TECH SPACE - BIO FUEL DAILY

New reporter? Call him Al, for algorithm

Jul 12, 2012 (AFP)

The new reporter on the US media scene takes no coffee breaks, churns out articles at lightning speed, and has no pension plan. That's because the reporter is n...

Satellite for SES Beginning Post-Launch Maneuvers

Jul 11, 2012 (SPX)

Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) reports that the SES-5 satellite, designed and built for SES was Monday and is now performing post-launch maneuvers according to plan...

Global PC sales flat as consumers eye new gadgets

Jul 11, 2012 (AFP)

Worldwide sales of personal computers fell 0.1 percent in the second quarter of the year as consumers turned their attention to newer gadgets like tablets, a su...

E-waste: Annual gold, silver 'deposits' in new high-tech goods worth $21B; less than 15% recovered

Jul 11, 2012 (SPX)

A staggering 320 tons of gold and more than 7,500 tons of silver are now used annually to make PCs, cell phones, tablet computers and other new electronic and e...

Raytheon awarded dismount detection radar for USAF

Jul 11, 2012 (SPX)

Raytheon has been awarded a contract to produce four radar pods with ground moving target indication and synthetic aperture radar technology for the U.S. Air Fo...

Metamolecules that switch handedness at light-speed

Jul 11, 2012 (SPX)

A multi-institutional team of researchers that included scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has...

The Day Information Went Global

Jul 11, 2012 (SPX)

Telstar was launched by NASA on July 10, 1962, from Cape Canaveral, Fla., and was the first privately sponsored space-faring mission. Two days later, it relayed...

Aqueous iron interacts as strong as solid iron

Jul 11, 2012 (SPX)

HZB scientists have apply a new method - 'inverse Partial Fluorescence Yield' (iPFY) on micro-jet - which will enable them to probe the electronic structure of ...

ESA's Clean Space targets orbital debris and greener environment

Jul 11, 2012 (ESA)

Next year's Hollywood film Gravity features George Clooney stranded in orbit by cascading space junk. The threat is genuine, with debris levels rising steadily....

Apple to release latest iPad in China on July 20

Jul 10, 2012 (AFP)

Apple on Tuesday announced that it will begin selling the latest version of its market-leading iPad in China on July 20. The news comes on the heels of Apple pa...

SMOS satellite measurements improve as ground radars switch off

Jul 10, 2012 (ESA)

Over a dozen radio signals that have hindered data collection on ESA's SMOS water mission have been switched off. The effort also benefits satellites such as NA...

New technique could reduce number of animals needed to test chemical safety

Jul 10, 2012 (SPX)

A new way of testing the safety of natural and synthetic chemicals has been developed by scientists with funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences ...

Naturally adhesive

Jul 10, 2012 (SPX)

Until now most adhesives have been manufactured from petroleum-based materials. However, they can also be obtained from renewable raw materials - for example fr...

Physicists find chink in the Batsuit

Jul 09, 2012 (AFP)

Batman would need a parachute to land safely in real life, say physicists who recommend a cape redesign if the masked superhero is to pursue his exploits outsid...

Microsoft sets October release for Windows 8

Jul 09, 2012 (AFP)

Microsoft's next-generation operating system will be available in October as the software giant strives to stay relevant in a blossoming mobile era centered on ...

Phone app allows US users to film police activity

Jul 06, 2012 (AFP)

A US civil rights advocacy group has launched a free mobile phone application that allows users to record police activity discreetly, saying it will help boost ...

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works Receives DARPA ALASA Contract Award

Jul 06, 2012 (SPX)

Lockheed Martin has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to receive a Phase I Airborne Launch Assist Space Access (ALASA) prog...

US court lifts Samsung phone ban, keeps tablet block

Jul 06, 2012 (AFP)

A US appeals court gave Samsung a temporary reprieve Friday on the sale of its Galaxy Nexus 7 smartphones while leaving intact a court ban on US sales of its ta...

Recognizing Telstar and the Birth of Global Communications

Jul 06, 2012 (SPX)

Telstar, the satellite that made the world's first transmissions of live television possible in 1962, will be the subject of a program at the Smithsonian's Nati...

Feel-good glass for windows

Jul 06, 2012 (SPX)

Daylight acts on our body clock and stimulates the brain. Fraunhofer researchers have made use of this knowledge and worked with industry partners to develop a ...