As Land Warrior reaches its first anniversary in combat, the Army is seeking to equip an entire brigade combat team with the high-tech system which increases mission speed and effectiveness and decreases risks to the warfighter. The Army has approved

An Agreement has been reached on a co-operation which sees Volkswagen joining forces with Sanyo to work on new and extremely efficient high-performance storage systems based on lithium-ion technology. Lithium-ion technology, already very successfully used in communications electronics and portable

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Very Large Telescope's First Light, ESO is releasing two stunning images of different kinds of nebulae, located towards the Carina constellation. The first one, Eta Carinae, has the shape of a

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for up to $130 million over three years, subject to Congressional appropriations, to advance the development and use of fuel cells for automotive, stationary, and portable power

Engineers have created a method that uses pervasive Bluetooth signals from cell phones and other wireless devices to constantly update how long it takes vehicles and pedestrians to travel from one point to another. The method envisioned by engineers at

A Yale research team has engineered a system with the potential for making the Internet work more efficiently, in which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) software providers can work cooperatively to deliver data. The way people use the

A free, e-mail-based service that translates text into Braille and audio recordings is helping to bridge the information gap for blind and visually impaired people, giving them quick and easy access to books, news articles and web pages. Developed by

Adam Upah took a few minutes from the rush of final car preparations to show off the shiny transmission he built for Iowa State University's Mini Baja SAE race car. Upah, who just graduated with an Iowa State degree in

Set against a backdrop of aerial stunts in the skies over Andrews Air Force Base, Md., the Army's new technologies were on display at the Joint Service Open House for Armed Forces Day. Department of Defense members and school-sponsored children

The U.S. Navy conducted a successful test launch this month of two Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles (FBMs) built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). The Navy launched the unarmed missiles from the submerged submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) in

Samsung Electronics has developed the world's fastest, 2.5-inch, 256 Gigabyte (GB) multi-level cell (MLC) based solid state drive (SSD) using a SATA II interface. The new 256GB SSD is also the thinnest drive with the largest capacity to be offered

won a prestigious Silver Award at the annual World's Best Technology Showcase in Arlington, Texas. The Nutating Engine is an innovative, four-stroke cycle, which converts nutating (wobbly plate) disk motion directly into rotary motion without the usual mechanical complexity found

A process used to roast coffee beans could give Britain's biomass a power boost, increasing the energy content of some of the UK's leading energy crops by up to 20 per cent. The study, carried out by engineers from the

Marine Current Turbines Ltd has successfully completed the installation of its 1.2MW SeaGen tidal energy system in Strangford Narrows in Northern Ireland. There will be a 12-week period of commissioning and testing before it starts regularly feeding power into the

The Hop1800 , from Hop-On, Inc. (Pink Sheets: HPNN), is now available in the United States for $10 USD. The pre-paid HOP1800 is ideal as a backup cell phone, or for anyone looking for a super affordable cell phone that

WALTER T. COREY, 38, of Cherleroi, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States District Judge Mark R. Kravitz in New Haven to two years of probation, the first six months of which COREY must spend in home confinement, for his participation

NASA has developed a revolutionary nanotechnology-based biosensor that can detect trace amounts of specific bacteria, viruses and parasites. This biosensor will be used to help prevent the spread of potentially deadly biohazards in water, food and other contaminated sources. NASA's

Gruppo Eurotech and Intel Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding over several years of technological collaboration. Under the terms of the agreement the two companies will work together on the development of HPC (High Performance Computing) systems based on

As automotive safety systems become more complex, the risk of failure increases. But European researchers believe they have found a way to improve dependability. Modern cars are complex beasts with electric and electronic components that are smarter than the average

Researcher Daan Hobbelen of TU Delft has developed a new, highly-advanced walking robot: Flame. This type of research, for which Hobbelen will receive his PhD on Friday 30 May, is important as it provides insight into how people walk. This