If committing the requisite funds for an Audi R8 coupe seems like a stressful ordeal, NVIDIA and Christie have created an augmented reality purchase experience to lend a hand with the selection process. Under the hood, the whole lot is powered by NVIDIA GPUs, Christie projectors and RTT DeltaGen software for car configuration. Using a 3D-printed, one-fifth scale model of the R8, a series of projectors and projection tiles utilize a 3D WARP mesh to outfit the car with paint, wheels and even headlamps. A tablet UI then allows the eager customer to toggle colors, rim options, side panels and turn the lights on and off. In addition to customizing the car itself, the system also shows how the R8 will look in different environments, from dusk by the water to the rural open road. For a quick video demo from the SIGGRAPH show floor, join us after the break.
Burrata and orange ? a Nopi signature. Photo: Keiko Oikawa / Courtesy of Nopi
By Emily Fiffer for?Fathom?|?Nettles are prickly suckers. They yield to few men. After a recent trip to London and a meal at Nopi in Soho, I can say with certainty that one man ? lauded chef Yotam Ottolenghi (Plenty,?Jerusalem, Ottolenghi restaurants, Nopi, you know the drill) ? coaxes nettles the way I assume Jack Nicholson does women. Deftly, assertively, poetically. Until rendered powerless.
The softened stingers appeared in a sauce sopped up first by scallop, then fork, then finger. (I use digits in public sparingly. In this case, it was imperative.) So alluring was this sauce that I called over my server to crow about it, then asked for the recipe. ?It?s simple,? he said. ?Five ingredients.?
This is a love letter to?Nopi. This is passion, raw and unfettered, in the face of a chef whose food I have been cooking in my own kitchen, thanks to beautifully constructed tomes that are as fulfilling to read as they are to use. This is the moment I have been waiting for.
Nopi was everything I?d hoped it would be: a meal that tasted as if it were cooked by someone who understands exactly what makes my palate hum. Hearty at times, dainty at others ? Ottolenghi maintains the balance of an Olympic gymnast in the kitchen. Dish after dish offered acid, umami, uncanny seasoning, temperature play.
Olives ? simple! ? brightened by whole pink peppercorns caused a mild riot. Courgette fritters were flecked with manouri and fried into plump rounds; cool cardamom yogurt proved an apt companion. Dessert was fork-soft chocolate cake with plum ?soil.? I believe it hit 11 on the Richter scale.
I could go on, but what?s the use? I advise you, instead, to travel and taste for yourself.
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A Russian official of Amnesty International says he plans to meet with Edward Snowden, the leaker of U.S. National Security Agency secrets.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/amnesty-official-russia-plans-meet-snowden-071622456.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 04:10:38 -0400Associated Pressamnesty-official-russia-plans-meet-snowden-071622456<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/amnesty-official-russia-plans-meet-snowden-071622456.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ziOsbZS7NtnmrDbXXxg6IA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3a75b4972faf4617370f6a706700abde.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Map locates where Edward Snowden has applied for asylum; 3c x 4 inches; 146 mm x 101 mm;" align="left" title="Map locates where Edward Snowden has applied for asylum; 3c x 4 inches; 146 mm x 101 mm;" border="0" /></a>MOSCOW (AP) ? 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Parents who have been fretting over the low levels of arsenic found in apple juice can feel better about buying one of their kids' favorite drinks.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/fda-sets-limits-arsenic-apple-juice-040926688.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 00:50:45 -0400Associated Pressfda-sets-limits-arsenic-apple-juice-040926688<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fda-sets-limits-arsenic-apple-juice-040926688.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/D_lfqJYlrAjMAPARCce7aQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/eb907b964c8a5417370f6a706700c7a0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2011 photo, an apple and a pitcher of apple juice are posed together in Moreland Hills, Ohio. The Food and Drug Administration is setting a new limit on the level of arsenic allowed in apple juice, after more than a year of public pressure from consumer groups worried about the contaminant's effects on children. 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(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)" align="left" title="Egyptian army soldiers stand guard on their armored personnel carriers near the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, July 11, 2013. Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood vowed Thursday not to back down in its push to restore ousted Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi to power but insisted its resistance is peaceful in an effort to distance itself from more than a week of clashes with security forces. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Prosecutors will investigate allegations that Egypt's ousted president escaped from prison during the 2011 revolution with help from the Palestinian militant group Hamas, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-investigate-morsi-2011-jailbreak-171236807.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 01:15:55 -0400Associated Pressegypt-investigate-morsi-2011-jailbreak-171236807<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-investigate-morsi-2011-jailbreak-171236807.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0ldhMb7GhQ6ckNpbA7qdPg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/660e5c15304c4917370f6a7067003eb3.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Egyptian army soldiers stand guard on their armored personnel carriers near the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, July 11, 2013. Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood vowed Thursday not to back down in its push to restore ousted Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi to power but insisted its resistance is peaceful in an effort to distance itself from more than a week of clashes with security forces. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)" align="left" title="Egyptian army soldiers stand guard on their armored personnel carriers near the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, July 11, 2013. Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood vowed Thursday not to back down in its push to restore ousted Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi to power but insisted its resistance is peaceful in an effort to distance itself from more than a week of clashes with security forces. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)" border="0" /></a>CAIRO (AP) ? Prosecutors will investigate allegations that Egypt's ousted president escaped from prison during the 2011 revolution with help from the Palestinian militant group Hamas, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>India's telegram service goes dark after 163 years<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indias-telegram-goes-dark-163-years-065614283.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1lWiblhZBGXZ3wTrhgxJWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4df8b0f84cc55517370f6a70670042be.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Friday, June 14, 2013 photo, a staff member of the central telegraph office shows an old telegraphic equipment which is no longer in use, in Mumbai, India. Just three decades ago - before reliable landlines were laid and well before the age of cheap cellphones arrived - the telegram was king across the vast Indian nation. On Monday, July 15, 2013, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable land lines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)" align="left" title="In this Friday, June 14, 2013 photo, a staff member of the central telegraph office shows an old telegraphic equipment which is no longer in use, in Mumbai, India. Just three decades ago - before reliable landlines were laid and well before the age of cheap cellphones arrived - the telegram was king across the vast Indian nation. On Monday, July 15, 2013, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable land lines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)" border="0" /></a>NEW DELHI (AP) ? For 163 years, lives across the vast Indian nation have been upended by the knock of the khaki-clad postal worker armed with a telegram.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/indias-telegram-goes-dark-163-years-065614283.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 03:23:08 -0400Associated Pressindias-telegram-goes-dark-163-years-065614283<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indias-telegram-goes-dark-163-years-065614283.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1lWiblhZBGXZ3wTrhgxJWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4df8b0f84cc55517370f6a70670042be.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Friday, June 14, 2013 photo, a staff member of the central telegraph office shows an old telegraphic equipment which is no longer in use, in Mumbai, India. Just three decades ago - before reliable landlines were laid and well before the age of cheap cellphones arrived - the telegram was king across the vast Indian nation. On Monday, July 15, 2013, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable land lines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)" align="left" title="In this Friday, June 14, 2013 photo, a staff member of the central telegraph office shows an old telegraphic equipment which is no longer in use, in Mumbai, India. Just three decades ago - before reliable landlines were laid and well before the age of cheap cellphones arrived - the telegram was king across the vast Indian nation. On Monday, July 15, 2013, the state-run telecommunications company will send its final telegram, closing down a service that fast became a relic in an age of email, reliable land lines and ubiquitous cellphones. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)" border="0" /></a>NEW DELHI (AP) ? For 163 years, lives across the vast Indian nation have been upended by the knock of the khaki-clad postal worker armed with a telegram.</p><br clear="all"/>N.Ireland Protestants burn bonfires before marches<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/n-ireland-protestants-burn-bonfires-marches-013516486.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YPWCt8N1vvYBurgwr6PxRA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4c857f3a11062f17370f6a7067005a67.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A man adds the finishing touch to a huge bonfire in the New Mossley area on the outskirts of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Hundreds of fires will be set alight at midnight, on July 11, as Protestant loyalist's celebrate July 12, to mark the defeat of the Catholic King James, by the Protestant William of Orange in 1690. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)" align="left" title="A man adds the finishing touch to a huge bonfire in the New Mossley area on the outskirts of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Hundreds of fires will be set alight at midnight, on July 11, as Protestant loyalist's celebrate July 12, to mark the defeat of the Catholic King James, by the Protestant William of Orange in 1690. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)" border="0" /></a>BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) ? Shouting "No surrender!" and singing anti-Catholic songs, Protestant hardliners across Northern Ireland burned midnight bonfires topped with Irish flags and prepared to parade past Catholic areas Friday in an annual test for the British territory's peace process.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/n-ireland-protestants-burn-bonfires-marches-013516486.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 23:28:16 -0400Associated Pressn-ireland-protestants-burn-bonfires-marches-013516486<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/n-ireland-protestants-burn-bonfires-marches-013516486.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YPWCt8N1vvYBurgwr6PxRA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4c857f3a11062f17370f6a7067005a67.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A man adds the finishing touch to a huge bonfire in the New Mossley area on the outskirts of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Hundreds of fires will be set alight at midnight, on July 11, as Protestant loyalist's celebrate July 12, to mark the defeat of the Catholic King James, by the Protestant William of Orange in 1690. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)" align="left" title="A man adds the finishing touch to a huge bonfire in the New Mossley area on the outskirts of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Hundreds of fires will be set alight at midnight, on July 11, as Protestant loyalist's celebrate July 12, to mark the defeat of the Catholic King James, by the Protestant William of Orange in 1690. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)" border="0" /></a>BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) ? Shouting "No surrender!" and singing anti-Catholic songs, Protestant hardliners across Northern Ireland burned midnight bonfires topped with Irish flags and prepared to parade past Catholic areas Friday in an annual test for the British territory's peace process.</p><br clear="all"/>Kin of possible Strangler victim hope for closure<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kin-possible-strangler-victim-hope-closure-064231993.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ah2jUieKj3x6p4zddQy22Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4c3eabc330d54b17370f6a7067001002.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley, left, discusses an evidence chart that shows a likeness of homicide victim Mary Sullivan, top right, following a news conference at Boston Police headquarters, Thursday, July 11, 2013. Investigators helped by advances in DNA technology finally have forensic evidence linking longtime suspect Albert DeSalvo to Sullivan, the last of the 1960s slayings attributed to the Boston?Strangler. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)" align="left" title="Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley, left, discusses an evidence chart that shows a likeness of homicide victim Mary Sullivan, top right, following a news conference at Boston Police headquarters, Thursday, July 11, 2013. Investigators helped by advances in DNA technology finally have forensic evidence linking longtime suspect Albert DeSalvo to Sullivan, the last of the 1960s slayings attributed to the Boston?Strangler. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? The family of a woman who may have been the Boston Strangler's last victim could be just days away from getting answers about her slaying after decades of wondering if police pinned it on the right man.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kin-possible-strangler-victim-hope-closure-064231993.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 02:51:21 -0400Associated Presskin-possible-strangler-victim-hope-closure-064231993<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kin-possible-strangler-victim-hope-closure-064231993.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ah2jUieKj3x6p4zddQy22Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4c3eabc330d54b17370f6a7067001002.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley, left, discusses an evidence chart that shows a likeness of homicide victim Mary Sullivan, top right, following a news conference at Boston Police headquarters, Thursday, July 11, 2013. Investigators helped by advances in DNA technology finally have forensic evidence linking longtime suspect Albert DeSalvo to Sullivan, the last of the 1960s slayings attributed to the Boston?Strangler. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)" align="left" title="Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley, left, discusses an evidence chart that shows a likeness of homicide victim Mary Sullivan, top right, following a news conference at Boston Police headquarters, Thursday, July 11, 2013. Investigators helped by advances in DNA technology finally have forensic evidence linking longtime suspect Albert DeSalvo to Sullivan, the last of the 1960s slayings attributed to the Boston?Strangler. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (AP) ? The family of a woman who may have been the Boston Strangler's last victim could be just days away from getting answers about her slaying after decades of wondering if police pinned it on the right man.</p><br clear="all"/>Jury in Zimmerman trial may consider lesser charge<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jury-zimmerman-trial-may-consider-lesser-charge-203247361.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uo3TRlCr9biU2fSd0GJzZw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a864050830f64c17370f6a706700d0de.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Assistant state attorney Bernie de la Rionda presents the state's closing arguments in George Zimmerman's trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Fla. Thursday, July 11, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Gary W. Green, Pool)" align="left" title="Assistant state attorney Bernie de la Rionda presents the state's closing arguments in George Zimmerman's trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Fla. Thursday, July 11, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Gary W. Green, Pool)" border="0" /></a>SANFORD, Fla. (AP) ? In an unmistakable setback for George Zimmerman, the jury at the neighborhood watch captain's second-degree murder trial was given the option Thursday of convicting him on the lesser charge of manslaughter in the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/jury-zimmerman-trial-may-consider-lesser-charge-203247361.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 17:29:59 -0400Associated Pressjury-zimmerman-trial-may-consider-lesser-charge-203247361<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jury-zimmerman-trial-may-consider-lesser-charge-203247361.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uo3TRlCr9biU2fSd0GJzZw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a864050830f64c17370f6a706700d0de.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Assistant state attorney Bernie de la Rionda presents the state's closing arguments in George Zimmerman's trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Fla. Thursday, July 11, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Gary W. Green, Pool)" align="left" title="Assistant state attorney Bernie de la Rionda presents the state's closing arguments in George Zimmerman's trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Fla. Thursday, July 11, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Gary W. Green, Pool)" border="0" /></a>SANFORD, Fla. (AP) ? In an unmistakable setback for George Zimmerman, the jury at the neighborhood watch captain's second-degree murder trial was given the option Thursday of convicting him on the lesser charge of manslaughter in the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.</p><br clear="all"/>NTSB: No sign of mechanical trouble on Asiana 214<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ntsb-no-sign-mechanical-trouble-asiana-214-003750203.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VFSorzsugNXtJ0xqlIa0Xg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5cb65a892d643b17370f6a706700c602.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A group of people stand in front of the wreckage of Asiana Flight 214, which crashed on Saturday, July 6, 2013, as buses that were reported to be carrying passengers and family members are parked next to it on a tarmac at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Two passengers were killed and many others were injured in the crash. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)" align="left" title="A group of people stand in front of the wreckage of Asiana Flight 214, which crashed on Saturday, July 6, 2013, as buses that were reported to be carrying passengers and family members are parked next to it on a tarmac at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Two passengers were killed and many others were injured in the crash. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)" border="0" /></a>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? Investigators have found no evidence of mechanical problems with Asiana Flight 214, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday, putting the focus of the safety probe into the crash landing at the San Francisco airport squarely on the pilots.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ntsb-no-sign-mechanical-trouble-asiana-214-003750203.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 22:10:54 -0400Associated Pressntsb-no-sign-mechanical-trouble-asiana-214-003750203<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ntsb-no-sign-mechanical-trouble-asiana-214-003750203.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VFSorzsugNXtJ0xqlIa0Xg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5cb65a892d643b17370f6a706700c602.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A group of people stand in front of the wreckage of Asiana Flight 214, which crashed on Saturday, July 6, 2013, as buses that were reported to be carrying passengers and family members are parked next to it on a tarmac at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Two passengers were killed and many others were injured in the crash. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)" align="left" title="A group of people stand in front of the wreckage of Asiana Flight 214, which crashed on Saturday, July 6, 2013, as buses that were reported to be carrying passengers and family members are parked next to it on a tarmac at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Two passengers were killed and many others were injured in the crash. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)" border="0" /></a>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? Investigators have found no evidence of mechanical problems with Asiana Flight 214, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday, putting the focus of the safety probe into the crash landing at the San Francisco airport squarely on the pilots.</p><br clear="all"/>Indonesia army takes control of prison after riot<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indonesia-army-takes-control-prison-riot-071210944.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EmOPczKU3RHERBdBf02ovw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/59c9211b4d4b5817370f6a706700ffda.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Inmates look out from inside a burnt down office at Tanjung Gusta prison following a prison riot in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, July 12, 2013. Security forces regained control of a crowded prison Friday in western Indonesia where inmates set fires and started a deadly riot that left five people dead and hundreds of prisoners, including convicted terrorists, on the loose, officials said. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)" align="left" title="Inmates look out from inside a burnt down office at Tanjung Gusta prison following a prison riot in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, July 12, 2013. Security forces regained control of a crowded prison Friday in western Indonesia where inmates set fires and started a deadly riot that left five people dead and hundreds of prisoners, including convicted terrorists, on the loose, officials said. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)" border="0" /></a>MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) ? Security forces regained control of a crowded prison Friday in western Indonesia where inmates set fires and started a deadly riot that left five people dead and hundreds of prisoners, including convicted terrorists, on the loose, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/indonesia-army-takes-control-prison-riot-071210944.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 04:56:14 -0400Associated Pressindonesia-army-takes-control-prison-riot-071210944<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/indonesia-army-takes-control-prison-riot-071210944.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EmOPczKU3RHERBdBf02ovw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/59c9211b4d4b5817370f6a706700ffda.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Inmates look out from inside a burnt down office at Tanjung Gusta prison following a prison riot in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, July 12, 2013. Security forces regained control of a crowded prison Friday in western Indonesia where inmates set fires and started a deadly riot that left five people dead and hundreds of prisoners, including convicted terrorists, on the loose, officials said. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)" align="left" title="Inmates look out from inside a burnt down office at Tanjung Gusta prison following a prison riot in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, July 12, 2013. Security forces regained control of a crowded prison Friday in western Indonesia where inmates set fires and started a deadly riot that left five people dead and hundreds of prisoners, including convicted terrorists, on the loose, officials said. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)" border="0" /></a>MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) ? Security forces regained control of a crowded prison Friday in western Indonesia where inmates set fires and started a deadly riot that left five people dead and hundreds of prisoners, including convicted terrorists, on the loose, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>Paula Deen dumps legal team after admitting slurs<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/paula-deen-dumps-legal-team-admitting-slurs-194158900.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TNel4E7ovUXhE.T0NY2UVQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4879c34c31484d17370f6a706700bfa7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2012 file photo, celebrity chef Paula Deen poses for a portrait in New York. Deen has replaced her lead legal team, the latest fallout from her admission she used racial slurs in the past. Deen announced last week she had cut ties with her longtime agent who helped make her a Food Network star and start a media and merchandising empire that has largely collapsed. Grace Speights, an attorney for Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, has been retained as the new lead counsel for Paula Deen Enterprises Inc. and other defendants in an employment discrimination lawsuit, according to Jennifer Costa, a spokeswoman for the Washington-based firm. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2012 file photo, celebrity chef Paula Deen poses for a portrait in New York. Deen has replaced her lead legal team, the latest fallout from her admission she used racial slurs in the past. Deen announced last week she had cut ties with her longtime agent who helped make her a Food Network star and start a media and merchandising empire that has largely collapsed. Grace Speights, an attorney for Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, has been retained as the new lead counsel for Paula Deen Enterprises Inc. and other defendants in an employment discrimination lawsuit, according to Jennifer Costa, a spokeswoman for the Washington-based firm. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri, File)" border="0" /></a>SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) ? Paula Deen has replaced her lead legal team, the latest fallout from her admission she used racial slurs in the past.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/paula-deen-dumps-legal-team-admitting-slurs-194158900.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 23:08:52 -0400Associated Presspaula-deen-dumps-legal-team-admitting-slurs-194158900<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/paula-deen-dumps-legal-team-admitting-slurs-194158900.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TNel4E7ovUXhE.T0NY2UVQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4879c34c31484d17370f6a706700bfa7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2012 file photo, celebrity chef Paula Deen poses for a portrait in New York. Deen has replaced her lead legal team, the latest fallout from her admission she used racial slurs in the past. Deen announced last week she had cut ties with her longtime agent who helped make her a Food Network star and start a media and merchandising empire that has largely collapsed. Grace Speights, an attorney for Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, has been retained as the new lead counsel for Paula Deen Enterprises Inc. and other defendants in an employment discrimination lawsuit, according to Jennifer Costa, a spokeswoman for the Washington-based firm. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2012 file photo, celebrity chef Paula Deen poses for a portrait in New York. Deen has replaced her lead legal team, the latest fallout from her admission she used racial slurs in the past. Deen announced last week she had cut ties with her longtime agent who helped make her a Food Network star and start a media and merchandising empire that has largely collapsed. Grace Speights, an attorney for Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, has been retained as the new lead counsel for Paula Deen Enterprises Inc. and other defendants in an employment discrimination lawsuit, according to Jennifer Costa, a spokeswoman for the Washington-based firm. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri, File)" border="0" /></a>SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) ? Paula Deen has replaced her lead legal team, the latest fallout from her admission she used racial slurs in the past.</p><br clear="all"/>Texas Senate on track to pass tough abortion rules<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/texas-senate-track-pass-tough-abortion-rules-070857889.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NgHvB.sP3l_j.z9PtG_oNA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2245cfc430724917370f6a7067000c1f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Lt. Governor David Dewhurst strikes the gavel as the Senate adjourns, Thursday, July 11, 2013, in Austin, Texas. A Senate committee on Thursday pushed through new abortion restrictions, setting up a Senate vote before the weekend to send it to Gov. Rick Perry. The bill would require doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, only allow abortions in surgical centers, dictate when abortion pills are taken and ban abortions after 20 weeks. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)" align="left" title="Lt. Governor David Dewhurst strikes the gavel as the Senate adjourns, Thursday, July 11, 2013, in Austin, Texas. A Senate committee on Thursday pushed through new abortion restrictions, setting up a Senate vote before the weekend to send it to Gov. Rick Perry. The bill would require doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, only allow abortions in surgical centers, dictate when abortion pills are taken and ban abortions after 20 weeks. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)" border="0" /></a>AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ? This time when the Texas Senate takes up tough new abortion restrictions, the chamber's top Republican is determined not to let anything ? or anyone ? derail a vote.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/texas-senate-track-pass-tough-abortion-rules-070857889.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 03:10:24 -0400Associated Presstexas-senate-track-pass-tough-abortion-rules-070857889<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/texas-senate-track-pass-tough-abortion-rules-070857889.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NgHvB.sP3l_j.z9PtG_oNA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2245cfc430724917370f6a7067000c1f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Lt. Governor David Dewhurst strikes the gavel as the Senate adjourns, Thursday, July 11, 2013, in Austin, Texas. A Senate committee on Thursday pushed through new abortion restrictions, setting up a Senate vote before the weekend to send it to Gov. Rick Perry. The bill would require doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, only allow abortions in surgical centers, dictate when abortion pills are taken and ban abortions after 20 weeks. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)" align="left" title="Lt. Governor David Dewhurst strikes the gavel as the Senate adjourns, Thursday, July 11, 2013, in Austin, Texas. A Senate committee on Thursday pushed through new abortion restrictions, setting up a Senate vote before the weekend to send it to Gov. Rick Perry. The bill would require doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, only allow abortions in surgical centers, dictate when abortion pills are taken and ban abortions after 20 weeks. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)" border="0" /></a>AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ? This time when the Texas Senate takes up tough new abortion restrictions, the chamber's top Republican is determined not to let anything ? or anyone ? derail a vote.</p><br clear="all"/>Peace out: Lakers waive Metta World Peace<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/peace-lakers-waive-metta-world-peace-002306947.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/47T2kH_Hlnz_zEpdvRMkUA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ba9b9dfa4bb25017370f6a70670006b2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - in this March 5, 2013, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace (15) drives around Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant during an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City. The Lakers waived World Peace on Thursday, July 11, 2013, under the NBA's amnesty provision. He averaged 12.4 points and 5.0 rebounds in 75 games last season, having joined the Lakers in 2009. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)" align="left" title="FILE - in this March 5, 2013, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace (15) drives around Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant during an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City. The Lakers waived World Peace on Thursday, July 11, 2013, under the NBA's amnesty provision. He averaged 12.4 points and 5.0 rebounds in 75 games last season, having joined the Lakers in 2009. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)" border="0" /></a>EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) ? It's Peace out for the Los Angeles Lakers.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/peace-lakers-waive-metta-world-peace-002306947.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 21:32:09 -0400Associated Presspeace-lakers-waive-metta-world-peace-002306947<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/peace-lakers-waive-metta-world-peace-002306947.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/47T2kH_Hlnz_zEpdvRMkUA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ba9b9dfa4bb25017370f6a70670006b2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - in this March 5, 2013, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace (15) drives around Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant during an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City. The Lakers waived World Peace on Thursday, July 11, 2013, under the NBA's amnesty provision. He averaged 12.4 points and 5.0 rebounds in 75 games last season, having joined the Lakers in 2009. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)" align="left" title="FILE - in this March 5, 2013, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace (15) drives around Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant during an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City. The Lakers waived World Peace on Thursday, July 11, 2013, under the NBA's amnesty provision. He averaged 12.4 points and 5.0 rebounds in 75 games last season, having joined the Lakers in 2009. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)" border="0" /></a>EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) ? It's Peace out for the Los Angeles Lakers.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ben Utecht's football career is still over. But there is a somewhat happy ending to it all, which included ups (a Super Bowl ring with the Colts in 2007) and downs (multiple concussions).
Utecht won his injury grievance case against the Cincinnati Bengals, an arbitrator ruled on Wednesday.
Utecht, the former Gophers football tight end from Hastings, sustained a career-ending concussion during training camp in 2009 while with the Bengals. He was released later that fall, and retired soon after.
From NFL.com:
"The arbitrator ruled Utecht should not have been cleared by the Bengals given that he "had not been sufficiently tested, both in his aerobic and strength reconditioning program, nor had he been tested in sport-specific activities, which would be a more accurate means of determining whether the damage caused by the concussion had 'cleared.'?"
The NFL Players Association filed an injury grievance and argued Utecht should have been paid his salary for the period of time he remained injured and unable to play as a result of the concussion.
"This decision upholds our players' rights to continued salary payments while injured and should provide important guidance for players and clubs in determining when it is appropriate to return to play after a player suffers a severe concussion," Tim English, the NFLPA attorney who handled Utecht's case, said in a statement released by the players' union.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello released the following statement: "The decision demonstrates that our collective bargaining agreements provide players with comprehensive remedies for football-related injuries, including injuries related to concussions."
Utecht, who still experiences concussion symptoms, sounded relieved that the dispute has come to a close.
"Three years later, my family and I have closure with the successful conclusion of my contract dispute," Utecht said in a statement released on his behalf by the NFLPA. "We are grateful for the support we have received from all of our friends in professional football and beyond. I will continue to help the NFL in any way I can to educate people about brain safety and the seriousness of this issue."
USA Today reported the remainder of Utecht's 2009 salary to be $926,471.
Craigslist is a great place to find deals on just about anything, but its bare interface makes it difficult to root through. Its Grid View, however, is much easier, and all it takes is one click to turn it on.
Home-centric weblog Apartment Therapy has a great guide to buying and selling on Craigslist, and one of their tips was to use the image view instead of the default list view. I'm embarrassed to say that, despite the big "Grid View" button at the top of the page, I didn't know this even existed?and neither did a lot of commenters at Apartment Therapy. You used to need a fancy browser extension for an interface like this, but at some point Craigslist added it to the site themselves.
Check it out the next time you search Craigslist for a better browsing experience, and hit the link for more buying and selling tips.
A Craigslist Pro Shares His Buying and Selling Secrets | Apartment Therapy
SEATTLE (AP) ? As a younger player, Harold Baines and Edgar Martinez were among the hitters David Ortiz looked up to as examples.
So it's not lost on Ortiz that he has now passed both to become baseball's all-time leader in hits as a designated hitter.
"Wonderful hitters and when I first came up watching those guys," Ortiz said. "Now for your name to get mentioned next to theirs, it's a wonderful thing."
Ortiz doubled in his first at-bat to pass Baines for the most hits as a DH and hit a two-run homer an inning later, leading the Boston Red Sox to an 11-4 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night.
Ortiz entered the night tied with Baines with 1,688 hits as a DH, and was acknowledged by a standing ovation from the mix of Red Sox and Mariners fans when he doubled to left-center field to lead off the second inning.
An inning later, Ortiz collected his eighth hit of the series with a two-run homer off Seattle starter Aaron Harang (4-8), his 19th this season.
"There is nothing that guy does that amazes me. He goes out there every day and is so consistent that you almost expect it. You kind of feel bad whenever he goes 0 for 4 and you're like, 'Come on man, are you kidding me?'" Boston catcher Jared Saltalamacchia said. "But that's how good he is and how consistent he's been in his career."
Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits to extend his hitting streak to 18 games, currently the best in baseball, and the Red Sox knocked around Harang for seven runs and eight hits.
Ortiz appeared touched by the ovation as he rumbled into second with the standup double. He tipped his helmet twice toward the standing fans and patting his chest as his milestone was shown on the video board. Ortiz already held the marks for the most runs scored, doubles, home runs, extra-base hits and RBIs by a designated hitter.
"The fans, they looked forward to that. They look forward to watch guys breaking records and getting to a certain level," Ortiz said. "They really appreciated it."
Ortiz scored in the second on Saltalamacchia's sacrifice fly, then provided the big blow in the third with a two-out, two-run homer to right-center field, his second straight game going deep.
"I've seen too much of him over the years," Seattle manager Eric Wedge said. "He is about as professional a hitter as you can be. Still has the bat speed, still has the power, commands the strike zone as good as anybody in the game."
Boston broke the game open in the sixth and knocked out Harang after singles by Jose Iglesias and Brock Holt to open the inning. Ellsbury and Shane Victorino both had RBI singles in the four-run inning that was helped along by a throwing error from Seattle shortstop Brad Miller.
After Seattle held a 5-1 lead after two innings in Tuesday's game, the Red Sox have outscored the Mariners 21-7 in the following 16 innings.
Ortiz's milestone night overshadowed one of the best starts this season by Boston's Felix Doubront. With its bullpen taxed in the opening two games of the series, Doubront (6-3) provided the outing Boston needed to give its relievers a rest.
Doubront took a shutout into the seventh and silenced a Seattle offense that scored 19 runs against Boston pitching in the first two games of the series. He allowed only a pair of early singles, and a double to Michael Saunders ? the first Seattle batter to reach second base ? in the fifth.
Seattle finally got to Doubront in the seventh when Jason Bay led off with a double and scored on Henry Blanco's two-out single. But that was the extent of Seattle's offense against the lefty. Doubront won his second straight start after going more than a month without a victory. It was the third time this season Doubront has allowed one earned run or less, and just the second time he's finished seven innings.
Doubront struck out six and walked two.
"We'll take a strong outing off a starting pitcher every night that we walk in here," Boston manager John Farrell said. "I think the biggest thing is he continued to put up zeroes after we scored runs and that kept the momentum on our side."
Notes: Seattle SS Brendan Ryan led off the eighth with a solo homer off Boston's Brandon Workman, making his major league debut. Seattle scored three times in the inning. ... Ellsbury returned after missing the first two games of the series with a sore wrist. ... Seattle RHP Stephen Pryor (60-day DL, lat muscle), threw a 25-pitch simulated game on Wednesday and will do the same on Saturday. Wedge said OFs Michael Morse (quad) and Franklin Gutierrez (hamstring) are not yet ready to go out on rehab assignments. ... Farrell said RHP Alex Wilson, placed on the 15-day DL Tuesday, has joint inflammation in his thumb, but the injury is not as serious as first believed.
Base pricing for the Q50 was set in June at $37,605 for the 3.7-liter V-6 model and $44,855 for the premium 3.5-liter hybrid model, including shipping.
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Isabella Shaya Automotive News July 9, 2013 - 3:37 pm ET -- UPDATED: 7/10/13 11:10 am ET - adds details
Infiniti has delayed the introduction of the 2014 Q50 sedan this summer to make last-minute engineering changes.
The Q50, the replacement for the G37, was scheduled to go on sale in early July, Infiniti said June 25 in announcing final pricing.
But U.S. deliveries of the Q50 will now begin Aug. 5, Infiniti said Monday.
?We are using this time to complete pre-delivery inspections and preparing the cars with the latest updates and final software before they go on sale by Aug. 5,? an Infiniti spokeswoman told Automotive News. ?While this may be a slight delay, we are making sure this is a very successful launch.?
Infiniti provided no specifics on the engineering and software updates.
The G series, available as a sedan, coupe and coupe convertible, is Infiniti's top-selling model line. It last received a makeover for the 2007 model year.
Like the G, the Q50 is assembled in Japan and is expected to become Infiniti's volume model in the United States.
This year through June, U.S. sales of compact luxury cars are up 17 percent, easily outpacing the overall market's 8 percent rise.
But the segment -- dominated by the BMW 3 series, Mercedes-Benz C class, and Lexus ES -- has also become more competitive with the introduction of the Cadillac ATS and latest Volvo S60.
Last month, Infiniti G sales fell 10 percent from June 2012, to 4,730. For the year through June, G sales have dropped 16 percent. In 2012, G series volume rose 3 percent to 59,844 compared with 58,246 in 2011.
This year through June, Infiniti's U.S. sales dropped 4 percent to 52,233 from the first six months of 2012. Sales last month declined 13 percent to 9,114.
Base pricing for the Q50 was set in June at $37,605 for the 3.7-liter V-6 model and $44,855 for the premium 3.5-liter hybrid model, including shipping.
The base Q50 is priced $650 below the 2013 G37's sticker of $38,255, including $905 for shipping, according to Infiniti's Web site.
The Q50's presale program, unveiled at the 2013 New York auto show, closed June 30 with 3,650 orders placed, Infiniti said. The preorder price for the Q50 was $37,355 for the base model and $44,605 for the hybrid version, including shipping.
"The Infiniti Q50 presale exceeded all expectations, becoming the most successful such program in Infiniti history," Ben Poore, vice president of Infiniti Americas, said in a statement.
The base Q50 will keep the G37's 328-hp, 3.7-liter V-6 with seven-speed automatic transmission. The hybrid will have a 3.5-liter V-6 with a 50 kW electric motor that generates 360 hp.
Graphene on its way to conquer Silicon ValleyPublic release date: 9-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Dr. Alexander Grueneis alexander.grueneis@univie.ac.at 43-664-602-775-1372 University of Vienna
The unique properties of graphene such as its incredible strength and, at the same time, its little weight have raised high expectations in modern material science. Graphene, a two-dimensional crystal of carbon atoms packed in a honeycomb structure, has been in the focus of intensive research which led to a Nobel Prize of Physics in 2010. One major challenge is to successfully integrate graphene into the established metal-silicide technology. Scientists from the University of Vienna and their co-workers from research institutes in Germany and Russia have succeeded in fabricating a novel structure of high-quality metal silicides all nicely covered and protected underneath a graphene layer. These two-dimensional sheets are as thin as single atoms.
Following Einstein's footsteps
In order to uncover the basic properties of the new structure the scientists need to resort to powerful measurement techniques based on one of Einstein's brilliant discoveries the photoelectric effect. When a light particle interacts with a material it can transfer all its energy to an electron inside that material. If the energy of the light is sufficiently large, the electron acquires enough energy to escape from the material. Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) enables the scientists to extract valuable information on the electronic properties of the material by determining the angle under which the electrons escape from the material. "Single-atom thick layers and hybrid materials made thereof allow us to study a wealth of novel electronic phenomena and continue to fascinate the community of material scientists. The ARPES method plays a key role in these endeavours", say Alexander Grueneis and Nikolay Verbitskiy, members of the Electronic Properties of Materials Group at the University of Vienna and co-authors of the study.
Graphene keeping its head up high
The graphene-capped silicides under investigation are reliably protected against oxidation and can cover a wide range of electronic materials and device applications. Most importantly, the graphene layer itself barely interacts with the silicides underneath and the unique properties of graphene are widely preserved. The work of the research team, therefore, promises a clever way to incorporate graphene with existing metal silicide technology which finds a wide range of applications in semiconductor devices, spintronics, photovoltaics and thermoelectrics.
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The work on graphene related materials is financed by a Marie Curie fellowship of the European commission and an APART fellowship of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
Original publication:
"Controlled assembly of graphene-capped nickel, cobalt and iron silicides":
O. Vilkov, A. Fedorov, D. Usachov, L. V. Yashina, A. Generalov, K. Borygina, N. I. Verbitskiy, A. Grueneis, and D. V. Vyalikh
Scientific Reports, July 9, 2013,
DOI: 10.1038/srep02168
Scientific Contact:
Dr. Alexander Grueneis
Electronic Properties of Materials
Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna
Boltzmanngasse 5, 1090 Vienna
M +43-664-602 77-513 72
alexander.grueneis@univie.ac.at
http://homepage.univie.ac.at/alexander.grueneis/highlights.html
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Graphene on its way to conquer Silicon ValleyPublic release date: 9-Jul-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Dr. Alexander Grueneis alexander.grueneis@univie.ac.at 43-664-602-775-1372 University of Vienna
The unique properties of graphene such as its incredible strength and, at the same time, its little weight have raised high expectations in modern material science. Graphene, a two-dimensional crystal of carbon atoms packed in a honeycomb structure, has been in the focus of intensive research which led to a Nobel Prize of Physics in 2010. One major challenge is to successfully integrate graphene into the established metal-silicide technology. Scientists from the University of Vienna and their co-workers from research institutes in Germany and Russia have succeeded in fabricating a novel structure of high-quality metal silicides all nicely covered and protected underneath a graphene layer. These two-dimensional sheets are as thin as single atoms.
Following Einstein's footsteps
In order to uncover the basic properties of the new structure the scientists need to resort to powerful measurement techniques based on one of Einstein's brilliant discoveries the photoelectric effect. When a light particle interacts with a material it can transfer all its energy to an electron inside that material. If the energy of the light is sufficiently large, the electron acquires enough energy to escape from the material. Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) enables the scientists to extract valuable information on the electronic properties of the material by determining the angle under which the electrons escape from the material. "Single-atom thick layers and hybrid materials made thereof allow us to study a wealth of novel electronic phenomena and continue to fascinate the community of material scientists. The ARPES method plays a key role in these endeavours", say Alexander Grueneis and Nikolay Verbitskiy, members of the Electronic Properties of Materials Group at the University of Vienna and co-authors of the study.
Graphene keeping its head up high
The graphene-capped silicides under investigation are reliably protected against oxidation and can cover a wide range of electronic materials and device applications. Most importantly, the graphene layer itself barely interacts with the silicides underneath and the unique properties of graphene are widely preserved. The work of the research team, therefore, promises a clever way to incorporate graphene with existing metal silicide technology which finds a wide range of applications in semiconductor devices, spintronics, photovoltaics and thermoelectrics.
###
The work on graphene related materials is financed by a Marie Curie fellowship of the European commission and an APART fellowship of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
Original publication:
"Controlled assembly of graphene-capped nickel, cobalt and iron silicides":
O. Vilkov, A. Fedorov, D. Usachov, L. V. Yashina, A. Generalov, K. Borygina, N. I. Verbitskiy, A. Grueneis, and D. V. Vyalikh
Scientific Reports, July 9, 2013,
DOI: 10.1038/srep02168
Scientific Contact:
Dr. Alexander Grueneis
Electronic Properties of Materials
Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna
Boltzmanngasse 5, 1090 Vienna
M +43-664-602 77-513 72
alexander.grueneis@univie.ac.at
http://homepage.univie.ac.at/alexander.grueneis/highlights.html
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