OLED panel could switch between sunroof and light source

OLED panel could switch between sunroof and light source: "What if your car had roof panels that let you see the sky during the day, but that lit the interior of the vehicle at night? This is now a distinct possibility, thanks to work being done by BASF and Philips."

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Tiny magnetically-levitated robots could change the game for robotics

Tiny magnetically-levitated robots could change the game for robotics: "The past five to ten years have seen the birth of microbotics. A whole range of components that are vital for building robots, such as actuators, motors or batteries, became available in micro-scale only fairly recently."

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Apple announces iBooks 2 and iTunes U educational apps

Apple announces iBooks 2 and iTunes U educational apps: "This morning at New York City's Guggenheim Museum, Apple announced the launch of its iBooks 2 for iPad system. The technology is intended to replace traditional paper school textbooks with interactive digital textbooks, that students would access on their own personal iPads. Educational publishers including Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, McGraw-Hill and Pearson will supply content on the iBookstore, with most titles priced at no more than US$14.99"

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Apple announces iBooks 2 and iTunes U educational apps

Apple announces iBooks 2 and iTunes U educational apps: "This morning at New York City's Guggenheim Museum, Apple announced the launch of its iBooks 2 for iPad system. The technology is intended to replace traditional paper school textbooks with interactive digital textbooks, that students would access on their own personal iPads. Educational publishers including Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, McGraw-Hill and Pearson will supply content on the iBookstore, with most titles priced at no more than US$14.99"

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