 Computer game's high score could earn the Nobel Prize in medicine May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 39 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 ... | |
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 May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 33 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. | |
 Flies' eyes could enhance robot vision May 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
 Harnessing sunlight on the cheap May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 74 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. | |
 Biofuels backlash in US as food costs hit home May 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 20 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. ... | |
 Sugarcane biofuel becomes Brazil's second energy source May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Biofuel and other derivatives from sugarcane have for the first time overtaken hydroelectric power as an energy source in Brazil, according to an annual official study released Thursday. | |
 80-mph electric car to go on sale this summer in the US May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 65 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 ... | |
 Once shunned by academics, Wikipedia now a teaching tool 24 hours ago | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Wikipedia, the upstart Internet encyclopedia that most universities forbid students to use, has suddenly become a teaching tool for professors. | |
 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 8 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 ... | |
 Nissan to make lithium-ion batteries with NEC: report May 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Nissan Motor Co and NEC Corp will join forces in the world's first mass production of lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles, a newspaper said Saturday. | |
Broadband service over power lines in Texas to shut down May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Goodbye, broadband over power lines. We hardly knew you. Once touted as a possible third option for home broadband that could compete with phone and cable companies, the idea of providing Internet service over power ... | |
 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 ... | |
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