(AP) -- When he couldn't get help from police, Joshua Kaufman went online and used Twitter and a blog to help track down his stolen laptop.
Other
Jun 2, 2011
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A student writing an essay for their teacher may be tempted to plagiarize or leave facts unchecked. A new study shows that if you ask that same student to write something that will be posted on Wikipedia, he or she suddenly ...
Social Sciences
May 31, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Optical gyroscopes, also known as rotation sensors, are widely used as a navigational tool in vehicles from ships to airplanes, measuring the rotation rates of a vehicle on three axes to evaluate its exact ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 5, 2010
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Designers love state-of-the-art production technologies. This is the story of how a young designer worked with researchers from Fraunhofer to manufacture the Hydra steel tube chair. This chair is not only lightweight, but ...
Engineering
Oct 1, 2010
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Living in a fast-changing world and always being on the go forces researchers to conceive, develop and bring to market advanced technologies. A case in point is the mobile internet which is growing faster than the blink of ...
Computer Sciences
Sep 23, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Emerging field helps create a more sustainable future, though information technology itself is part of the problem.
Environment
Aug 24, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A special kind of titanium and a manufacturing technique used to build the Ariane 5 rocket could become the next successful spin-offs from Europe's space programme, benefiting the oil and gas industry.
Environment
Aug 17, 2010
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Purdue University will lead a new research center to improve photovoltaic solar cells as part of a national effort to bring alternative energy technologies to the marketplace.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 27, 2010
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Researchers from SEMATECH's 3D Interconnect program based at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering's (CNSE) Albany NanoTech Complex have reported advances in wafer-to-wafer bonding alignment accuracies through ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Jun 10, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Computational modeling tools developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology could accelerate development of a new type of membrane technology that will boost the efficiency of energy-related gas separations. ...
Materials Science
Feb 15, 2010
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