 Chrysler to go electric in 2010 September 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Chrysler this week joined the ranks of automakers promising to bring electric cars to the market in 2010. | |
 US Army Invests in 'Thought Helmet' Technology for Voiceless Communication September 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 55 vote(s)
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In the future, soldiers may be communicating silently with sophisticated "thought helmets." The devices would harness a person´s brain waves and transmit them as radio waves, where they would be translated ... | |
Zeroing in on Wi-Fi 'dead zones' September 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Rooting out Wi-Fi "dead zones" in large wireless networks that cover whole neighborhoods or cities is an expensive proposition. Pre-deployment testing is so costly that most WiFi providers simply build their networks first ... | |
 Mobile technology taught to turn on thieves September 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Stolen mobile telephones are being taught to turn against thieves by sending home word of where they are and letting owners snoop on calls. | |
 GPS receivers can be 'spoofed,' say researchers September 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Just like flat-screen televisions, cell phones and computers, global positioning system (GPS) technology is becoming something people can't imagine living without. So if such a ubiquitous ... | |
 General Motors looks for a jolt from electric Volt September 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 37 vote(s)
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General Motors Corp. honored its past and put the spotlight on its future Tuesday rolling out the production version of the new electric Volt as celebrated its centennial. | |
 Evidence that inexpensive device boosts fuel economy by up to 20 percent September 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 80 vote(s)
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Amid sticker-shock fuel prices, researchers in Pennsylvania are reporting results of laboratory tests and road tests verifying that a simple, inexpensive device attached to a car engine's fuel injector can ... | |
 Africa awash in sunlight, but not solar energy September 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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From household solar panels to thermal generators big enough to power a town, sun power has enjoyed explosive growth around the world. Everywhere, that is, except on the sun-drenched continent of Africa. | |
 Solar powered cars race in South Africa October 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Africa's first-ever solar-powered car race is underway in South Africa to raise awareness about alternative energy and promote science and technology, organisers said Wednesday. | |
The hybrid offensive October 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Fraunhofer research engineers are busy converting a standard production gasoline-engine car into a hybrid. By doing so, they aim to demonstrate what hybrid technology can do, and prove that it can even be ... | |
Scientists explore putting electric cars on a two-way power street October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Think of it as the end of cars' slacker days: No more sitting idle for hours in parking lots or garages racking up payments, but instead earning their keep by providing power to the electricity grid. | |
Using G OS 3.0 to access Google programs September 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Before recent fuss over the new Google Chrome browser, I was looking at another new freebie that may give the average user a better idea of where the search giant is headed. And it isn't even a Google product. | |
Ocean offers hope for green energy September 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Five miles off the southern tip of Long Beach Island, an oversize yellow buoy floats alone, purposefully mounting the waves and occasionally phoning home. | |
What energy upgrades would you make for $250? September 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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It's a double whammy: Home energy costs are rising just when most of us can least afford it. | |
Create your own search engine October 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Doing a Google search can sometimes be overwhelming because it provides so many results. Creating a Google Custom Search Engine allows you to only search the sites you choose, so you get fewer results. You may want to have ... | |
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