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Penn researchers develop liquid-crystal-based compound lenses that work like insect eyes
May 21, 2015 (SPX)
The compound eyes found in insects and some sea creatures are marvels of evolution. There, thousands of lenses work together to provide sophisticated informatio...
Wearables may get boost from boron-infused graphene
May 19, 2015 (SPX)
A microsupercapacitor designed by scientists at Rice University that may find its way into personal and even wearable electronics is getting an upgrade. The las...
Mixed decision for Samsung appeal in Apple patent case
May 18, 2015 (AFP)
A jury must recalculate the $930 million verdict against Samsung in the blockbuster patent lawsuit from Apple, a US appeals court ruled Monday. The appellate pa...
Well-funded Jet.com may be ecommerce game-changer
May 17, 2015 (AFP)
Jet.com has yet to launch its online retail site to the public, but has already drawn attention as a would-be game-changer that could take on Internet giant Ama...
Graphene holds key to unlocking creation of wearable electronic devices
May 15, 2015 (SPX)
Ground-breaking research has successfully created the world's first truly electronic textile, using the wonder material Graphene. An international team of scien...
Object recognition for free
May 14, 2015 (SPX)
Object recognition - determining what objects are where in a digital image - is a central research topic in computer vision. But a person looking at an image wi...
'On-demand' startups see surge in venture capital
May 14, 2015 (AFP)
Startups in the "on-demand" sector -- such as Uber and Instacart, which offer speedy services on a smartphone app -- are seeing an unprecedented surge in ventur...
Near-atomic resolution of protein structure by electron microscopy
May 14, 2015 (SPX)
A new study shows that it is possible to use an imaging technique called cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to view, in near-atomic detail, the architecture of ...
ICANN sees privatization of Internet management soon
May 14, 2015 (AFP)
The head of the nonprofit group that oversees the world's Internet addresses expressed confidence Thursday that it would be privatized and out of US government ...
Facebook dives deep into news with publisher deal
May 13, 2015 (AFP)
Facebook pushed deeper into the media business Wednesday by crafting a deal with news publishers which allows the social network to deliver articles directly to...
AOL signs off after 30-year connection
May 12, 2015 (AFP)
Over its 30-year history, the company got America on the Internet, became a corporate power, lost its luster and reinvented itself several times in an effort to...
Skype opens door to real-time translation feature
May 12, 2015 (AFP)
Microsoft-owned Skype on Tuesday cleared the way for anyone to use a new feature that translates video chats or instant messages in real time. People no longer ...
Smartphones among top gadgets for Americans: survey
May 11, 2015 (AFP)
Smartphones are now used in 72 percent of US homes and have become the third most owned electronics item for Americans, a survey showed Monday. The annual surve...
China's smartphone market contracts in Q1: IDC
May 11, 2015 (AFP)
China's smartphone market contracted in the first quarter for the first time in six years with Apple becoming the top vendor, researchers said Monday. Internati...
UH researchers create lens to turn smartphone into microscope
May 09, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers at the University of Houston have created an optical lens that can be placed on an inexpensive smartphone to magnify images by a magnitude of 120, a...
Desirable defects
May 09, 2015 (SPX)
"Generally, flaws are the last thing you'd want in a liquid crystal", explains Giuseppe D'Adamo, postdoctoral fellow at SISSA. "However, this new method allows ...
Startup Pigeonly helps digitally deprived behind bars
May 08, 2015 (AFP)
Frederick Hutson was serving time in prison for moving a mountain of marijuana when he came up with a million-dollar idea for Internet startup Pigeonly. "I was ...
S. Korea grabs Google's first Asian 'campus'
May 08, 2015 (AFP)
Google formally opened its first Asian start-up "campus" in Seoul on Friday -- a marquee-name nod to South Korea's aspirations as a regional hub for a new gener...
Apple set to lead surging smartwatch market: survey
May 07, 2015 (AFP)
The Apple Watch is fueling the emerging smartwatch market and is expected to be the top seller in the segment for next few years, a market research report showe...
Google's home campus dreams dashed by local officials
May 07, 2015 (AFP)
Google on Thursday was stinging from a decision by local officials to reject the bulk of a proposed plan for a grand expansion of its Silicon Valley home campus...
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