schliz writes “Physicists have observed ‘bizarre’ behaviour in graphene electrons that they say could make the material even more suitable to replace silicon in future electronic devices. When strained in a particular manner, nanobubbles formed on a sheet of graphene, within which electrons came to occupy particular, quantum energy levels rather than the usual, continuous range of energies in unstrained graphene. By controlling electrons’ energy levels, Read the rest of this entry »

David Ngog’s double strike eases an inexperienced Liverpool side to victory over Rabotnicki in their Europa League third qualifying round first leg.

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Fulham have reached an agreement with Mark Hughes for him to become their new manager, BBC Sport understands.

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thecarchik writes “The first two plug-in cars from major manufacturers will go head-to-head on warranties and lease prices: $350 a month for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, $349 for the 2011 Nissan Leaf. Now the choice shifts to other measures, including electric and overall range, as well as the plug-in perks that states like California offer to early adopters to encourage them to opt for electric cars. This is where it gets interesting. While California Read the rest of this entry »

Several readers noted Google’s announcement yesterday of Google Apps for Government: “The new version is a variant of Google Apps Premier edition, and includes the same core apps: Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sites, Groups, Video, and Postini. Pricing is the same as for Google Apps Premier: $50 per user per year. The certification says that Google Apps qualifies for is called a FISMA-Moderate rating, which means that it’s authorized for use with data that’s Read the rest of this entry »

The Scottish Football Association appoints Stewart Regan as its new chief executive.

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American sprinter Justin Gatlin is set return from a four-year drugs ban with two races in Estonia next month.

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An anonymous reader writes with this excerpt from Forbes:
“Electronic Arts, one of the world’s largest games publishers, on Monday partnered with microtransactions platform Live Gamer to bolster its online game efforts. … THQ also announced a partnership with Live Gamer last week to facilitate microtransactions of its online PC and mobile games in North America. … Worldwide sales of virtual items are expected to reach $7 billion by 2015, according Read the rest of this entry »

Great Britain captain Jessica Ennis aims to lead by example at the European Championships and inspire her team to bring home a haul of medals.

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An anonymous reader writes with the latest advance in the quest for a cloak of invisibility (Michigan Tech University’s press release). We’ve been following this research as it develops; here a story in each of the last four years. “Invisibility cloaks are slowly working their way up to shorter wavelengths — starting at millimeter-long microwaves and working their way to the nanometer wavelengths of visible light. EETimes says we are about half Read the rest of this entry »