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This is your grid on brains Technology / Engineering October 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 19 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 (PhysOrg.com) -- Managing power networks in the future may involve a little more brain power than it does today, if researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology succeed in a new project that ...

Guerrilla marketers use mobile billboards for surprise ad attacks Technology / Hi Tech September 30, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 In a world where everything is mobile, even billboards are starting to move in surprising ways. Large advertising messages traditionally fixed to sides of buildings or planted along roadways are being freed ...

E-mail accounts easy to break into Technology / Internet October 01, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 The hacker who infiltrated Sarah Palin's e-mail account last month may have intended to embarrass the Republican vice presidential candidate, but the prank also exposed one of the Internet industry's most uncomfortable secrets: ...

Solar powered cars race in South Africa Technology / Energy October 01, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Africa's first-ever solar-powered car race is underway in South Africa to raise awareness about alternative energy and promote science and technology, organisers said Wednesday.

Outsourcing aids many data thefts, Verizon says Technology / Other October 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (AP) -- The reliance of restaurant chains and retail stores on outside companies to handle credit-card processing and other information-technology functions is partly to blame for a rash of consumer data breaches over the ...

CSIRO's UltraBattery goes global in the auto sector Technology / Energy October 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 The CSIRO-invented UltraBattery is set to have a global impact on greenhouse gas emissions after Japan's Furukawa Battery Company, which has already begun production of the UltraBattery, and US manufacturer, East Penn, today ...

Pterodactyl-inspired robot to master air, ground and sea Technology / Engineering October 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Paleontologist Sankar Chatterjee of Texas Tech University, aeronautical engineer Rick Lind of the University of Florida, and their students Andy Gedeon and Brian Roberts have reached back in time 115 million ...

Skype admits privacy breach by Chinese partner (Update) Technology / Internet October 02, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Skype on Thursday became the latest US firm embroiled in controversy over its operations in China, acknowledging that its Chinese partner had been archiving politically sensitive text messages.

Peer-to-peer networking takes internet out of the equation Technology / Internet October 03, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- When people working on a project get together with their laptops and PDAs, they share information via the internet and a client server. But new software developed by European researchers allows independent, ...

Fraud plagues prepaid calling card market Technology / Telecom October 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (AP) -- Rosalba Posada can tick off a list of problems she has encountered trying to use prepaid calling cards to stay in touch with family back in Colombia.

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This is your grid on brains Technology / Engineering October 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 19 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 (PhysOrg.com) -- Managing power networks in the future may involve a little more brain power than it does today, if researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology succeed in a new project that ...

Guerrilla marketers use mobile billboards for surprise ad attacks Technology / Hi Tech September 30, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 In a world where everything is mobile, even billboards are starting to move in surprising ways. Large advertising messages traditionally fixed to sides of buildings or planted along roadways are being freed ...

E-mail accounts easy to break into Technology / Internet October 01, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 The hacker who infiltrated Sarah Palin's e-mail account last month may have intended to embarrass the Republican vice presidential candidate, but the prank also exposed one of the Internet industry's most uncomfortable secrets: ...

Solar powered cars race in South Africa Technology / Energy October 01, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Africa's first-ever solar-powered car race is underway in South Africa to raise awareness about alternative energy and promote science and technology, organisers said Wednesday.

Outsourcing aids many data thefts, Verizon says Technology / Other October 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (AP) -- The reliance of restaurant chains and retail stores on outside companies to handle credit-card processing and other information-technology functions is partly to blame for a rash of consumer data breaches over the ...

CSIRO's UltraBattery goes global in the auto sector Technology / Energy October 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 The CSIRO-invented UltraBattery is set to have a global impact on greenhouse gas emissions after Japan's Furukawa Battery Company, which has already begun production of the UltraBattery, and US manufacturer, East Penn, today ...

Pterodactyl-inspired robot to master air, ground and sea Technology / Engineering October 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Paleontologist Sankar Chatterjee of Texas Tech University, aeronautical engineer Rick Lind of the University of Florida, and their students Andy Gedeon and Brian Roberts have reached back in time 115 million ...

Skype admits privacy breach by Chinese partner (Update) Technology / Internet October 02, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Skype on Thursday became the latest US firm embroiled in controversy over its operations in China, acknowledging that its Chinese partner had been archiving politically sensitive text messages.

Peer-to-peer networking takes internet out of the equation Technology / Internet October 03, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- When people working on a project get together with their laptops and PDAs, they share information via the internet and a client server. But new software developed by European researchers allows independent, ...

Fraud plagues prepaid calling card market Technology / Telecom October 06, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (AP) -- Rosalba Posada can tick off a list of problems she has encountered trying to use prepaid calling cards to stay in touch with family back in Colombia.

This is your grid on brains

Guerrilla marketers use mobile billboards for surprise ad attacks

E-mail accounts easy to break into

Solar powered cars race in South Africa

Outsourcing aids many data thefts, Verizon says

CSIRO's UltraBattery goes global in the auto sector

Pterodactyl-inspired robot to master air, ground and sea

Skype admits privacy breach by Chinese partner (Update)

Peer-to-peer networking takes internet out of the equation

Fraud plagues prepaid calling card market

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