TECH SPACE - BIO FUEL DAILY

Yale paper finds arsenic supply at highest risk

Feb 24, 2012 (SPX)

Modern technology depends on reliable supplies of a wide variety of materials, but there is increasing concern about the dependability of those supplies. In the...

Inspired by Gecko Feet, UMass Amherst Scientists Invent Super-Adhesive Material

Feb 24, 2012 (SPX)

For years, biologists have been amazed by the power of gecko feet, which let these 5-ounce lizards produce an adhesive force roughly equivalent to carrying nine...

Faster smartphones spark race for ways out of data crunch

Feb 24, 2012 (AFP)

Lighter, faster and even smarter smartphones will premiere at the world's biggest mobile fair next week, sparking a race for ways to prevent network overload fr...

ORNL finding has materials scientists entering new territory

Feb 24, 2012 (SPX)

Solar cells, light emitting diodes, displays and other electronic devices could get a bump in performance because of a discovery at the Department of Energy's O...

Paving the way to Canada's next big industry

Feb 24, 2012 (SPX)

We are on the cusp of a new information revolution - a quantum leap in technology - and the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo ...

China to boost use of rare earths in manufacturing

Feb 23, 2012 (AFP)

China has called for greater use of rare earths for its own domestic manufacturing, as Beijing seeks to limit exports of the sought-after resources vital for ev...

HP plans workplace tablet by year's end: Whitman

Feb 23, 2012 (AFP)

Hewlett-Packard will take another shot at Apple's iPad with the release late this year of a tablet computer geared for work instead of play, chief executive Meg...

Lockheed Martin Foliage Penetrating Reconnaissance Radar Deployed

Feb 23, 2012 (SPX)

After successfully completing operational demonstrations, Lockheed Martin's [NYSE: LMT] penetrating radar capable of detecting objects that are buried, camoufla...

UK takes the lead in redefining the kilogram

Feb 23, 2012 (SPX)

New research, published by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), takes a significant step towards changing the international definition of the kilogram - whic...

Shanghai court throws out case against Apple

Feb 23, 2012 (AFP)

A court in Shanghai threw out a civil case against Apple Inc on Thursday, citing a lack of evidence in a trademark dispute and ruled the US computer giant could...

Laser radar illuminates the way to deep space

Feb 23, 2012 (ESA)

This car was not snapped with a camera but scanned by a 3D imaging lidar, the laser equivalent of radar. ESA is developing the sensor as a navigation aid for ex...

Google Algorithm Helps Drive Computational Chemistry With moleculaRnetworks

Feb 22, 2012 (SPX)

The technology that Google uses to analyze trillions of Web pages is being brought to bear on the way molecules are shaped and organized. Aurora Clark, an assoc...

Drexel Engineers Develop Cement With 97 Percent Smaller CO2 and Energy Footprint

Feb 22, 2012 (SPX)

Drexel University engineers have found a way to improve upon ordinary Portland cement (OPC), the glue that's bonded much of the world's construction since the l...

China computer maker seeks Shanghai iPad sale ban

Feb 22, 2012 (AFP)

A Chinese computer maker on Wednesday asked a Shanghai court to bar the sale of Apple's iconic iPad in the commercial metropolis in a long-running trademark dis...

Baylor research on carbon fibers could help NASA

Feb 22, 2012 (SPX)

A NASA-funded research project may help gain recognition for Baylor's students, faculty and research program, Dr. David Jack, assistant professor in mechanical ...

Rules patchwork 'threatens cloud computing growth'

Feb 22, 2012 (AFP)

A global patchwork of conflicting laws and regulations could hobble the growth of the cloud computing market, a study released Wednesday said. The study, commis...

China firm preparing for Apple iPad talks: lawyer

Feb 21, 2012 (AFP)

A Chinese firm involved in a trademark row with Apple over the iPad name is preparing for talks with the US technology giant, the Chinese firm's lawyer said Tue...

BlackBerry PlayBook gets new engine in tablet race

Feb 21, 2012 (AFP)

Research In Motion on Tuesday released a long-overdue new operating system for its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer in the hope of gaining ground in a market...

Virtual ghost imaging: New technique enables imaging even through highly adverse conditions

Feb 21, 2012 (SPX)

Ghost imaging (GI), and its even more oddly named cousin virtual ghost imaging (VGI), seem to contradict conventional wisdom by being able to image an object by...

Malaysian court asked to stop rare earths plant

Feb 17, 2012 (AFP)

Malaysian activists said on Friday they had filed a court challenge to block a rare earths plant being built by Australian miner Lynas, which has stoked fears o...