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Lost smartphones mined by finders: Symantec

Mar 12, 2012 (AFP)

Lost smartphones are likely to be mined for valuable information by strangers who find them, according to the results of a sting operation conducted by computer...

Can Apple sell a million iPads in a day?

Mar 12, 2012 (UPI)

Apple Inc., already sold out of new iPads at its online store, could sell 1 million in a day when the product is released to retail stores, U.S. analysts say. A...

Andrews Space Contracted to Deliver 100 Series Command and Data Handling System for GEO Application

Mar 12, 2012 (SPX)

Andrews Space (Andrews) has been contracted to deliver three integrated avionics suites based on its 100-Series avionics architecture for a Geosynchronous space...

Researchers 'Print' Polymers That Bend Into 3-D Shapes

Mar 11, 2012 (SPX)

Christian Santangelo, Ryan Hayward and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently employed photographic techniques and polymer science to de...

Authors Guild worried by Apple e-book suit report

Mar 09, 2012 (AFP)

The president of the Authors Guild expressed concern on Friday over reports that the Justice Department is threatening to file an antitrust suit against Apple a...

Shift to green energy sources could mean crunch in supply of scarce metals

Mar 09, 2012 (SPX)

A large-scale shift from coal-fired electric power plants and gasoline-fueled cars to wind turbines and electric vehicles could increase demand for two already-...

Dr. Strangelove and How I Learned to Love Space Debris

Mar 08, 2012 (SPX)

The whole issue of space debris smacks of Peter Sellers' character in Dr. Strangelove where one hand was trying to do the opposite of the other. This is much li...

Smart, self-healing hydrogels open far-reaching possibilities in medicine, engineering

Mar 08, 2012 (SPX)

University of California, San Diego bioengineers have developed a self-healing hydrogel that binds in seconds, as easily as Velcro, and forms a bond strong enou...

Cebit 2012: 3D animations for everyone

Mar 07, 2012 (SPX)

3D movies like "Toy Story" or "Transformers" are based on everyday objects that are able to move like humans. Such 3D characters are created by skilled experts ...

Apple unveils new iPad, Apple TV box

Mar 07, 2012 (AFP)

Apple unveiled a third-generation iPad on Wednesday enhanced with features aimed at keeping it on top of the booming tablet computer market. The new iPad boasts...

Iowa State engineer discovers spider silk conducts heat as well as metals

Mar 07, 2012 (SPX)

Xinwei Wang had a hunch that spider webs were worth a much closer look. So he ordered eight spiders - Nephila clavipes, golden silk orbweavers - and put them to...

'SimCity' game rebuilt for age of climate change

Mar 07, 2012 (AFP)

Climate change is coming to SimCity. A new version of the city-building computer game that factors in real-world consequences of energy choices has won endorsem...

Virtual blue skies brighten the office of the future

Mar 06, 2012 (AFP)

There is light at hand for those who toil away in a poorly-lit office. Scientists at the CeBIT high-tech fair have developed a system that gives the feeling of ...

New laser light source has a global market in consumer electronics

Mar 05, 2012 (SPX)

Mobile phones currently on the market are capable of showing high quality images and video, but the phones' small size sets insurmountable limits on screen size...

Why spiders do not stick to their own sticky web sites

Mar 05, 2012 (SPX)

Researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and University of Costa Rica asked why spiders do not stick to their own sticky webs. Repeating old, ...

Apple expected to unveil new iPad

Mar 05, 2012 (AFP)

Apple is expected to reveal a new version of its coveted iPad on Wednesday in its first major media event since the death of legendary founder and beloved pitch...

Ubisoft assassin videogame heads for US colonies

Mar 05, 2012 (AFP)

Ubisoft on Monday revealed that the next installment to its blockbuster "Assassin's Creed" videogame franchise will be set in the US colonies during the America...

In Swiss city, 'augmented reality' is out of this world

Mar 05, 2012 (AFP)

A pair of Swiss policemen cast a suspicious eye as a creature in a space helmet with a camera mounted on top and carrying an astronaut's backpack wanders around...

IBM making the Louvre Museum smarter

Mar 05, 2012 (AFP)

IBM on Monday revealed an alliance with the venerable Louvre Museum to use sensors, real-time data analysis and other Internet Age tools to make the museum smar...

US Army Awards Contract for AN TPQ-53 Firefinder Radar

Mar 05, 2012 (SPX)

The U.S. Army Product Manager for Radars (PdM Radars) awarded a contract yesterday to Lockheed Martin for the AN/TPQ-53 Firefinder Radar. The award is a Firm Fi...