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A baseball cap that reads your mind

17 hours ago | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 21 vote(s) | User comments: 2

It looks like an ordinary baseball cap. But when you put it on, the cap detects and analyzes the electroencephalogram (EEG) signals from your brain. It can even tell you if you’re getting too sleepy when driving ...


Flies' eyes could enhance robot vision

May 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 25 vote(s) | No comments yet

Robots with flies' eyes could take advantage of the insect’s vision system to better locate the edges and boundaries of objects. This ability could help robots perform a variety of tasks more quickly and accurately ...


Goodbye, Bunny Ears: Future Antennas May be Flat

April 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 75 vote(s) | User comments: 11

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 ...


Rensselaer student invents alternative to silicon chip

May 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 86 vote(s) | User comments: 13

Even before Weixiao Huang received his doctorate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, his new transistor captured the attention of some of the biggest American and Japanese automobile companies. The 2008 ...


80-mph electric car to go on sale this summer in the US

May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 75 vote(s) | User comments: 20

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 ...


WiMAX promises to transform wireless Internet world

May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 37 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.


In US, electronic repo device stalls cars of late payers

May 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s) | User comments: 6

The credit squeeze that has helped put the brakes on the US economy is now stalling cars, as loan companies and automobile sellers install electronic repossession devices that kick in if a buyer misses a payment. ...


Cambridge researcher creates revolutionary vehicle suspension design

April 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 45 vote(s) | User comments: 3

A new form of suspension that promises to revolutionise the experience of people who drive heavy goods vehicles has been designed by a Cambridge academic.


'Fluidhand': Each finger can be moved separately

April 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 35 vote(s) | No comments yet

It can hold a credit card, use a keyboard with the index finger, and lift a bag weighing up to 20 kg – the world’s first commercially available pros-thetic hand that can move each finger separately and has ...


AOL seeks growth in shift from mass site to niches

9 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

(AP) -- A company rooted in bringing the Internet to the masses, AOL is shifting its focus toward serving niche audiences with the launch of dozens of specialty Web sites. The latest - ParentDish for parents ...


Nintendo's latest game wants you off the couch

9 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

(AP) -- Sumo wrestlers were the main inspiration behind Wii Fit, Nintendo's latest attempt at getting you off the couch when you play video games.


Yahoo seeks to conceal parts of shareholder suit

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(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is seeking to conceal large portions of a shareholder lawsuit alleging the Internet company's board improperly thwarted Micrsoft Corp.'s $47.5 billion takeover offer, raising shareholder questions over ...


Cable companies to ramp up Web, HD, mobile service

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(AP) -- Cable operators are riding high heading into this year's industry trade show, which kicks off this weekend. After a dismal 2007 in which their shares took a big pounding, cable is seeing a rebound as Wall Street ...


NIST tool helps Internet master top-level domains

9 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

At the request of a worldwide Internet organization, a computer scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology developed an algorithm that may guide applicants in proposing new “top-level domains”—the last ...


How Did That Chain Letter Get To My Inbox?

13 hours ago | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | User comments: 1

Everyone who has an e-mail account has probably received a forwarded chain letter promising good luck if the message is forwarded on to others--or terrible misfortune if it isn't. The sheer volume of forwarded ...


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