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3/4/10
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Purdue Univ. researchers have developed a miniature device capable of converting ultrafast laser pulses into bursts of radio-frequency signals, a step toward making wires obsolete for communications in the homes and offices of the future.
Feb 22 | News
Built by university students in Missouri, the tractor-tread-equipped robot relies on an infrared camera and LIDAR technology to relay photographs of tight interior spaces like buildings or caves. Suitable for hunting terrorists or structural damage, the robots weighs about 200 pounds and costs $25,000. Future versions will likely get lighter and smaller.
Feb 18 | News
An artificial foot that recycles energy otherwise wasted in between steps could make it easier for amputees to walk, its developers say.
Mar 18 | News
The 35-kilometer lunar trek by the Soviet Union’s Lunokhod 2 still holds the record for distance by a robotic rover on a celestial body. Using his own lunar atlas and NASA images, Phil Stooke, a researcher in Canada, has found the rover and its tracks. Recent images and data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter confirmed the location.
Mar 18 | News
HTC Corp., the Taiwanese cell phone maker sued by Apple for patent infringement, said Thursday it will defend itself against charges that it lifted iPhone technology.In his first public comment on the suit, HTC chief Peter Chou said the company "disagrees with Apple's actions," though he did...
Mar 18 | News
Dassault Systèmes (DS) announced that Dong Fang Boiler Group CO., LTD. (DBC) has selected its ENOVIA V6 solution to build a collaborative data management platform, the first seen in China’s power station boiler industry.
Mar 18 | News
IBM's Japan unit said Thursday it will fight an assessment by tax authorities, who reportedly investigated the company for failing to declare more than $4.4 billion in income.IBM Japan could be ordered to pay the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau more than 30 billion yen ($332 million) in back...
Mar 17 | News
Giving a boost to eastern Washington, state lawmakers on Wednesday passed a temporary sales-tax break for companies that build and operate server farms in rural areas.The sales and use tax exemption, which would take effect in April and last until 2018, applies to server equipment, software and...
Mar 17 | News
IHS Inc., a provider of energy and security information to governments and large companies, said Wednesday it is acquiring automotive forecasting company CSM Worldwide for about $27 million.CSM Worldwide provides vehicle production and sales forecasts and other research to car makers, suppliers...
Mar 17 | News
Clemex Technologies Inc. (TSXV:CXG.A), an image analysis solutions provider, posts third-quarter income of $10,886 versus $7,262 in the year-earlier period. Both figures represented less than a penny a share. Revenues slipped to $990,375 from $1.3 million.
Mar 17 | News
PayPal, the online payments unit of Internet auction site operator eBay Inc., plans to double its staff in Asia to 2,000 by the end of the year."Asia is our fastest growing market and we absolutely expect that trend to continue," president Scott Thompson said Wednesday. "This is going to be a...
Mar 17 | News
Posted by Mary Snapp Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel (The following editorial appears in today’s edition of The Hill . Mary Snapp delivers the keynote address at the Advertising Law & Public Policy Conference today in Washington...(
Mar 17 | News
Software maker Intuit Inc. said Wednesday that season-to-date sales of its TurboTax federal income tax preparation products are up 10 percent from a year earlier.The company has sold about 15.2 million units through March 13, compared with 13.8 million units in the prior-year period.Intuit's...