 Simple insulation could combat heat, cold and noise July 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Around the world, an estimated one billion people--mostly in rural villages and the shanty towns surrounding developing-world cities--live in houses whose roofs are nothing more than thin sheets of corrugated ... | |
Internet addressing agency loses its own addresses July 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(AP) -- This doesn't sound good: The nonprofit agency in charge of the Internet's addresses recently lost track of its own. | |
 Microsoft to stop selling Windows XP on Monday June 30, 2008 | User rating: 2.2 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is scheduled to stop selling its Windows XP operating system to retailers and major computer makers Monday, despite protests from a slice of PC users who don't want to be forced into ... | |
Chinese company develops 'UFO': report June 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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A Chinese company has developed a prototype flying saucer that can hover in the air and be controlled remotely from afar, state press said Tuesday. | |
'Saucy' software update finds symmetries dramatically faster June 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Computer scientists at the University of Michigan developed open-source software that cuts the time to find symmetries in complicated equations from days to seconds in some cases. | |
Computer predicts who dies on death row: study June 25, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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A computer programme designed by US researchers can predict with chilling accuracy the very few men among the thousands on America's Death Row who will actually be executed, according to a new study. | |
 Irish scientists probe seaweed power June 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Ireland could become a key player in the production of biofuel from seaweed, scientists told a conference in the west of the country on Monday. | |
 Bill Gates surrendering Microsoft helm June 22, 2008 | User rating: 2.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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A Harvard University dropout who ushered in the home computer age and made billions of dollars along the way will have his last official day of work at Microsoft on June 27. | |
 300 Internet death threats since Tokyo killing spree June 28, 2008 | User rating: 1.5 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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As many as 300 Internet warnings of mass murder and other death threats have been posted online in Japan after a knifing rampage in Tokyo left seven people dead, media said Saturday. | |
 Aussies hope new bike will carry them to Olympic gold June 12, 2008 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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A new bicycle, designed with aerospace expertise, will give Australian cyclists the edge at this year's Beijing Olympics, team organisers said here Thursday. | |
 Study says many dial-up users don't want broadband July 03, 2008 | User rating: 2.4 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(AP) -- A new study suggests that attitude rather than availability may be the key reason why more Americans don't have high-speed Internet access. | |
 Ballmer and Gates bid farewell with tears June 28, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(AP) -- On his final full day at Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates went on stage to reminisce with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer, and neither man could hold back tears as Ballmer handed Gates a large scrapbook ... | |
 Man versus machine poker re-match July 01, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Polaris, the University of Alberta poker playing computer program, is heading to Las Vegas for a re-match against humans. | |
 Hydrogen cars commercially unavailable until 2020: Mazda June 30, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Hydrogen-powered cars will not be commercially available on a large scale before 2020, a senior official from Japanese auto maker Mazda said Monday in Spain at an international oil conference. | |
 German solar sector starting to attract investors June 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Germany's solar energy industry can breathe a sigh of relief: Subsidies are set for smaller cuts than expected, and the sector is set for consolidation many say is the crucial next step in its development. ... | |
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