Grad student invents gravity lamp February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 89 vote(s)
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A U.S. graduate student won second place in a "Greener Gadgets Conference" competition inventing a floor lamp powered by gravity. | |
Hydrogen-Wind-Nuclear Plant in Ontario Not Currently Worthwhile, Study Shows August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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A recent case study on using hydrogen to store the electricity generated by a mix of wind and nuclear power in Ontario, Canada, has shown that the hydrogen addition won’t be worth the cost, at least not at the current state ... | |
 Pentagon report investigated lasers that put voices in your head February 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 138 vote(s)
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A recently unclassified report from the Pentagon from 1998 has revealed an investigation into using laser beams for a few intriguing potential methods of non-lethal torture. Some of the applications the report ... | |
New biomass technology dramatically increases ethanol yield from grasses and yard waste July 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 55 vote(s)
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University of Georgia researchers have developed a new technology that promises to dramatically increase the yield of ethanol from readily available non-food crops, such as Bermudagrass, switchgrass, Napiergrass—and even ... | |
 100-mpg plug-in hybrids popping up in US September 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 64 vote(s)
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Although many people would like to drive more fuel-efficient vehicles, most of us have to wait for the large vehicle manufacturers to mass-produce affordable cars that run on alternative power. In the meantime, ... | |
 Contact lenses with circuits, lights a possible platform for superhuman vision January 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 102 vote(s)
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Movie characters from the Terminator to the Bionic Woman use bionic eyes to zoom in on far-off scenes, have useful facts pop into their field of view, or create virtual crosshairs. Off the screen, virtual ... | |
 Harnessing sunlight on the cheap May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 89 vote(s)
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For a project that could be on the very cutting edge of renewable energy, this one is actually decidedly low tech--and that's the point. | |
 Toyota's Crown Hybrid Lets You See in the Dark May 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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Considering that nighttime driving is often the most dangerous, the new Toyota Crown Hybrid could help make the roads safer by giving drivers a kind of nocturnal vision. | |
 Inflatable electric car can drive off cliffs June 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 136 vote(s)
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It's hard to say what the most intriguing thing about XP Vehicles' inflatable car is. Maybe it's that the car can travel for up to 2,500 miles on a single electric charge (the distance across the US is roughly ... | |
 Unknown molecule opens the door to quantum computing June 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 83 vote(s)
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The odd behavior of a molecule in an experimental silicon computer chip has led to a discovery that opens the door to quantum computing in semiconductors. | |
 Scalable wind turbine might fit on your roof May 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 72 vote(s)
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When you think of wind power, you probably picture gigantic wind turbines spinning gracefully in the middle of large open areas. | |
 A plane with wings of glass? June 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 74 vote(s)
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Imagine a plane that has wings made out of glass. Thanks to a major breakthrough in understanding the nature of glass by scientists at the University of Bristol, this has just become a possibility. | |
 Stanford's 'autonomous' helicopters teach themselves to fly September 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 51 vote(s)
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Stanford computer scientists have developed an artificial intelligence system that enables robotic helicopters to teach themselves to fly difficult stunts by watching other helicopters perform the same maneuvers. ... | |
 General Motors looks for a jolt from electric Volt September 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 37 vote(s)
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General Motors Corp. honored its past and put the spotlight on its future Tuesday rolling out the production version of the new electric Volt as celebrated its centennial. | |
What energy upgrades would you make for $250? September 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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It's a double whammy: Home energy costs are rising just when most of us can least afford it. | |
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