 Electric vehicles spark at Paris car show October 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Carmarkers rolled out a slew of electric models at the Paris motor show Friday, with a view to filling dealer showrooms by 2012 when new European legislation on curbing emissions kicks in. | |
First 3-D processor runs at 1.4 Ghz on new architecture September 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 74 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The next major advance in computer processors will likely be the move from today's two-dimensional chips to three-dimensional circuits, and the first three-dimensional synchronization circuitry is now running ... | |
 New underwater robot can hover in place September 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- MIT researchers have designed a new robotic underwater vehicle that can hover in place like a helicopter -- an invaluable tool for deepwater oil explorers, marine archaeologists, oceanographers ... | |
 Circuit behind the Internet Age turns 50 years old September 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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The computer chip industry on Friday celebrated the 50th birthday of the integrated circuit, a breakthrough that set the stage for the Internet and the Digital Age. A half-century ago a young engineer named ... | |
 Low-emission, high-performance engine for future hybrids September 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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In an advance toward introduction of an amazing new kind of internal combustion engine, researchers in China are reporting development and use of a new and more accurate computer model to assess performance ... | |
Outsourcing aids many data thefts, Verizon says October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The reliance of restaurant chains and retail stores on outside companies to handle credit-card processing and other information-technology functions is partly to blame for a rash of consumer data breaches over the ... | |
 US financial meltdown tests patience of tech startup investors September 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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The US financial sector meltdown is a mixed blessing for technology startups, making them seem solid bets in a shaky market but threatening long waits for investors accustomed to quick returns. | |
 Madagascar: solar power ends dark age for rural clinics September 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Elisabeth's 13 children were born by candlelight. Her daughter, who has just become a mother for the first time, was more "fortunate". | |
 Sharp Launches Mass Production of 2nd-Generation Thin-Film Solar Cells October 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Sharp Corporation has completed installation of a new 2nd-generation thin-film solar cell production line at its Katsuragi Plant (Katsuragi City, Nara Prefecture) using large-size glass substrates measuring ... | |
 Computers figuring out what words mean September 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 37 vote(s)
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The Internet got smarter this week with the release of a semantic map that teaches computers the meanings behind words -- and gives the machines a vocabulary far larger than that of a typical US college graduate. ... | |
Sites that allow visitors to share tales of kindness popping up on the Web September 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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One afternoon in mid-July, Melissa Morris-Ivone was on the receiving end of one of those infinitesimally small acts of kindness that put you in a good mood. | |
From Sugar to Gasoline September 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 45 vote(s)
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Following independent paths of investigation, two research teams are announcing this month that they have successfully converted sugar-potentially derived from agricultural waste and non-food plants-into gasoline, diesel, ... | |
Fraud plagues prepaid calling card market October 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Rosalba Posada can tick off a list of problems she has encountered trying to use prepaid calling cards to stay in touch with family back in Colombia. | |
IBM Develops Computational Scaling Solution for Next Generation '22nm' Semiconductors September 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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In response to ever increasing demands for smaller, more powerful and energy-efficient devices for cloud computing and high-performance servers, IBM today announced the semiconductor industry's first computationally based ... | |
 This is your grid on brains October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Managing power networks in the future may involve a little more brain power than it does today, if researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology succeed in a new project that ... | |
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