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Apr 20, 2012 10:59 AM EDT

Stable Electrodes for Improving Printed Electronics

Imagine owning a television with the thickness and weight of a sheet of paper. It will be possible, someday, thanks to the growing industry of printed electronics. The process, which allows manufacturers to literally print or roll materials onto surfaces to produce an electronically functional devic...

Apr 20, 2012 06:07 AM EDT

Mini Electric Cars Fill Gap in China as Official EVs Sputter

The tiny electric car that Chen Xianping drives to work over bumpy country roads in Shandong province says much about the hurdles facing China's efforts to promote electric vehicles and the big car companies' efforts to sell them.

Apr 19, 2012 04:52 PM EDT

New CU-NOAA Monitoring System Clarifies Murky Atmospheric Questions

A University of Colorado Boulder-led team has developed a new monitoring system to analyze and compare emissions from man-made fossil fuels and trace gases in the atmosphere, a technique that likely could be used to monitor the effectiveness of measures regulating greenhouse gases.

Apr 19, 2012 12:06 PM EDT

BGI's International Conference on Genomics Coming to the US Sept. 27-28 with High-powered Roster of Genomics Industry Luminaries

Global thought leaders devoted to the latest developments in human, plant and animal genome sciences will gather at ICG Americas 2012 in Philadelphia September 27-28.

Apr 19, 2012 11:47 AM EDT

Finding ET May Require Giant Robotic Leap

Autonomous, self-replicating robots -- exobots -- are the way to explore the universe, find and identify extraterrestrial life and perhaps clean up space debris in the process, according to a Penn State engineer, who notes that the search for extraterrestrial intelligence -- SETI -- is in its 50th y...

Apr 19, 2012 10:36 AM EDT

Researchers Boost Efficiency of Multi-hop Wireless Networks

Multi-hop wireless networks can provide data access for large and unconventional spaces, but they have long faced significant limits on the amount of data they can transmit. Now researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a more efficient data transmission approach that can boost...

Apr 19, 2012 06:40 AM EDT

Webb Telescope Spinoff Technologies already Seen in some Industries

A critical component of the James Webb Space Telescope is its new technology. Much of the technology for the Webb had to be conceived, designed and built specifically to enable it to see farther back in time. As with many NASA technological advances, some of the innovations are being used to benefit...

Apr 18, 2012 01:52 PM EDT

New Research Could Mean Cellphones That Can See Through Walls

Comic book hero superpowers may be one step closer to reality after the latest technological feats made by researchers at UT Dallas. They have designed an imager chip that could turn mobile phones into devices that can see through walls, wood, plastics, paper and other objects.

Apr 18, 2012 11:46 AM EDT

New Technologies for a Blue Future

Technology has transformed the way humans interact with the seas and oceans. But what are the next big ideas that will drive growth in marine and maritime sectors into the future?

Apr 18, 2012 10:47 AM EDT

Sandia National Laboratories' Work on Neutron Generation: Going from Tubes to Chips

It was a figurative whack on the head that started Sandia National Laboratories distinguished technical staff member Juan Elizondo-Decanini thinking outside the box - which in his case was a cylinder.

Apr 18, 2012 10:16 AM EDT

Australia-New Zealand Square Kilometre Array Site Is already Producing World-class Astrophysics

CSIRO's Murchison Radioastronomy Observatory (MRO), located in remote Western Australia, is the site proposed by Australia and New Zealand to host the high-density core of the multi-billion dollar Square Kilometre Array (SKA), and is already producing world-class research that will be described at a...

Apr 18, 2012 09:14 AM EDT