 Computer game's high score could earn the Nobel Prize in medicine 20 hours ago | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
Bringing down the language barrier... automatically May 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Progress being made by European researchers on automatic speech-to-speech translation technology could help the EU tackle one of the biggest remaining boundaries to internal trade, mobility and the free exchange of information ... | |
US, EU asked to reconsider biofuel goals as food prices rise May 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The U.S. and European Union should reconsider a shift to biofuels that has helped increase food prices worldwide by turning agricultural land over to energy crops, American economist Jeffrey Sachs said Monday. | |
 WiMAX promises to transform wireless Internet world 23 hours ago | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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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. | |
 Harnessing sunlight on the cheap May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 67 vote(s)
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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. | |
 Smarter electric grid could be key to saving power May 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The glowing amber dot on a light switch in the entryway of George Tsapoitis' house offers a clue about the future of electricity. | |
 Tesla rolls out its long-awaited electric sports car May 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 52 vote(s)
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(AP) -- It's safe to say Jeremy Snyder gets a charge out of the two-seat Tesla Roadster whenever he pulls one off the lot - and not because it's equipped with an all-electric engine. | |
 Biofuels backlash in US as food costs hit home 4 hours ago | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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A biofuels backlash has erupted in major ethanol producer the United States, as lawmakers and experts debate the merits of converting food to fuel to support America's age-old love affair with the automobile. ... | |
 Hackers harpoon US executives with phony email subpoenas May 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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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. | |
 New cell-based sensors sniff out danger like bloodhounds May 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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A small, unmanned vehicle makes its way down the road ahead of a military convoy. Suddenly it stops and relays a warning to the convoy commander. The presence of a deadly improvised explosive device, or IED, ... | |
 Professor studies what cars can learn from drivers' words May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
 80-mph electric car to go on sale this summer in the US 20 hours ago | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 36 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
 NTT Introduces Commercial RedTaction 'Firmo' Security Device May 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
 'Smart' power meters herald future of our electricity use May 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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(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 ... | |
New software allows ISPs and P2P users to get along without getting too cozy May 02, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing services, which connect individual users for simultaneous uploads and downloads directly rather than through a central server, are reported to account for as much as 70 percent of Internet ... | |
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