Australia's spy chief has declared the nation's new intelligence headquarters secure after reports Chinese hackers stole the building's top secret blueprints.

Technology - Internet

May 31, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

(AP)—Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will meet with members of a Chinese delegation this weekend and likely talk about ongoing cyberthreats amid new reports that China used computer-based attacks to access data from dozens ...

Technology - Internet

May 31, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

All chefs know that "you have to break some eggs to make an omelet," and that includes engineers at Iowa State University who are using high-frequency sound waves to break down plant materials in order to cook up a better ...

Technology - Engineering

May 31, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1

Using the sensitive ears of a parasitic fly for inspiration, a group of researchers has created a new type of microphone that achieves better acoustical performance than what is currently available in hearing aids. The scientists ...

Technology - Engineering

May 31, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded researchers at the University of California, Riverside a $60,000 grant to continue their development of face-recognition software to help identify ...

Technology - Computer Sciences

Jun 03, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Dell Inc. trimmed CEO Michael Dell's pay by 14 percent to $13.9 million last year amid a slump that culminated in a proposed $24.4 billion deal that could end the personal computer maker's 25-year history as a publicly traded ...

Technology - Business

Jun 04, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Lithium-ion batteries are lightweight, fully rechargeable, and can pack a lot of energy into a small volume—making them attractive as power sources for hybrid and electric vehicles.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Jun 04, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1 |

Researchers at the University of Alicante have developed a procedure that removes printed ink on plastic films used in flexible packaging getting a product free from ink and suitable for recycling.

Technology - Engineering

Jun 04, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

France's culture minister has branded online retailer Amazon a "destroyer" of bookshops in the latest confrontation between the Socialist government in Paris and America's giants of the digital economy.

Technology - Business

Jun 04, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Google said Tuesday it had entered a ten-year deal with a Swedish wind farm developer to power a data centre in Finland.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Jun 04, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Researchers have developed a method that can reduce engine friction and wear even during production of engine components. Special coatings can help to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

Technology - Engineering

Jun 05, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1

Google jets are getting a home in an $82-million private terminal being built to cater to executives coming and going from Mineta San Jose International Airport in Silicon Valley.

Technology - Business

Jun 06, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Six of the world's leading research and education networks and two commercial partners today demonstrated for the first time a Transatlantic 100 gigabits-per-second (Gbps or one billion bits per second) transmission link ...

Technology - Telecom

Jun 06, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

(Phys.org) —The quintessential piece of origami might be a decorative paper crane, but in the hands of an interdisciplinary University of Pennsylvania research team, it could lead to a drug-delivery device, ...

Technology - Engineering

Jun 06, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc. are formally urging Dell shareholders to reject a buyout offer from the struggling PC maker's founder and investment firm Silver Lake Partners.

Technology - Business

Jun 06, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0