Apple accused of poaching engineers from A123 Systems
Apple Inc. has been accused of poaching top engineers from Electric-car battery maker A123 Systems to develop a large-scale battery division, according to a...
Acidification of oceans to be monitored from space satellites
The way climate scientists and marine biologists study the ocean is set to revolutionise with new techniques that use satellites to monitor our seas,...
New electron microscope SuperSTEM 3 is 100 times better than existing devices
A new, extremely powerful electron microscope that is 100 times better than any other device found at British universities can examine objects one million...
Samsung enters mobile-payment market, acquires LoopPay
Samsung has made a move into the mobile-payment market by through its recent acquisition of LoopPay.
"Our goal has always been to build the smartest,...
Apple granted patent for virtual reality headset
Apple is the latest tech giant to show interest in virtual reality. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Apple a patent entitled "Head-Mounted...
Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 said to be launched later this year
It has been three years since Microsoft launched its first generation "Surface" tablet computer. Initially the company's products in the tablet market did not...
A red dwarf passed through our Solar System 70,000 years ago
A red dwarf passed through our Solar System just 70,000 years ago, researchers from Europe, US, South Africa and Chile reported. The old star...
Parental caring is lopsided in most animals due to evolution
Why is caring for young so lopsided among the sexes in most of the animal kingdom, including humans? According to British and German researchers,...
Interstellar movie visual effects technology discovers new black hole effects
New insights into the powerful effects of black holes have been provided by the technology used by the visual effects team involved in making...
Why emigrate to Mars and leave the comforts of Earth forever?
What motivates people to leave Earth, a planet they are genetically designed to live in, to settle down forever in the harsh environment of...