13/12/2010

Polymer scientists make imprint on nanolithography

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanolithography, or surface patterning on a nanoscale, is critical for modern technology, but has been developed largely for patterning flat surfaces until recently. A team of University of Akron scientists ...

Facebook in challenge to Google crown

Facebook is challenging Google's supremacy on the Internet with a radically different approach to how people live, work, play and search online.

Facebook, Twitter: new roadmap for high-end travel

Facebook, Twitter and a host of invite-only travel websites are fast becoming a key pipeline for well-heeled travellers as well as the budget-conscious to find hot deals and destinations.

Brazil launches rocket into orbit

Brazil on Sunday successfully launched a midsized unmanned rocket into space, with hundreds of kilograms (pounds) in cargo and experiments in tow, space officials here said.

Humans helped vultures colonize the Canary Islands

The Egyptian vulture population of the Canary Islands was established following the arrival of the first human settlers who brought livestock to the islands. A genetic comparison of Iberian and Canarian birds, published in ...

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