Using light for next-generation data storage
Tiny, nano-sized crystals of salt encoded with data using light from a laser could be the next data storage technology of choice, following research by Australian scientists.
Tiny, nano-sized crystals of salt encoded with data using light from a laser could be the next data storage technology of choice, following research by Australian scientists.
Optics & Photonics
Jun 28, 2018
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United Technologies plans to hire 35,000 people and invest more than $15 billion in the U.S. over the next five years.
Business
May 23, 2018
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Despite all the talk of technology companies and workers leaving the Bay Area for cheaper pastures, Silicon Valley looks strong as ever—for now.
Business
Apr 16, 2018
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China has announced it is building the world's fastest wind tunnel to develop a new generation of super-fast airplanes, but it could also be used for hypersonic missile technology.
Engineering
Mar 20, 2018
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A plan to use satellite imagery and aerial mapping to protect Indonesia's peatlands—a vast carbon sink and source of much of the country's greenhouse emissions—was awarded a $1 million prize on Friday.
Environment
Feb 2, 2018
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New dipstick technology that enables pathogen detection and the rapid diagnosis of human, animal and plant disease in even the most remote locations has been developed by University of Queensland scientists.
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 21, 2017
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A Canadian startup company whose invention lets dairy farmers check the quality of milk from individual cows is getting $1 million to set up shop in Buffalo.
Other
Oct 7, 2017
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Apple is expected to sell its fanciest iPhone yet for $1,000, crossing into a new financial frontier that will test how much consumers are willing to pay for a device that's become an indispensable part of modern life.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 11, 2017
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Passengers' baggage is collected by robots, they relax in a luxurious waiting area complete with an indoor garden before getting a face scan and swiftly passing through security and immigration—this could be the airport ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 27, 2017
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US entrepreneur Elon Musk said Thursday he'd received tentative approval from the government to build a conceptual "hyperloop" system that would blast passenger pods down vacuum-sealed tubes from New York to Washington at ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 21, 2017
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