 80-mph electric car to go on sale this summer in the US May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 48 vote(s)
| User comments: 12
Green Vehicles, a company based in San Jose, California, has recently revealed that it will begin selling two lithium-ion-powered electric vehicles early this summer. The three-wheeled TRIAC is a highway-capable ... | |
 'Smart' power meters herald future of our electricity use May 04, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
| User comments: 9
(AP) -- Determined to cut his electricity bill, Darrell Brubaker took the usual steps of raising his air conditioner's thermostat and cooking more on the grill. But the key to maximum savings - as much as ... | |
 Harnessing sunlight on the cheap May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 71 vote(s)
| User comments: 11
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. | |
 WiMAX promises to transform wireless Internet world May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
| User comments: 2
As US technology giants including Google place a multi-billion dollar bet on WiMAX, backers of the wireless data-streaming format say it will radically change mobile Internet use. | |
 How to slash vehicle fuel use May 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 40 vote(s)
| User comments: 8
It is possible to slash fuel use by all vehicles on U.S. roads to pre-2000 levels within a few decades, but doing so would require immediate action on several challenging fronts, according to a new analysis ... | |
 Computer game's high score could earn the Nobel Prize in medicine May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
| User comments: 3
Gamers have devoted countless years of collective brainpower to rescuing princesses or protecting the planet against alien invasions. This week researchers at the University of Washington will try to harness ... | |
 NTT Introduces Commercial RedTaction 'Firmo' Security Device May 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
| User comments: 1
NTT has developed a means to harness the Human Area Network to create Firmo. Firmo utilizes RedTaction which is a human body communication technology. It uses the surface of the human body as a transmission ... | |
 Make Ethanol in Your Own Backyard 6 hours ago | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
| User comments: 11
A Silicon Valley start-up called E-Fuel is showing exactly how ethanol can live up to its name as "the people´s fuel." The company recently announced that it will soon start selling a home ethanol system, ... | |
 Contact Through Silver Particles in Ink May 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
| User comments: 1
Modern cars are full of sensors. The optimum quantity of air in the intake tract of a combustion engine is regulated by thermoelectric flow sensors, for instance. They measure which quantities of a gas or ... | |
 Review: Mint shows me the money, and that's half the battle May 07, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
| User comments: 3
(AP) -- Confession: I've never balanced a checkbook or devised a realistic budget. I'm too impatient to follow through with manual record-keeping when all the transactions are digital. | |
 Swedish court convicts man of file sharing May 05, 2008 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
| User comments: 5
A Swedish court on Monday handed down a suspended sentence and a 10,000-kronor (1,655-dollar, 1,070-euro) fine to a man found guilty of sharing some 4,500 music files and 30 films on the Internet. | |
 Hackers harpoon US executives with phony email subpoenas May 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
| No comments yet
US federal court officials have warned that hackers are emailing phony subpoenas embedded with malicious software to high-ranking executives to steal valuable corporate information. | |
 Cisco 3Q profit beats subdued expectations May 06, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc.'s profit fell 5 percent in its fiscal third quarter but beat Wall Street's expectations, a sign the turbulent U.S. economy didn't rattle the world's largest networking equipment ... | |
 Professor studies what cars can learn from drivers' words May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
| No comments yet
Years ago, Stanford communication and sociology researcher Clifford Nass wondered why some people treated their computers as humans, instead of machines, a question that led him down a path of interesting ... | |
Hackers' posts on epilepsy forum cause migraines, seizures May 08, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
| User comments: 5
(AP) -- Computer attacks typically don't inflict physical pain on their victims. But in a rare example of an attack apparently motivated by malice rather than money, hackers recently bombarded the Epilepsy Foundation's Web ... | |
Pages: 1
Next »
PhysOrg Video
- MIT Science Festival Focuses on Kids - video , May 9
- Tech Test: Mint.com Aims to Organize - video , May 8
- Skin Cancer Cases on the Rise Among Young Women - video , May 6
- Electric Sports Car Debuts In U.S. - video , May 3
- Tired Of High Gas Prices? - Part 2 - video , May 3
- Tired Of High Gas Prices? - Part 2 - video , May 3
- PhysOrg Video »
Most popular stories
-
Who should MDs let die in a pandemic? Report offers answers,
May 05, 2008
-
Researchers Prove Existence of New Basic Element for Electronic Circuits -- 'Memristor',
April 30, 2008
-
Strap-On Helicopter Could Offer Solo Flying Experience,
May 02, 2008
-
Neanderthals were separate species, says new human family tree,
May 04, 2008
-
Idaho team readies artificial beak for wounded bald eagle,
May 05, 2008
- Most popular »
News Pix
-
Elusive protein protects malaria parasite from heme,
5 hours ago
-
A GPS Buoy undergoing testing,
9 hours ago
-
Researchers identify pressure effects on nanomaterials,
May 08, 2008
-
Nanoworms,
May 07, 2008
- More news pix »
Physorg Account
PhysOrg Forum
Video
Editorials
Free Magazines
Free White Papers
PhysOrg Jobs
Newsletter
Goto Archive
Suggest a story idea
Send feedback
