 New technique to optimize computer speed June 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 70 vote(s)
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Who doesn’t dream of increasingly fast computers that consume less and less energy? To design these computers of the future, it is important to be able to control nanoscale strain in the processors. Until now, ... | |
 A plane with wings of glass? June 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 73 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. | |
 Researchers Design Band-Aid-Size Tactile Display June 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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Currently, we get most of our information from computers through visual and audio features. But as researchers from Korea point out, the most widespread sense on the human body is touch. While some tactile ... | |
 Unknown molecule opens the door to quantum computing June 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 77 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. | |
 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. | |
 Honda starts producing next-generation fuel cell car June 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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Honda Motor Co. on Monday began producing a next-generation fuel cell vehicle that it hopes will propel zero-emission cars running on hydrogen closer to the mainstream. | |
 Oh Baby! First photograph of early modern computer June 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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Here is the first known photograph of the great grandfather of modern digital computers – but you couldn’t use it on the train or take it jogging with you. | |
 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. | |
University of Florida professor designs plasma-propelled flying saucer June 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 68 vote(s)
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Flying saucers may soon be more fact than mere science fiction. University of Florida mechanical and aerospace engineering associate professor Subrata Roy has submitted a patent application for a circular, spinning aircraft ... | |
 Rubber 'snake' could help wave power get a bite of the energy market July 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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A device consisting of a giant rubber tube may hold the key to producing affordable electricity from the energy in sea waves. | |
Breakthrough in efficiency for dye-sensitized solar cells June 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 44 vote(s)
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In a paper published in the journal Nature Materials, EPFL professor Michael Graetzel, Shaik Zakeeruddin and colleagues from the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have achieved ... | |
 Toyota says to produce new hybrid battery next year June 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday that it plans to start producing lithium-ion batteries next year as it races against rivals to develop new high-mileage hybrid vehicles. | |
Giant memory thanks to tiny capacitors June 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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German-Korean research team produces a permanent memory using a new procedure and thereby sets a memory density record.
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 Review: Strong, innovative Web browsers emerge June 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 40 vote(s)
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(AP) -- With all the recent attention on the new Firefox 3 Internet browser, it's easy to miss two strong, innovative rivals. Add it all up, and Microsoft Corp.'s market-leading Internet Explorer has some ... | |
 Computer scientist turns his face into a remote control June 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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New work at nexus of facial expression recognition research and automated tutoring
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