TECH SPACE - BIO FUEL DAILY

Droplet response to electric voltage in solids exposed

Oct 26, 2012 (SPX)

For the first time, scientists have observed how droplets within solids deform and burst under high electric voltages. This is important, the Duke University en...

A new take on the Midas touch - changing the colour of gold

Oct 26, 2012 (SPX)

Red gold, green gold - a ground-breaking initiative has found a way of changing the colour of the world's most iconic precious metal. A University of Southampto...

Northrop Grumman Matures Laser Threat Terminator Technology to Address Emerging Threats

Oct 26, 2012 (SPX)

Northrop Grumman has matured the technology for enhancing the capabilities of its All Semiconductor Airborne Laser Threat Terminator (ASALTT) product line, deve...

Record space junk cloud could threaten ISS: report

Oct 26, 2012 (AFP)

The explosion of a failed Russian rocket upper stage has created a space junk cloud of 500 pieces which could threaten the International Space Station, a report...

US DoE's Ames Laboratory improving process to recycle rare-earth materials

Oct 26, 2012 (SPX)

Recycling keeps paper, plastics, and even jeans out of landfills. Could recycling rare-earth magnets do the same? Perhaps, if the recycling process can be impro...

Microsoft goes mobile with Windows 8, new tablet

Oct 25, 2012 (AFP)

Microsoft took a big step into mobile Thursday, unveiling a revamped version of its flagship Windows system and a offering a closer look at Surface, its entry i...

Lockheed Martin Foliage-Penetrating Reconnaissance Radar Integrated with System to Detect Slow Moving Objects

Oct 25, 2012 (SPX)

After multiple ground demonstrations in operational environments, a Lockheed Martin penetrating radar capability that can peer through trees to detect slowly mo...

Orbital Awarded Contract by USAF For EAGLE Spacecraft Platform

Oct 25, 2012 (SPX)

Orbital Sciences, one of the world's leading space technology companies, has announced that the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directo...

Microsoft courts mobile lifestyles with Windows 8

Oct 25, 2012 (AFP)

Microsoft on Thursday will roll out a new version of its flagship Windows operating system tailored for a world shifting from personal computers to smartphones ...

Amazon to launch Japanese-language Kindle

Oct 24, 2012 (AFP)

Online shopping giant Amazon said Wednesday that it will launch a Japanese-language version of its hugely popular Kindle next month as it looks to break into th...

Danes develop eye-control software for phones, tablets

Oct 24, 2012 (AFP)

A Danish company hopes to clinch deals with major mobile phone and tablet makers after developing software that enables users to control their devices by moving...

China rare earths giant halts output for a month

Oct 24, 2012 (AFP)

China's largest rare earths producer, Baotou Steel Rare-Earth, said Wednesday it had suspended production for a month to try to stem falling prices for the elem...

Zynga bets on mobile and gambling games

Oct 24, 2012 (AFP)

Zynga's beleaguered stock was boosted on Wednesday by an earnings report that beat expectations and an opening ante into real-money casino games in Britain. Zyn...

EU warns Microsoft over new Windows 8

Oct 24, 2012 (AFP)

The European Commission warned Microsoft on Wednesday that it risked an investigation into its new Windows 8 software if the company did not meet commitments on...

Zynga stock jumps despite earnings loss

Oct 24, 2012 (AFP)

Shares in social gaming pioneer Zynga jumped more than 14 percent on Wednesday with a quarterly earnings report that revealed a loss and a plan to buy back stoc...

Apple patent wielded against Samsung possibly invalid

Oct 23, 2012 (AFP)

Samsung's high-stakes legal battle with Apple was bolstered Tuesday by word that the US Patent and Trademark Office was second-guessing a patent at issue in the...

Taking aim at rivals, Apple unveils iPad mini

Oct 23, 2012 (AFP)

Apple introduced the iPad mini on Tuesday, confident that a smaller version of its beloved tablet computer will trump lower-priced offerings by rivals Amazon, G...

State-of-the-Art Beams From Table-Top Accelerators

Oct 23, 2012 (SPX)

The rapidly evolving technology of laser plasma accelerators (LPAs) - called "table-top accelerators" because their length can be measured in centimeters instea...

New self-healing coating for aluminum developed to replace cancer-causing product

Oct 23, 2012 (SPX)

A research team at the University of Nevada, Reno has developed a new environmentally-friendly coating for aluminum to replace the carcinogenic chromate coating...

50-year-old computer restored in Britain

Oct 23, 2012 (UPI)

Two British computer enthusiasts say they have restored to working order a 50-year-old computer that once appeared as a prop in a James Bond movie. The ICT1301 ...