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See double with the Kyocera Echo dual-screen smartphone

To offer the maximum screen real estate while retaining the compact size of a smartphone, Kyocera has come up with a dual touchscreen smartphone that offers multitasking capabilities called the Echo.

Aircraft

X-47B first flight: the era of the autonomous unmanned combat plane approaches

The Northrop Grumman-built U.S. Navy X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) aircraft successfully completed its historic first flight.

Computing

DreamPlug offers compact, low power, performance computing

The DreamPlug from Globalscale Technologies offers application developers a low cost, low power computing solution in the increasingly popular compact plug form factor

Automotive

One million euro Pagani Huayra Supercar to have active aerodynamics

Pagani's Zonda supercar successor, to be known as the Huayra, will be shown to the public for the first time in Geneva a month from now. Only 20 of the gull-winged Huayras will be made per year, each costing EUR one million.

The LCLS Atomic, Molecular and Optical instrument hutch where the experiments were performed, with the CAMP chamber at center-right (Photo by Brad Plummer.)

Infectious Diseases

World's first hard X-ray free-electron laser images intact viruses

Researchers have used the world's first hard X-ray free-electron laser to obtain images of the molecular structures of proteins, and single-shot images of intact viruses.

A report by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy has shown that innovative parking reforms have been successful in coaxing car drivers into using public transport systems

Urban Transport

European cities influence travel behavior through parking reforms

A report by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy has shown that innovative parking reforms have been successful in coaxing car drivers into using public transport systems

Robotics

Cougar20-H surveillance robot that sees through walls and detects breathing

The Cougar20-H is a remote-controlled surveillance robot that can not only detect motion through walls but, to ensure no one goes unnoticed, it can also detect the breathing of a stationary person.

Image of the far side of the Sun taken on February 2, 2011 when there was still a small gap between the STEREO Ahead and Behind data - the gap is now closed (Image: NASA)

Astronomy

The Sun: now available in 3D

After a journey of over four years, NASA’s twin STEREO probes have moved into position on opposite sides of the Sun to provide the first 3D images of the entire Sun.

Using a photolithography process, scientists have created flat polymer sheets that bend themselves into three-dimensional shapes when exposed to water

Science

Flat polymer sheets bend themselves into 3D shapes - just add water

Using a photolithography process, scientists have created flat polymer sheets that bend themselves into three-dimensional shapes when exposed to water.

Contents of the box: the OPC, wired keyboard and mouse, power cables, Quick start guide and USB extension cable

Music

Review: The OPC musician's computer/amp from Orange Amps

Hands-on review of the OPC from Orange Amps, along with some indepth thoughts from its designer Charlie Cooper.

By twisting thousands of strands together, a Japanese researcher has managed to form working violin strings from spider silk (Photo: Shutterstock)

Music

Researcher spins spider silk into violin strings

By twisting thousands of strands together, a Japanese researcher has managed to form working violin strings from spider silk.

Nurburgring is as ominous as the clouds in the background (Photo: VnGrijl)

Automotive

Replica of iconic Nurburgring racetrack proposed for Las Vegas

A US motorsports company is hoping to build Nurburgring II right outside of Las Vegas.

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