Soladigm have announced that the companies are working together to market and sell Soladigm Dynamic Glass in the commercial buildings se...

Microsoft might talk tablets and TV on Monday

Jun 15, 2012 (AFP)

Microsoft promised to make a "major" announcement on Monday that started the Internet buzzing with talk that it would involve taking on Apple iPad with tablets ...

Japanese restrict atomic exposure testing

Jun 14, 2012 (UPI)

Japan's Fukushima prefecture has asked Hirosaki University to stop testing people for radiation exposure levels following last year's nuclear plant disaster. Go...

Microsoft reaches into TV market with Xbox Live ads

Jun 14, 2012 (AFP)

Microsoft on Thursday unveiled ads for its popular Xbox Live online entertainment service that combine the interactivity of the Internet with old-school televis...

New MacBook Pro called unrepairable

Jun 14, 2012 (UPI)

The newest MacBook Pro with Retina display merits a 1 on a 10-point repair scale and is nearly impossible to fix or upgrade, a popular tech Web site says. Elect...

iPad to drive stronger tablet sales worldwide: study

Jun 14, 2012 (AFP)

Demand for tablet computers is growing faster than earlier forecasts, driven by strong demand for the iPad from Apple, according to a survey released Thursday. ...