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Recyclable printed circuit boards

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL), along with partners In2Tec Ltd (UK) and Gwent Electronic Materials Ltd, have developed a printed circuit board (PCB) whose components can be easily separated by immersion in hot water. ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Copper-nickel nanowires could be perfect fit for printable electronics

While the Statue of Liberty and old pennies may continue to turn green, printed electronics and media screens made of copper nanowires will always keep their original color.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New Orleans newspaper to end daily publication

The Times-Picayune, the largest newspaper in New Orleans, said Thursday it would end daily print publication, moving to a schedule of three issues per week, to adapt to "an increasingly digital age."

Technology / Business

created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Review: Autodesk's 3-D technology cool but frustrating

Last week, Autodesk updated its suite of 3-D printing and modeling applications, releasing an iPad version of 123D Catch, a program that creates a virtual object by stitching together two-dimensional photographs taken of ...

Technology / Software

created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

From ventriloquist's dummies to turkey dinners, 3-D printing is heading home

When the ventriloquist Jeff Dunham wanted to make a new dummy for his show, he designed the character's head on his home computer and then printed it out in his workshop.

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

Stable electrodes for improving printed electronics

Imagine owning a television with the thickness and weight of a sheet of paper. It will be possible, someday, thanks to the growing industry of printed electronics. The process, which allows manufacturers to ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New 3D printing process could lead to DIY drugstores

(Phys.org) -- A new 3D printing process developed at the University of Glasgow could revolutionise the way scientists, doctors and even the general public create chemical products.

Chemistry / Other

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Polarized X-ray scattering technique reveals structure of printable electronics

(Phys.org) -- An innovative X-ray technique has given North Carolina State University researchers and their collaborators new insight into how organic polymers can be used in printable electronics such as transistors and ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Will 3-D printing launch a new industrial revolution?

Peter Schmitt, an MIT doctoral student, printed a clock in 2009. He didn't print an image of a clock on a piece of paper. He printed a three-dimensional clock -- an eight-inch diameter plastic timekeeping ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (34) | comments 56 | with audio podcast

Britannica's halt of print edition triggers sales

(AP) -- It turns out all Encyclopaedia Britannica had to do to breathe new life into the sale of its print edition was to kill it.

Technology / Business

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US book lovers embracing digital editions: Pew study

A Pew study released late Wednesday showed that US book lovers are increasingly turning inkless pages.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Newspapers erect pay walls in hunt for new revenue

(AP) -- Newspapers are returning to a business strategy that served them well in the heyday of street-corner newsboys shouting the front-page news. They're enticing people with a little free online content before asking ...

Technology / Internet

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

HP combines printer, PC units in turnaround effort

(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. is combining its printer and PC divisions as it tries to overcome dragging profits, growing competition and the absence of a focused identity.

Technology / Business

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

NY Times curbs free Web access, subscriptions rise

The New York Times said Tuesday it was cutting back on free access to its online content, as it announced gains in paid subscriptions to its news website.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NEC goes ultra-thin with 0.3mm-thick batteries

(PhysOrg.com) -- NEC, which has been working on what is called "organic radical battery" (ORB) technology for some years, has announced its latest ORB breakthrough, the 0.3mm thick ORB. According to Geek.co ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 18, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report