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Graphene has record-breaking strength

Graphene is the strongest material in the world, according to new experiments done by researchers at Columbia University in the US. The secret to the material's extraordinary strength, says the team, lies in the robustness of the covalent carbon-carbon bond and the fact that the graphene monolayers tested were defect-free.

Nanotechnology: Graphene takes on carbon nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes might have a cheaper, less controversial alternative in graphene, a single-layer flat sheet of carbon atoms that promotes strength and conductivity. Researchers at Northwestern University published their findings in Nature Nanotechnology, reporting that the breakthrough was made possible by isolating the proper kind of graphene sheet. According to a report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Review, having a few hydroxyl groups or oxygen atoms loose on the surface of graphene allows the material to link to polymers and disperse evenly. Researchers at Princeton, who coauthored the paper, were able to generate this form of graphene by expanding graphite oxide rapidly at high temperatures.

Firefox download record official

Mozilla has officially made history with a new Guinness world record for the largest number of software downloads in a 24-hour period. The final record breaking 8,002,530 downloads for Firefox 3.0 took place in June with parties in over 25 countries. "The enthusiasm and creativity of Firefox fans was key to making this happen" said Marketing head Paul Kim. Gareth Deaves of Guinness World Records called it "an extremely impressive accomplishment".

Mozilla Gets Official World Record with Firefox 3.0 Download

July 4, 2008 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Mozilla has achieved its objective, and now has an official World Record - Firefox 3.0 was downloaded 8,002,530 times during ‘Download Day’ on June 17, 2008, it was reported recently. During Download Day’s peak, Firefox 3.0 was being downloaded 9,000 times a minute and since being made available, the latest version of the Open Source Internet browser has been downloaded over 28 million times.

REDPRAIRIE has announced that Sony Canada has upgraded to a new version of RedPrairies Warehouse Management (WMS) at its Whitby, Ontario and Coquitlam, British Columbia distribution centres.

REDPRAIRIE has announced that Sony Canada has upgraded to a new version of RedPrairie’s Warehouse Management (WMS) at its Whitby, Ontario and Coquitlam, British Columbia distribution centres.

Experts doubt record-breaking turtle claim

OKLAHOMA CITY, July 20 (UPI) -- A man who captured a 103-pound turtle argues the animal is of record-breaking size, but experts say they doubt his claim is warranted.

Firefox 3 makes up world record to set world record

The Mozilla Foundation has officially set a previously non-existent Guinness World Record for the largest number of software downloads in a day.

Black Caps in record-breaking win

NEW Zealand have followed up their one-day series win over England with a record-breaking defeat of Ireland in the opening match of a triangular tournament also involving Scotland.

Koons sculpture highlights record-breaking art sale (AFP)

LONDON (AFP) - American artist Jeff Koons's sculpture "Balloon Flower (Magenta)" sold for a record-breaking 12.9 million pounds (16.3 million euros, 25.7 million dollars) in an auction on Monday, Christie's said.

Koons sculpture highlights record-breaking art sale

LONDON (AFP) - American artist Jeff Koons's sculpture "Balloon Flower (Magenta)" sold for a record-breaking 12.9 million pounds (16.3 million euros, 25.7 million dollars) in an auction on Monday, Christie's said.

Koons sculpture highlights record-breaking art sale

LONDON (AFP) - American artist Jeff Koons's sculpture "Balloon Flower (Magenta)" sold for a record-breaking 12.9 million pounds (16.3 million euros, 25.7 million dollars) in an auction on Monday, Christie's said.

Unreal Tournament III | Xbox 360 | Epic Games has made a few gamers smile after announcing that Unreal Tournament III wouldnt only be a PS3 exclusive, that it would also finds its way to the Xbox 360, in time. This time has arrived and we have fired

Epic Games has made a few gamers smile after announcing that Unreal Tournament III wouldn’t only be a PS3 exclusive, that it would also finds its way to the Xbox 360, in time. This time has arrived and we have fired up our Xbox, logged into Live and tried out this impressive frag-fest on Microsoft’s Xbox 360. Let’s see how this version stacks up and get the final verdict on the fastest FPS on the market.

Baby Boomers Return to College at Record-Breaking Rates Finds Academy of Art University in San Francisco

Education, Career, College & Alumni : Baby Boomers Return to College at Record-Breaking Rates Finds Academy of Art University in San Francisco

Peaches Geldof, John Cusack, John Woo

John Woo's "Red Cliff" has set a box office record for a domestic movie in China, Reuters reported. The film, which has earned about 302 million yuan, or $44 million, since it opened on July 10, surpassed the previous domestic record set by "Curse of the Golden Flower," according to a report on Sohu.com, a Chinese Web site. The budget for the Woo film, $80 million, made it China's most expensive. "Red Cliff," which stars Tony Leung and Takeshi Kaneshiro, will open the Tokyo International Film Festival on Oct. 18. "Titanic," which holds the box office record in China, earned about $53 million.

Deutsch embraces change - Aylesbury Automation delivers a flexible solution A flexible robotic production cell solution has been delivered to Deutsch UK by robotics and automation specialist Aylesbury Automation. The robot-based machine has been intr

A flexible robotic production cell solution has been delivered to Deutsch UK by robotics and automation specialist Aylesbury Automation. The robot-based machine has been introduced as a result of increasing product demand. It assembles a range of similar, two pin electrical plugs and sockets and produces one complete part every six seconds.

Wii moves past Xbox 360 in the USA says NDP

The North American market has been the stronghold of Xbox 360. It was out far before the competition and as a native company many found Microsoft's new video game console to be a trustworthy product. Xbox 360 has been the most sold console in the USA since the launch, but Nintendo has ended that era according to NDP Research. After only 20 months on the market it has sold 10.9 million Nintendo Wii consoles throughout the USA. This is just thousands more than the number of Xbox 360 consoles sold in the USA, which has been on the market for 32 months. I think we can conclude that Nintendo was right not to get involved in the tech war between Microsoft and Sony.

Dynamic Biometric Systems Announces That the US Patent Office Has Approved Claims 1 Through 15 of Patent #1; Receives an Order for 1,000 Bio-Pens and FINRA Has Approved Trading Status

Dynamic Biometric Systems Announces That the US Patent Office Has Approved Claims 1 Through 15 of Patent #1; Receives an Order for 1,000 Bio-Pens and FINRA Has Approved Trading Status

Actiblizzion wants to take on iTunes

Now that the merger between Activision and Vivendi has finally been made official, it looks as though the massive company has some suitably massive plans for the future. Bobby Kotick, who has moved from CEO of Activision to CEO of the entire, merged company, has said that the publisher has plans to create a digital music platform that could compete directly with iTunes.

A Year of GPLv3

javipas writes "GPLv3 and LGPLv3 were released one year ago, on 29 June 2007. Palamida, who tracks Open Source projects, has made a study of the current situation of these licenses along with AGPLv3, which was released later, in November. The number of projects that have made the transition to these licenses has grown over the last months, and it seems than AGPLv3 has captured a great interest lately. Black Duck Software, a company that tracks Open Source projects too, has made its own study with similar results, and although GPLv3 and its variants have a good adoption rate, the interviews published on the Palamida site (Stallman, Chris Di Bona) show that the acceptance of GPLv3 has still a long way to walk."

Sub-$100 Laptops Have Finally Arrived

Roman Phalanx writes "OLPC had promised that it would be possible to mass produce a sub-$100 laptop. The folks at OLPC tried to realize that dream by re-imagining what a laptop looks like. How large of screen and keyboard it has. What OS runs on the laptop. Now that OLPC has decided to super size their systems to run Windows XP, the $100 price point has slipped beyond their reach. A Chinese firm has realized that dream. Taking the best from both the OLPC and EeePC. They ditched x86 compatibility and switched to a MIPS architecture to further reduce production costs. HiVision has managed to create a UMPC that sells right now for $120.00. They say they have refined the manufacturing process and have learned from building this laptop how to mass produce a laptop that will sell for $98.

Microsoft Says Google Is Years Behind on Privacy - Draws attention as IE8 enters new beta

Microsoft executive Peter Cullen says that Google might have some great products but that they are about ten years behind Microsoft in terms of protecting people’s privacy online. One cited example is the problem that Google has had with Street Views capturing photos of people that they don’t want online, a problem Google has dismissed by saying that anyone could take those same pictures and put them on the Internet. Cullen says that Microsoft has built privacy into its core design and that Google is going to need to do the same thing as it grows. In fact, Microsoft is trying to use its privacy tools against Google; the latest beta version of Internet Explorer 8 has a privacy mode that has the potential to keep even Google from collecting information to use in ad targeting.

Has Google Lost Its Mojo?

"Google has gone from innovative upstart to fat-and-happy industry leader in what seems like record time," writes Computerworld's Preston Gralla. "Put simply, the search giant has lost its mojo."

Record price highlights need for specialist fine art cover

As the latest Claude Monet to be offered at auction reached a record for the artist’s work, a leading Lloyd’s broker has said the need for specialist fine art and specie cover has never been more acute.

China Has Largest On-Line Population

Smivs writes "China now has the world's largest net-using population, say official figures. More than 253 million people in the country are now online, according to statistics from the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC). About 95% of those going online connect via high-speed links. Take up of broadband has been boosted by deals offered by China's fixed line phone firms as they fight to win customers away from mobile operators. Despite having a greater number of people online, China's net economy still has a long way to go to match or exceed that of the US or even that of South Korea. Figures from Analysis International said China's net firms reported total revenues of $5.9bn (£2.96bn) in 2007. By contrast net advertising revenue alone for US firms in 2007 stood at $21.

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