Seiko Epson Corp. has successfully developed A6-size (7.1 inches on the diagonal) electronic paper using a plastic substrate. Drawing on Epson's original SUFTLA technology, the new electronic paper achieves Quad-XGA resolution ...
Hardware
Jun 12, 2006
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Norwegian scientists say they've determined where a meteorite struck ground last week and now researchers are debating its impact.
Earth Sciences
Jun 12, 2006
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Carnegie Mellon University is sending two small bipedal robots to the RoboCup 2006 World Championship June 14–18 in Bremen, Germany, to provide color commentary for robot soccer matches -- a first for humanoid robots.
Robotics
Jun 12, 2006
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New analysis of the language and gesture of South America's indigenous Aymara people indicates they have a concept of time opposite to all the world's studied cultures—so that the past is ahead of them and the future behind.
Other
Jun 12, 2006
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Mobile-device use in Houston and New Orleans has seen a spike since Hurricane Katrina, a research group said Monday.
Telecom
Jun 12, 2006
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Texas Instruments said Monday it had developed a 45-nanometer wet lithography process that doubles the number of chips it can produce on a silicon wafer.
Electronics & Semiconductors
Jun 12, 2006
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Israeli researchers have produced genetically modified hybrid peppers that can be raised with minimal protection under moderate winter conditions.
Jun 12, 2006
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Microsoft's new Office Business Applications program seeks to give individual employees more flexibility in accessing the computer information they need.
Software
Jun 12, 2006
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Thanks to data from ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray satellite, a team of international scientists found a comet-like ball of gas over a thousand million times the mass of the sun hurling through a distant galaxy cluster over 750 kilometres ...
Astronomy
Jun 12, 2006
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Scientists are lauding a new book from the Scottish Natural Heritage that catalogues more than 1,000 rare species found in the Cairngorm Mountains.
Jun 12, 2006
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