Technology

6 Terabit Trans-Pacific Express Submarine Cable Completed

With one of the most aggressive submarine cable builds in the world now complete, the first phase of the Trans-Pacific Express submarine cable system directly connecting Mainland China, the United States, South Korea and Taiwan is ready for service. The 1 ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 29 2008 - 11:54pm

Captain Birdseye's Robotic Nose

The Captain can't freeze smelly fish that's past its best- and Icelandic scientists can now help him out by detecting the levels of stench-making bacteria faster than ever before. The research in the Royal Society of Chemistry's Journal of ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 30 2008 - 10:18am

Years After The Hype, Flexible Screen Technology Comes Alive

Rigid television screens, bulky laptops and still image posters are one step close to being a thing of the past. New research published by researchers from Sony and the Max Planck Institute in the New Journal of Physics demonstrate the possibility of benda ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 1 2008 - 10:53pm

Robotic Spy Plane Inspired By The Pterodactyl

Paleontologist Sankar Chatterjee of Texas Tech University, aeronautical engineer Rick Lind of the University of Florida, and their students Andy Gedeon and Brian Roberts have reached back in time 115 million years to one of the most successful flying crea ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 3 2008 - 9:34am

WhiteSmoke 2009- Can A Computer Make Your Text Grammatically Terrific?

After several years of research and development on the promising idea of an intelligent writing tool for correcting and enhancing a user's text, WhiteSmoke 2009 says thet can deliver it. Featuring a grammar checking engine that detects a wider range ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 6 2008 - 7:07pm

Is It A UFO Or Maybe That Flying Car From The Jetsons? No, This Is Better Because It's Real

If you’re thinking about which hybrid vehicle to purchase, now that gas prices have dictated that you replace your Hummer, consider a vehicle that will not only eliminate high spending at the gas pump, but also your time spent in traffic. Wouldn’t you rat ...

Article - Erin Richards - Dec 15 2008 - 1:40am

A DNA Chip Pioneer Talks About His Latest Invention

Joseph DeRisi is a young scientist who at age 39 has already racked up some amazing career achievements. He tells about his new DNA chip for detecting viruses: My colleague Dave Wang and I were sitting around the office one day in 2000 asking, “How were vi ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Oct 22 2008 - 10:07pm

Superconductors For Manufacturing

Superconductors are materials that conduct current with negligible resistance and reduced energy waste so research has always generated enormous interest. Magne Runde and Niklas Magnusson at SINTEF Energy Research are testing superconductors in the huge in ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 8 2008 - 10:29am

Phase Change Memory Could Replace FLASH

A research team at Singapore A*STAR's Data Storage Institute (DSI) has invented a new phase change material that has the potential to change the design of future memory storage devices. Phase change materials are substances that are capable of changin ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 8 2008 - 10:51am

MIT 'Smart Biking' System In Copenhagen Makes New Friends, Tells How Much CO2 You Didn't Use

If you're riding a bike at Copenhagen's November 2009 U.N. Climate Change Conference, you may be able to take advantage of some new 'Smart Biking' techology created by MIT- it will help you make friends with people you pass and even tel ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 10 2008 - 12:02pm