 H2CAR could fuel entire U.S. transportation sector April 24, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 113 vote(s)
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In a recent study, scientists have demonstrated that a hybrid system of hydrogen and carbon can produce a sufficient amount of liquid hydrocarbon fuels to power the entire U.S. transportation sector. Using ... | |
 How much fuel do you save with a hybrid SUV? April 19, 2007 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 61 vote(s)
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Hybrids are getting heavier, but they seem to bear their weight better than conventional vehicles when it comes to fuel efficiency, according to a recent study. In the study, the scientists found that the ... | |
Future of war demands futuristic flying machines April 03, 2007 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 68 vote(s)
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While no one can predict where, when or why countries will fight future wars, experts are already creating war technology that may play a deciding factor in the outcome. Perhaps it’s a bit bold to say scientists can write ... | |
Quantum existence testing gives extreme solutions to increase network speed March 22, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 45 vote(s)
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Using a novel quantum computing algorithm, scientists have simplified the process for finding extreme values in a database compared with classical and earlier quantum computing methods. With its reduced time and minimal error ... | |
 Chain Mail Fabric a Perfect Fit February 23, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 99 vote(s)
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Contemporaries of the ancient Greeks might find something familiar within the walls of the Micro and Nanotechnology Lab at the University of Illinois. In constructing a new type of smart fabric, researchers ... | |
 Handheld windmills serve as electric generators February 12, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 109 vote(s)
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It’s not quite nanotechnology, but these inches-long windmills can generate small amounts of electric energy to power a variety of low-voltage applications. Since they’re made entirely of plastic, they cost ... | |
 Inflatable Habitats for Polar and Space Colonists January 29, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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Humanity has long since established a foothold in the Artic and Antarctic, but extensive colonization of these regions may soon become economically viable. If we can learn to build self-sufficient habitats ... | |
 In 'forty jumps,' scientists model scales of quarks to quasars January 18, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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Comprehending the smallness of a quark or the hugeness of the observable universe is a challenge that most of us find difficult, yet captivating. Placing vastly different scales side by side to explore their ... | |
 Humanoid avatar plays a competitive game of table tennis January 04, 2007 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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Recently, scientists have designed and built an immersive table tennis (or “ping-pong”) simulation that allows a human to compete against a computer. While most virtual reality environments support slow- or ... | |
 Sandia fingerprinting technique demonstrates wireless device driver vulnerabilities September 12, 2006 | User rating: 2.2 / 5 after 58 vote(s)
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The next time you’re sipping a latte and surfing the Net at your favorite neighborhood wireless cafe, someone just a few seats away could be breaking into your laptop and causing irreparable damage to your ... | |
 Future space devices inspired by spider legs September 07, 2006 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 50 vote(s)
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Are spiders ideal space travelers? Not quite, but according to a new study, their legs may be. Scientists Carlo Menon and Cristian Lira have designed and built lightweight, bendable joints based on the micro-hydraulic ... | |
 Autonomous lenses may bring microworld into focus August 02, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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When Hongrui Jiang looked into a fly's eye, he saw a way to make a tiny lens so "smart" that it can adapt its focal length from minus infinity to plus infinity-without external control. | |
Researchers use corn waste to generate electricity July 19, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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After the corn harvest, whether for cattle feed or corn on the cob, farmers usually leave the stalks and stems in the field, but now, a team of Penn State researchers thinks corn stover can be used not only to manufacture ... | |
 Anti-Ad Blockers Sure to Irk Viewers April 21, 2006 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 41 vote(s)
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Inventors Philip Newton and Declan Kelly, at Philips Electronics (Eindhoven NL), have come up with a system to stop you from changing channels when viewing an ad and fast-forwarding past ads on recorded material. | |
 Warbots to Replace Human Soldiers? March 30, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 81 vote(s)
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Any good student of military history can tell you that technological change can make a huge difference on the battlefield. History is replete with examples: the English longbow at Crecy overmatched the Genovese ... | |
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