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Nano-engineered synthetic diamond sets a new quantum information record

Jun 13, 2012 (SPX)

Element Six, the world leader in synthetic diamond supermaterials, working in partnership with academics in Harvard University, California Institute of Technolo...

More people staying connected on vacation

Jun 13, 2012 (SPX)

Scanning smartphones, tablets and laptops is as much a part of vacations as slathering on sunscreen, according to a Michigan State University study. The results...

New national supercomputer to perform astronomical feats

Jun 13, 2012 (SPX)

The University of Leicester has been awarded funding to establish a multi-million pound national supercomputer which will make it possible to study space in unp...

Spin structure reveals key to new forms of digital storage

Jun 13, 2012 (SPX)

A synthetic compound long known to exhibit interesting transition properties may hold the key to new, non-magnetic forms of information storage, say researchers...

New circuits work in high radiation levels

Jun 12, 2012 (UPI)

U.S. researchers say microscopic mechanical devices that withstand intense radiation and heat can be used in robots dealing with damaged nuclear power plants. S...

New property of flames sparks advances in technology

Jun 12, 2012 (SPX)

Chemists at UCL have discovered a new property of flames, which allows them to control reactions at a solid surface in a flame and opens up a whole new field of...

ORNL microscopy reveals workings behind promising inexpensive catalyst

Jun 12, 2012 (SPX)

A newly developed carbon nanotube material could help lower the cost of fuel cells, catalytic converters and similar energy-related technologies by delivering a...

Theorem unifies superfluids and other weird materials

Jun 12, 2012 (SPX)

Matter exhibits weird properties at very cold temperatures. Take superfluids, for example: discovered in 1937, they can flow without resistance forever, spookil...

How does Dolomite form

Jun 12, 2012 (SPX)

The formation of the mineral dolomite is still puzzling scientists. Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence "The Future Ocean" and GEOMAR | Helmholtz Centre ...

A new spin on antifreeze

Jun 12, 2012 (SPX)

A team of researchers from Harvard University have invented a way to keep any metal surface free of ice and frost. The treated surfaces quickly shed even tiny, ...

Amazon offer Cloud Player app for iPhone

Jun 12, 2012 (AFP)

Amazon on Tuesday released its music player app for iPhone and iPod touch, a move that expands the reach of the Internet retail giant for Apple users. The Cloud...

Apple maps a path to mobile throne

Jun 12, 2012 (AFP)

Apple is mapping a path to the throne of the Internet age mobile lifestyle. Coming upgrades to the software that powers its hot-selling iPhones reveal a strateg...

Armored caterpillar could inspire new body armor

Jun 12, 2012 (SPX)

Military body armor and vehicle and aircraft frames could be transformed by incorporating the unique structure of the club-like arm of a crustacean that looks l...

Physicists discover mechanisms of wrinkle and crumple formation

Jun 12, 2012 (SPX)

Smooth wrinkles and sharply crumpled regions are familiar motifs in biological and synthetic sheets, such as plant leaves and crushed foils, say physicists Benn...

Lawrence Livermore research identifies precise measurement of radiation damage

Jun 11, 2012 (SPX)

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have for the first time simulated and quantified the early stages of radiation damage that will occur in a gi...

Hologram developers raise real cash for virtual stars

Jun 11, 2012 (AFP)

Digital Domain Media Group, creators of a Tupac Shakur hologram that rocked this year's Coachella festival, said Monday it has raised $10.5 million to help buil...

Apple fends off Android challenge with maps, Siri

Jun 11, 2012 (AFP)

Apple said Monday it was making its own maps for iPhones and iPads as it revved up its mobile gadget operating system in a drive to outdistance rivals powered b...

Apple courts developers vital to its popularity

Jun 10, 2012 (AFP)

Apple on Monday will spotlight next-generation software for its coveted gadgets as it kicks off its annual gathering of developers whose applications are vital ...

Smooth moves: how space animates Hollywood

Jun 08, 2012 (ESA)

If you've been to see Wrath of the Titans, then you've watched it in action. A computer programmer is using software he developed to control spacecraft to help ...

Phones, tablets transform handheld game market

Jun 08, 2012 (AFP)

Smartphones and tablet computers are expanding the market for handheld video games and challenging traditional devices, forcing game developers to adapt to a ra...