New transparent plastic is as strong as steel
Oct 24, 2007
By Steve Grossman, Editor By imitating the brick-and-mortar molecular structure found in seashells, University of Michigan researchers have created a composite plastic that is as strong as steel but lighter and transparent. ...
Low-cost robotic device enables digital camera to produce billions of pixels
Oct 10, 2007
By Steve Grossman, Editor Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, in collaboration with scientists at NASA's Ames Research Center, have built a low-cost robotic device that enables any digital camera to produce breathtaking gigapixel — billions of pixels — panoramas called GigaPans.
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Software company to support new quad-core processor platform
Sep 12, 2007
By Steve Grossman, Editor Virtual Iron Software, a provider of enterprise-class server virtualization and virtual infrastructure management software, has announced that it will support the latest Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor 7300 series platforms. ...
How the government is taking strides to make nanotechnology safe
Aug 22, 2007
By Steve Grossman, Editor On Aug.15, the federal government issued a list of prioritized nanotechnology risk research needs. These new priorities are drawn from its September 2006 report, Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Needs for Engineered Nanoscale Materials....
Emphasis on counterinsurgency missions may require adjusting airlift fleets
Aug 8, 2007
By Steve Grossman, Editor The U.S. military's current general airlift forces are suitable for the majority of counterinsurgency missions, but need substantial reinvestment and some realignment in order to be most effective, according to a Rand Corporation study.
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Biosensor sniffs out explosives
Jul 25, 2007
By Steve Grossman, Editor Temple University School of Medicine researchers have developed a new biosensor that "sniffs out" explosives and could one day be used to detect landmines and deadly agents, such as sarin gas, according to a paper published in the June issue of Nature Chemical Biology. ...
Framework to aid in responsible development of nanotechnology launches
Jun 27, 2007
By Steve Grossman, Editor DuPont and Environmental Defense have released a comprehensive framework to assist with the responsible development and use of nanotechnology and to help inform global dialogue of its potential risks. ...
A breakthrough in high-definition image compression technology
Jun 13, 2007
By Steve Grossman, Editor Showlei Associates has announced its new CamCoder video compression device that will dramatically lower the cost, power consumption and size for the compression of high-definition streaming images. ...
New large-cell battery technology raises reliability, lowers cost
May 23, 2007
By Steve Grossman, Editor Lithium Technology Corporation has announced a new product line of lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) cells, said to be the largest cells of their kind in the world.
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MEMS accelerometer proves to be unusually accurate and low cost
May 9, 2007
By Steve Grossman, Editor A new MEMS accelerometer is expected to provide the performance of a $17,000 accelerometer and be unusually accurate at a MEMS pricing level, which will be less than one-tenth of the $17,000 — even at low production levels. ...
The V-22 Osprey tilt rotor craft heads for Iraq, safety questions linger
Apr 25, 2007
By Steve Grossman, Editor The Defense Department has announced that the V-22 Osprey will be sent to Iraq this December, performing in a combat role for the first time. Dialogue about the safety and worthiness of the VS-22 continues unabated....
A-10 Warthog upgrade program turns sows' ears into silk purses
Apr 11, 2007
By Steve Grossman, Editor Lockheed Martin has announced a $40.4 million contract modification to complete the Precision Engagement (PE) program engineering and manufacturing development phase for the A-10C Warthog aircraft. ...
Virginia Tech project seeks breakthrough to 1 nm resolution in optical imaging
Mar 28, 2007
By Steve Grossman, Editor Producing optical images at resolutions as low as one nanometer is the goal of Virginia Tech College of Engineering researcher, Yong Xu, who has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) grant.
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With a stop at 193 nm, immersion lithography is on the way to 32 nm
Mar 14, 2007
By Steve Grossman, Editor Immersion lithography is fast approaching its launch on the manufacturing floor and will probably come on board with a number of large semiconductor manufacturing companies this year. ...
Advanced backplane design is crucial for 100 Gb traffic
Feb 28, 2007
By Steve Grossman,Editor Providing system-level support for 100 Gb/s Ethernet requires an advanced backplane design that can ensure line-rate transmission of traffic throughout the system....
New turbo-prop aircraft designed to combat counterinsurgencies
Jan 24, 2007
By Steve Grossman, Editor In fighting insurgencies where targets are often pickup trucks and adversaries on the backs of camels, it is a far different war than confronting tanks and armored vehicles. Which is why the company, based in Canton, OH is moving forward with the development of its A-67, a single-engine turbo-prop aircraft earmarked for counterinsurgency, intelligence gathering, light strike and border patrol missions....
Software defined radio security is focus of Virginia Tech project
Jan 10, 2007
By Steve Grossman, Editor Researchers at Virginia Tech have been awarded a $400,000 Cyber Trust grant to explore a range of security issues for SDRs and SCRs. The team will have as its task the identification of the various threats and risks posed by malicious code being installed on SDRs and then to outline possible countermeasures....
