13/08/2009

New interferometer could simplify materials research

(PhysOrg.com) -- “Most current hard x-ray interferometers are based on crystals, which require their high quality and high mechanical stability,” Anatoly Snigirev tells PhysOrg.com. “This can make x-ray interferometry ...

Women on company boards face stockmarket prejudice

(PhysOrg.com) -- Companies with female board members fare worse on the stock market, despite performing as well on all other measures as those with all-male boards. This is the finding of a new study by the University of ...

Social gadgets added to iGoogle homepages

Google on Wednesday added social-networking features to its customizable homepages by adding software "gadgets" that enable people to play and stay in tune with friends online.

US military embraces robot 'revolution'

Robots in the sky and on the ground are transforming warfare, and the US military is rushing to recruit the new warriors that never sleep and never bleed.

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