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Google shows prototype phone that creates 3-D maps of its surroundings

Feb 21, 2013 (UPI)

U.S. tech giant Google has unveiled a prototype smartphone it says creates 3-D maps to help the visually impaired navigate unfamiliar indoor sites unassisted. T...

Space agency studying ways to capture derelict satellites, space junk

Feb 21, 2013 (UPI)

The European Space Agency says it is studying the possibility of a future mission to capture derelict satellites adrift in orbit around the Earth. The e.DeOrbit...

Engineers show feasibility of superfast materials

Feb 21, 2013 (SPX)

University of Utah engineers demonstrated it is feasible to build the first organic materials that conduct electricity on their edges, but act as an insulator i...

Sony bills PS4 console as gaming's future

Feb 21, 2013 (AFP)

Sony unveiled a new generation PlayStation 4 system Wednesday and laid out its vision for the "future of gaming" in a world rich with mobile gadgets and play st...

Lessons from nature could lead to the creation of new materials

Feb 21, 2013 (SPX)

In a sweeping review of the field of bio-inspired engineering and biomimicry in the Feb. 15 issue of the journal Science, two engineers at the University of Cal...

Ancient helium rising to the surface in Yellowstone National Park

Feb 20, 2013 (UPI)

Helium, trapped underground for 2 billion years, is bubbling to the surface from steam vents and hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, U.S. researchers say....

'Explorers' to don Google Internet glasses

Feb 20, 2013 (AFP)

Google on Wednesday invited "explorers" with creative vision and $1,500 to spare to be part of a select group of people who get to experiment with glasses synch...

Sony pressured to change game with PS4 console

Feb 19, 2013 (AFP)

Sony is expected to reveal its vision of the future of home entertainment on Wednesday by providing a glimpse at a new-generation PlayStation console that strea...

Researchers strain to improve electrical material and it's worth it

Feb 15, 2013 (SPX)

Like turning coal to diamond, adding pressure to an electrical material enhances its properties. Now, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers hav...

Explosive breakthrough in research on molecular recognition

Feb 15, 2013 (SPX)

Ever wonder how sometimes people still get through security with explosives on their person? Research done in the University of Alberta's Department of Chemical...

Hand-held scanner used to make 3-D maps of crime scenes

Feb 14, 2013 (UPI)

A new scanner allows police to build 3-D crime scene maps that could help illustrate those scenes to juries, Australian researchers say. Developed by the Common...

Atlas Elektronik zeros in on Indian sonar deal

Feb 14, 2013 (UPI)

Atlas Elektronik is close to winning an order for sonar systems for the Indian navy's indigenous Delhi-class and Russian-built Talwar-class warships, the Busine...

ORNL scientists solve mercury mystery

Feb 13, 2013 (SPX)

By identifying two genes required for transforming inorganic into organic mercury, which is far more toxic, scientists have taken a significant step toward prot...

Indra Develops The First High-Resolution Passive Radar System

Feb 12, 2013 (SPX)

Indra has recently completed the development and demonstration of the functionalities of a passive high-resolution primary radar system. The project was sponsor...

High-energy X-rays shine light on mystery of Picasso's paints

Feb 12, 2013 (SPX)

The Art Institute of Chicago teamed up with Argonne National Laboratory to help unravel a decades-long debate among art scholars about what kind of paint Picass...

Alphasat experiences heaven on Earth

Feb 12, 2013 (ESA)

Tucked away in a vacuum chamber for several months, Europe's largest telecom satellite has faced the harsh conditions it will deal with once it is launched into...

Growth factor aids stem cell regeneration after radiation damage

Feb 12, 2013 (SPX)

Epidermal growth factor has been found to speed the recovery of blood-making stem cells after exposure to radiation, according to Duke Medicine researchers. The...

Nextdoor renovates before taking on the world

Feb 12, 2013 (AFP)

Neighborhood social networking service Nextdoor.com rolled out home improvements on Tuesday along with word it is flush with new funding and eyeing community-mi...

Scientists team with business innovators to solve 'big data' bottleneck

Feb 11, 2013 (SPX)

In a study that represents a potential cultural shift in how basic science research can be conducted, researchers from Harvard Medical School, Harvard Business ...

New classes of magnetoelectric materials promise advances in computing technology

Feb 11, 2013 (SPX)

Although scientists have been aware that magnetism and electricity are two sides of the same proverbial coin for almost 150 years, researchers are still trying ...