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Toyota chosen as best global green brand for 3rd straight year
June 13, 2013 11:02 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsToyota Motor Corp. was selected as the "best global green brand" for the third consecutive year in 2013 for producing fuel-efficient vehicles such as the Prius hybrid, U.S. consulting firm Interbrand Corp. said Wednesday. U.S. automaker Ford came second, followed by Japan's carmaker Honda...
US prosecutors push for anti-phone theft moves
June 13, 2013 10:05 am | by The Associated Press | CommentsThe top prosecutors in San Francisco and New York planned Thursday to announce the formation of a nationwide initiative and coalition of police, prosecutors and other officials in an attempt to thwart a surge in smartphone thefts. Officials said San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon and...
3-D TV falls flat: ESPN to kill 3-D broadcasts
June 13, 2013 12:32 am | by PETER SVENSSON - AP Technology Writers - Associated Press | CommentsESPN's announcement Wednesday that it will shut down its 3-D channel by the end of the year is the latest sign the format won't revolutionize entertainment as the industry once hoped. Troubling signs for 3-D have been on the horizon for a last year or so. ESPN 3D's audience ratings were below The...
Army supercomputing center signals growth in Soldier protection solutions
June 13, 2013 12:00 am | by U.S. Army | CommentsSupercomputers Army Research Laboratory engineers rely on to influence the direction of future armor solutions and other unprecedented capabilities for the Soldier moved into new space large enough to house five supercomputers each ranging from 4,000 to 20,000 processors each. In the next four years, the center will quadruple its computing capacity....
Army aviation engineers play role in helicopter rebuild
June 13, 2013 12:00 am | by U.S. Army | CommentsThe Army has upgraded the OH-58 Kiowa Warrior from 1980s equipment to the most current technology available....
Board studying Utah prison move holds 1st meeting
June 12, 2013 5:46 pm | by MICHELLE L. PRICE - Associated Press - Associated Press | CommentsA committee studying the relocation of the Utah State Prison has kicked off a months-long process to consider moving the facility out of a bustling tech corridor south of Salt Lake City. The Utah State Prison occupies 700 acres in Draper where companies such as eBay Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have...
Luminous bacterial proteins detect chemicals in water
June 12, 2013 4:53 pm | by EurekAlert! | CommentsThe sensor principle is based on a red and a green fluorescent dye. If a substance to be detected is present in a water sample, then the sensor shines green; a red color, however, indicates that the substance is not present. What is the reason for the color difference?
New additive offers near-perfect results as nucleating agent for organic semiconductors
June 12, 2013 4:46 pm | by EurekAlert! | CommentsPixie dust may be the stuff of fanciful fiction, but for scientists at UC Santa Barbara's Department of Materials, a commonly used sugar-based additive has been found to have properties that are near magical. By adding minute amounts of it during the fabrication of organic semiconductors...
Renewable energy: World invests $244 billion in 2012; shift to developing countries underway
June 12, 2013 4:33 pm | by EurekAlert! | CommentsFor only the second time since 2006, global investments in renewable energy in 2012 failed to top the year before, falling 12% mainly due to dramatically lower solar prices and weakened US and EU markets. However, 2012 was the second highest year ever for renewable energy investments, which total $1.3 trillion since 2006.
Challenges to phone records face legal obstacles
June 12, 2013 4:00 pm | by MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press - Associated Press | CommentsThe government's massive collection of Americans' phone records is drawing protests and lawsuits from civil liberties groups, but major legal obstacles stand in the way. Among them are government claims that national security secrets will be revealed if the cases are allowed to proceed, and...
An ultrasensitive molybdenum-based image sensor
June 12, 2013 3:25 pm | by EurekAlert! | CommentsA new material has the potential to improve the sensitivity of photographic image sensors by a factor of five. In 2011, an EPFL team led by Andras Kis discovered the amazing semi-conducting properties of molybdenite (MoS2), and they have been exploring its potential in various technological applications ever since.
Carnegie Mellon method uses network of cameras to track people in complex indoor settings
June 12, 2013 3:16 pm | by EurekAlert! | CommentsResearchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a method for tracking the locations of multiple individuals in complex, indoor settings using a network of video cameras, creating something similar to the fictional Marauder's Map used by Harry Potter to track comings and goings at the Hogwarts School.
Survey of physicians suggests tablets more useful than smartphones
June 12, 2013 3:09 pm | by EurekAlert! | CommentsTwo reports from AmericanEHR Partners based on a survey of nearly 1,400 physicians suggests that tablets are of greater use for clinical purposes than smartphones. "Mobile Usage in the Medical Space 2013" and "Tablet Usage by Physicians 2013" reveal that the most common activity of physicians who use an electronic health record (EHR)...
Controlling magnetic clouds in graphene
June 12, 2013 3:04 pm | by EurekAlert! | CommentsIn a report published in Nature Communications, a University of Manchester team led by Dr Irina Grigorieva shows how to create elementary magnetic moments in graphene and then switch them on and off. This is the first time magnetism itself has been toggled, rather than the magnetization direction being reversed.
IBM said to be shedding jobs in Vermont, elsewhere
June 12, 2013 2:53 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsState officials said Wednesday that IBM Corp. had notified them that a national reorganization would result in job losses in Vermont. The company said it would not comment on the report. IBM spokesman Jeff Couture said in a statement that "some level of workforce remix is a constant requirement...
