News articles tagged with 'applications'
The perfect cut
— 8 Aug 2009 15:25 | TechnologyThe ability to cut onions into thin slices isn't just a matter of practice - choosing the right implement also helps make good onion rings. The same principle applies when cutting silicon... — full story
More than meets the eye: New blue light nanocrystals
— 22 Jul 2009 09:39 | ChemistryBerkeley Lab researchers have produced non-toxic magnesium oxide nanocrystals that efficiently emit blue light and could also play a role in long-term storage of carbon dioxide, a potential... — full story
Face recognition computers can see through your disguise
— 7 Jul 2009 16:44 | TechnologyA rapid but superior method for computerised face recognition could revolutionise security systems especially if it can see through disguises, according to research published in this... — full story
11 million copies of Safari 4 downloaded in the first three days
— 13 Jun 2009 16:18 | TechnologyApple announced that more than 11 million copies of Safari 4 have been downloaded in the first three days of its release, including more than six million downloads of Safari for Windows.... — full story
Apple's App Store downloads top one billion in just nine months
— 24 Apr 2009 19:51 | TechnologyApple today announced that customers have downloaded one billion applications from its revolutionary App Store, the largest applications store in the world. The one billionth app, Bump... — full story
New RFID technology tracks and monitors nuclear materials
— 25 Mar 2009 15:16 | TechnologyRadio frequency identification (RFID) devices have widely been used for tracking for years; recently, scientists from U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have... — full story
Public beta of Safari 4 released
— 24 Feb 2009 14:16 | TechnologyApple Inc. just announced (24 February 2009) the public beta of Safari(R) 4, the world's fastest and most innovative web browser for Mac(R) and Windows PCs. The Nitro engine in Safari... — full story
MIT rocket aims for cheaper nudges in space
— 24 Feb 2009 13:20 | TechnologySatellites orbiting the Earth must occasionally be nudged to stay on the correct path. MIT scientists are developing a new rocket that could make this and other spacecraft manoeuvres... — full story
Taking the stress out of magnetic field detection
— 3 Feb 2009 13:00 | TechnologyResearchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered that a carefully built magnetic sandwich that interleaves layers of a magnetic alloy with a... — full story
Dream of quantum computing closer to reality as mathematicians chase key breakthrough
— 22 Dec 2008 12:08 | TechnologyThe ability to exploit the extraordinary properties of quantum mechanics in novel applications, such as a new generation of super-fast computers, has come closer following recent progress... — full story