 Canada puts brakes on electric vehicles June 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 48 vote(s)
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Despite increasing local demand for zero-emissions cars and trucks and robust exports of electric vehicles, Canada will not allow them on its roads, lament manufacturers. | |
 Defiant China hits out at US, stands firm on Internet July 31, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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A defiant China stood firm on controversies swirling around the Olympics on Thursday, hitting back at the United States over human rights criticism and insisting Internet censorship would remain. | |
 As energy bills soar, Japanese test fuel of future June 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 61 vote(s)
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As world oil prices skyrocket, thousands of households in energy-poor Japan are taking part in an ambitious experiment to use fuel cells to light and heat their homes. | |
 Crackdown launched on illegal downloads July 24, 2008 | User rating: 2 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Britain's six biggest internet providers have backed a government plan to clamp down on rampant music and film piracy, it was reported Thursday . | |
 Virtual Eve: first in human computer interaction November 19, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 84 vote(s)
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The near-human performance of a virtual teacher called Eve created by Massey researchers has drawn the attention of scientists across the computing world. | |
 Silent, microchip-sized 'fan' has no moving parts, yet produces enough wind to cool a laptop March 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 110 vote(s)
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Engineers harnessing the same physical property that drives silent household air purifiers have created a miniaturized device that is now ready for testing as a silent, ultra-thin, low-power and low maintenance ... | |
 Goodbye, Bunny Ears: Future Antennas May be Flat April 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 80 vote(s)
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The long, wiry antennas that protrude from airplanes, cars, cell phones – and even the bunny ears on some TVs – may one day become novelty items. Researchers are developing a smart-skin antenna that is simply ... | |
 IBM Cools 3-D Chips with Water June 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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In IBM’s labs, tiny rivers of water are cooling computer chips that have circuits and components stacked on top of each other, a design that promises to advance Moore’s Law in the next decade and significantly ... | |
 Thailand bans Grand Theft Auto after taxi driver killing August 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 11
Thai authorities banned the Grand Theft Auto computer game on Tuesday, after a disturbed teenager allegedly killed a taxi driver in a copycat crime. | |
 MIT recommends steps to slash gasoline use by 2035 August 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- How much gasoline would the nation save in the year 2035 if lightweight hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles dominated the marketplace? More than 68 billion gallons, or about half the fuel currently ... | |
 The Last Supper Will Travel The Internet At 16 Billion Pixels October 26, 2007 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 92 vote(s)
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HAL 9000 will send The Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci soaring through the Internet on October 27, 2007 with a high density view of 16 billion pixels. The time given for the launch is 9:30 A.M. Central European ... | |
 Luxim's tiny plasma lightbulb outshines LEDs March 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 66 vote(s)
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A Tic-Tac-sized lightbulb that gives off as much light as a streetlamp may offer a peek at the ultra-efficient lighting of the future. The bulb, developed by Luxim of Sunnyvale, California, uses plasma technology ... | |
 MIT spin-off plans to manufacture cheap, efficient solar cells March 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 77 vote(s)
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Researchers from MIT have improved commercial solar cells that will soon be significantly cheaper and more efficient than those available today. Ely Sachs, a professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, predicts ... | |
Music file compressed 1,000 times smaller than mp3 April 01, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 57 vote(s)
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Researchers at the University of Rochester have digitally reproduced music in a file nearly 1,000 times smaller than a regular MP3 file. The music, a 20-second clarinet solo, is encoded in less than a single kilobyte, and ... | |
 IBM Research Unveils Breakthrough In Solar Farm Technology May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 82 vote(s)
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IBM today announced a research breakthrough in photovoltaics technology that could significantly reduce the cost of harnessing the Sun's power for electricity. | |
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