Samsung Google Chromebook loves life online
This week we're looking at a close relative to a laptop: the Samsung Google Chromebook.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 8, 2013
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Tiny robot made to jump by causing explosions inside its body (w/ video)
(Phys.org)—Researchers at Harvard University have begun testing a new way to get robots to jump higher. Instead of building stronger legs, or using compressed air, they are imbedding tubes in its legs that when filled with ...
AOL shows signs of revival on advertising growth
AOL is showing signs of revival with gains in advertising, a key step toward the reinvention of the former Internet star as a media firm.
Business
Feb 8, 2013
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Researchers create reusable adhesive that liquefies under UV light
(Phys.org)—Researchers at Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, (AIRT) have developed an organic material that can be liquefied or hardened by shining different types of light on it. ...
Putting our heads together: Canines may hold clues to human skull development
Man's best friend may touch our hearts with their empathy, companionship, playfulness and loyalty, and they may also lead us to a deeper understanding of our heads.
Biotechnology
Feb 8, 2013
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Implants make light work of fixing broken bones
Artificial bone, created using stem cells and a new lightweight plastic, could soon be used to heal shattered limbs.
Materials Science
Feb 8, 2013
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Researchers explore quantum entanglement
Albert Einstein called quantum entanglement—two particles in different locations, even on other sides of the universe, influencing each other—"spooky action at a distance."
Quantum Physics
Feb 8, 2013
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Violent Nabro eruption shown to pierce stratosphere
(Phys.org)—Researchers from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Ocean and Atmospheric Science and Technology Directorate report conclusive evidence that volcanic gases and aerosols from the explosive 2011 eruption of the ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 8, 2013
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For superionic material, smaller is better
(Phys.org)—A material that could enable faster memory chips and more efficient batteries can switch between high and low ionic conductivity states much faster than previously thought, SLAC and Stanford researchers have ...
Condensed Matter
Feb 8, 2013
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Economists examine gender disparity in CEO ranks
(Phys.org)—Women are reaching the upper echelons of business in record numbers—Marissa Mayer at Yahoo!, Meg Whitman at Hewlett-Packard, Ginni Rometty at IBM and Rosalind Brewer at Sam's Club, to name a few. Even so, women ...
Economics & Business
Feb 8, 2013
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