TECH SPACE - BIO FUEL DAILY

Expert defends China's rare earth policy

Jul 05, 2012 (UPI)

China is adhering to World Trade Organization principles regarding exports of the country's rare earths, an expert says. "According to the principles of the WTO...

Running on empty

Jul 05, 2012 (ESA)

When you consider the cost of launching a satellite, it's small wonder that ESA is looking to keep them working as long as possible. For satellites offering com...

BGI demonstrated genomic data transfer at nearly 10GB per second between US and China

Jul 04, 2012 (SPX)

BGI has announced that a group of scientists and researchers successfully demonstrated genomic data transfer at a sustained rate of almost 10 Gigabits per secon...

SACLA draws acclaim for unique XFEL design

Jul 04, 2012 (SPX)

A detailed technical introduction to the SPring-8 Angstrom Compact free-electron Laser (SACLA) appeared online Sunday in Nature Photonics. The attention on the ...

Gaia checks out of antenna testing

Jul 04, 2012 (ESA)

Entombed by the distinctive foam pyramids typical of test chambers, the main antenna of the Gaia billion-star surveyor has been put through its paces ahead of l...

Tablet PCs poised to take over PC market

Jul 03, 2012 (UPI)

Tablet PCs will overtake PC notebook computers by 2016, U.S. market research firm NPD DisplaySearch predicted Tuesday. Shipment of tablets, such as Apple's iPad...

Astrium contracts DLR for major parts of the EDRS ground network

Jul 03, 2012 (SPX)

Astrium continues to drive the implementation of the European Data Relay System (EDRS). As prime contractor, Astrium Services has now contracted the German Aero...

Asian firms to pay $571 mn more in US LCD case

Jul 03, 2012 (AFP)

Three major Asian manufacturers have agreed to pay fines of $571 million to US states as part of the ongoing case on price-fixing of LCD displays for electronic...

Battle is joined for Japan's e-book market

Jul 03, 2012 (AFP)

In highly-literate and gadget-loving Japan, e-books are curiously rare -- but battle for the largely-untapped and potentially hugely lucrative market is about t...

Now Everyone Can Build a Satellite Like NASA: Online!

Jul 03, 2012 (SPX)

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to build a satellite to peer into a black hole and uncover its secrets, now you can find out thanks to a free new ...

Deep-sea rare earths found in Japan

Jul 03, 2012 (UPI)

Japanese researchers have discovered significant amounts of rare earth deposits on the bottom of the ocean about 1,243 miles southeast of Tokyo. "An estimated 6...

Toshiba fined in US antitrust case

Jul 03, 2012 (AFP)

Japanese electronics giant Toshiba said Tuesday a jury has ordered it to pay $87 million in a price-fixing case on LCD displays, but that it ultimately may not ...

Microsoft pushes Windows 8 with price cut

Jul 02, 2012 (UPI)

Microsoft says users of Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 can upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for $39.99. Users can also add Windows Media Center for free once t...

Apple pays $60 mn to end China iPad trademark row

Jul 02, 2012 (AFP)

Apple has paid $60 million to end a dispute over who could use the iPad name in China, a court said Monday, giving the US tech giant more certainty in selling i...

H.K.'s SCMP editor under fire as press freedom 'shrinks'

Jul 02, 2012 (AFP)

The first China-born editor of Hong Kong's flagship English-language paper admits he made a "bad call" in cutting coverage of a mainland dissident's death, but ...

Lockheed Martin Commercial GEO Satellites Surpass 1,000 Years in Orbit

Jul 02, 2012 (SPX)

The Lockheed Martin commercial geostationary (GEO) communications satellite fleet has achieved a significant milestone by accumulating 1,000 years of in-orbit o...

Body scanner takes tailoring to the masses

Jul 01, 2012 (AFP)

Can a tailored suit help clinch that tricky deal at work? Get the girl? Or simply put a spring in your step? Absolutely, if you believe a year-old Paris firm th...

Samsung to fight block on US sales of Galaxy Nexus

Jun 30, 2012 (AFP)

South Korea's Samsung vowed Saturday to "take all available measures" to fight a US court's decision to block American sales of its Galaxy Nexus smartphones mad...

Boeing helps open thermoplastic composites research lab in the Netherlands

Jun 29, 2012 (SPX)

A new laboratory that provides thermoplastic composites research for Boeing and other aerospace companies has opened at Enschede in the Netherlands. "With this ...

Government cash revives Canada asbestos industry

Jun 29, 2012 (AFP)

A government loan announced Friday will revive one of Canada's last asbestos mines, assuring exports of the fireproofing and insulating fibers for another 20 ye...