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NYU Researchers Took Bribes from Chinese Group
May 22, 2013 9:48 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThree New York University researchers from China divulged results from a U.S.-funded study to Chinese competitors in exchange for tuition, rent and other expenses, federal prosecutors said Monday. Zhu Yudong, a U.S.-educated NYU professor, and Yang Xing, a lab engineer, were released on bail after appearing in court in Manhattan to face commercial bribery and other charges.
Whirlpools on the Nanoscale Could Multiply Magnetic Memory
May 22, 2013 9:38 am | by Paul Preuss | News | Comments“We spent 15 percent of home energy on gadgets in 2009, and we’re buying more gadgets all the time,” says Peter Fischer of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Fischer lets you know right away that while it’s scientific curiosity that inspires his research at the Lab’s Advanced Light Source (ALS), he intends it to help solve pressing problems.
Technology Could Let Users Disable Guns
May 22, 2013 9:31 am | by Martha Mendoza, AP National Writer | News | CommentsA high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved — and disable it remotely. The technology, but not an actual gun, was demonstrated Tuesday at a wireless technology conference in Las Vegas and was shown to The Associated Press in advance.
Homes Next to Florida Sinkhole to be Demolished
May 22, 2013 9:27 am | by Tampa Bay Times | News | CommentsThe homes on either side of the Tampa area house where a sinkhole opened under a man's bedroom are being demolished. Officials say the demolition will take place Wednesday in Seffner, Fla. The homes were condemned April 1, a month after the sinkhole opened under the house next door, killing 37-year-old Jeffrey Bush.
New Method for Producing Clean Hydrogen
May 22, 2013 9:25 am | by Duke University | News | CommentsDuke University engineers have developed a novel method for producing clean hydrogen, which could prove essential to weaning society off of fossil fuels and their environmental implications. While hydrogen is ubiquitous in the environment, producing and collecting molecular hydrogen for transportation and industrial uses is expensive and complicated.
Should We Let Wunderkinds Drop Out Of High School?
May 22, 2013 9:09 am | by Beth J. Harpaz, Associated Press | News | CommentsIt's one thing to say tech geniuses don't need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college. But now we've got David Karp, who doesn't even have a high school diploma. Karp, 26, founded Tumblr, the online blogging forum, and sold it to Yahoo for $1.1 billion.
Manufacturing Gangnam Style
May 22, 2013 9:05 am | by Stacey Wagner, Manager, Workforce Systems Development, NIST MEP | Blogs | CommentsRethink Robotics, the firm that designed and manufactured Baxter the famous industrial robot, has met its match. Robotis’ Bioloid, an educational DIY robotics set, has developed a new, hipper cousin to Baxter that dances – Gangnam Style.
Japan Watchdog: Nuclear Plant Sits on Active Fault
May 22, 2013 7:18 am | by Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press | News | CommentsJapan's nuclear watchdog on Wednesday endorsed a panel's conclusion that a seismic fault running underneath one of two reactors at an atomic plant in western Japan is active, making the reactor's restart virtually impossible.
US Auto Factories Cutting Back on Summer Downtime
May 22, 2013 12:01 am | by Dee-Ann Durbin, AP Auto Writer | News | CommentsDetroit auto factories are forgoing their traditional two-week summer break and speeding up production to meet buyers' growing demand for new cars and trucks. Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday that 21 of its North American factories will shut for only one week this summer.
Ex-Ford Execs Charged in Argentine Torture Cases
May 21, 2013 3:21 pm | by Almudena Calatrava, Associated Press | News | CommentsThree former Ford Motor Co. executives have been charged with crimes against humanity in Argentina for allegedly targeting union workers for kidnapping and torture after the country's 1976 military coup. All three men are in their 80s now.
New Energy Secretary Sworn In
May 21, 2013 3:07 pm | by Matthew Daly, Associated Press | News | CommentsEnergy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Tuesday he will put on hold about 20 applications to export liquefied natural gas until he reviews studies by the Energy Department and others on what impact the exports would have on domestic natural gas supplies and prices.
Orion's Vane Axial Fans
May 21, 2013 2:08 pm | by Eric Sorensen, Coordinator of Multimedia Development | Orion Fans | Videos | CommentsSince 1995, Orion Fans, a division of Knight Electronics, has been designing, developing, and manufacturing a broad line of AC fans, DC fans, fan trays, fan accessories and blowers to meet the continuing thermal management needs of OEMs worldwide.
RapidFire: 3D Printer Builds Your Thoughts
May 21, 2013 1:48 pm | by Eric Sorensen, Multimedia Coordinator | Videos | CommentsOn today’s episode of RapidFire, brought to you by 3D Creation Systems, your number one source for 3D printing services and technology, we’re learning to model and 3D print using only our minds.
Mouser Electronics’ President & CEO Glenn Smith Celebrates 40 Years of Service
May 21, 2013 1:30 pm | by Mouser Electronics, Inc. | Mouser Electronics | News | CommentsMouser Electronics, Inc. has announced the 40th company anniversary milestone of Glenn Smith, Mouser’s President and Chief Executive Officer. With strategic vision, Smith has built the company into a global corporation that today - four decades later - has 1,200 employees, 400,000 customers, more than $600 million in annual revenue, and 19 offices on three continents.
Rice Unveils Method for Tailoring Optical Processors
May 21, 2013 1:30 pm | by Jade Boyd, Rice University | News | CommentsRice University researchers have unveiled a robust new method for arranging metal nanoparticles in geometric patterns that can act as optical processors that transform incoming light signals into output of a different color. The breakthrough by a team of theoretical and applied physicists and engineers at Rice's Laboratory for Nanophotonics (LANP) is described this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
