(AP) -- Sales of console and portable video games grew 26 percent in April versus last year, a rise that a market research group that tracks the figures attributes to a stronger lineup of games such as "Mortal Kombat 2011" ...
Business
May 13, 2011
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Earlier this year, Boston University researchers and collaborators conducted a mobile greenhouse gas audit in Boston and found hundreds of natural gas leaks under the streets and sidewalks of Greater Boston. Nathan Phillips, ...
Environment
May 13, 2011
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Conserving energy is a top priority for auto manufacturers today. Laser technology can help. Lasers can be used to process thin light-weight components made of fiber-composite materials, as well as to manufacture more efficient ...
Engineering
May 13, 2011
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When people pick up Microsoft's Arc Touch Mouse, it's as if they've picked up a toy. The pop-up mouse curls and flattens, and they instinctively begin snapping it back and forth.
Business
May 13, 2011
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Emails, home addresses, passwords, birthdates and bank account numbers. More than 100 million PlayStation Network users entrusted Sony with their data, which is now in the hands of hackers.
Internet
May 13, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of innovative thinkers from several universities working together on a joint project to merge existing technology (the iPhone) with a real-world crowd sourcing application to help blind people make ...
Research teams are trying different approaches within the nanotechnological field to improve water membrane technologies. One of these is to improve water purification by using nature’s own water-transporting channels, ...
Nanomaterials
May 13, 2011
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To better protect new Internet applications against hacker attacks and other types of manipulation, Siemens is taking part in the EU’s WebSand research project. In cooperation with partner organizations SAP, the University ...
Internet
May 13, 2011
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Light does not travel at the same speed in all directions under the effect of an electromagnetic field. Although predicted by theory, this counter-intuitive effect has for the first time been demonstrated experimentally in ...
General Physics
May 13, 2011
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Samsung Electronics today announced that it has started the industry's first production of a high-performance toggle DDR 2.0 multi-level-cell (MLC) memory chip. The new NAND flash chip features a 64 gigabit (Gb) density, ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
May 13, 2011
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