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Space Elevator one step closer to heaven?Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 1:32PMIf you attach cables to a satellite, will this be enough to construct an elevator to outer space? A conference in August will discuss the progress of such a project.

New design unveiled for Terrafugia flying carMonday, July 26, 2010 @ 1:18PMA successful test flight of a prototype Terrafugia vehicle has led to structural improvements just unveiled. The company hopes to start shipping late next year.

Take home laptops part of new junior high curriculumTuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 8:38AMThe upcoming school year for the Marshall school district will include technological improvements said to affect students, teachers and even parents.

The cloud helps with life's questionsMonday, July 19, 2010 @ 9:00AMA MAJOR physics research project could be one of the largest beneficiaries of cloud computing.

What We’re Reading: TrailersFriday, July 16, 2010 @ 1:45PMWorld map of geotagged pictures — Flickr David Gallagher says: Interesting how Flickr’s geotagged photos are strung out along U.S. interstates. Africa is undertagged.

Sorenson Media Finishes Third Consecutive Quarter of 40-Plus Percent Revenue Growth, Achieves Additional Significant ...Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 3:15AMSAN DIEGO----Sorenson Media today announced that the company has concluded a highly successful second quarter of 2010, highlighted by overall revenue growth in excess of 40 percent over the same period in 2009 – its third consecutive quarter with 40-plus percent growth – and the launch of enterprise-focused version 2 of the Sorenson 360 online video platform .

Making a Magnetic Moment in a Split PicosecondMonday, July 5, 2010 @ 1:18PM(PhysOrg.com) -- A wide range of phenomena in nature and technology depend on changes that occur in a material after it is illuminated with visible light. A well-known example is photosynthesis, where successive excitations by photons (light particles) leads to the production of oxygen from water. Other, more application-specific examples are solar cells and photocatalysis. Current research ...

How not to blow up a moleculeFriday, June 25, 2010 @ 9:24AMHigh-charge-state ions in a molecule cause strong Coulomb forces, repulsive forces that try to blow its atoms apart. But the research team's crucial finding was that a way to produce only lower charge states in nitrogen molecules is with shorter pulse lengths, even though their peak power is higher.

Apple iPhone 4 Sparks Long Lines, Online Videos, Upbeat ReviewsThursday, June 24, 2010 @ 10:15PMApple issued its long-anticipated iPhone 4 June 24, immediately sparking long lines at stores around the world. That crush of demand was perhaps to be anticipated, given the immense amounts of pre-orders for the next-generation smartphone.