Can a standby label cut power consumption? November 29, 2005 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Everybody complains about high energy prices. And yet it's so easy to save electricity – simply by switching off electrical appliances completely, rather than leaving them 'idling' in standby mode. The Fraunhofer Institute ... | |
 The end of cheap gas: U.S. automakers are running on empty December 22, 2005 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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The federal government recently acknowledged that the era of cheap gas has come to an end. Now it's high time that U.S. automakers did the same, says University of Michigan auto industry expert Walter McManus. | |
Author feature: Counterfeiting January 09, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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A booming knockoff community might be the product of evolving technology and inefficient law enforcement, according to one counterfeit expert. | |
Net neutrality provision dumped April 27, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Telecom companies won a round in Congress late Wednesday when the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted down the Democratic-backed Net neutrality amendment to a telecom-reform bill in a 34-22 vote. | |
Metal-embedding method helps tiny sensors function in extreme environments May 04, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineers have developed a method for fabricating "packages" of tiny sensors that measure temperature more accurately than bulk thermocouples. Inserted unobtrusively in critical ... | |
 'Second skin' helps care for all May 10, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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CSIRO scientists are creating a ‘second skin’ made from wool and Lycra to help protect the body against wounds and major traumas. | |
 AT&T's NSA legal woes continue to grow May 23, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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AT&T has flatly denied the allegations, but the telecommunications giant continues to be mired by reports that it and other major carriers have gone out of their way to cooperate with the U.S. government to ... | |
Researchers to develop ultra-miniature implantable sensors to measure blood flow June 07, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Physicians and surgeons will someday monitor a patient's blood flow, blood pressure and temperature with tiny, implanted devices, thanks to research being conducted by a Cornell University professor and an Ithaca-area high-tech ... | |
'Immersidata' improves interactive game development user-testing June 07, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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USC engineers are perfecting a games user testing tool that captures and analyzes play experience to automatically detect weakness and flaws - and it may soon gauge player emotional involvement. | |
Random twist for storytelling June 16, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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UQ software engineer Chooi Guan Lim has created a computer storytelling program that gives children a random, educational experience. | |
More regulations make websites less trustworthy, study shows August 02, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 53 vote(s)
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Placing strict controls and regulations on website operators does not make the Internet more secure and private for users, according to a new study. In fact, stringent policies seem to make the matter worse, says Dr. Karim ... | |
 Handheld device 'sees' damage in concrete bridges, piers May 21, 2007 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Engineers at MIT have developed a new technique for detecting damage in concrete bridges and piers that could increase the safety of aging infrastructure by allowing easier, more frequent, onsite inspections ... | |
 Students take Porsche to electric avenue June 06, 2007 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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For the past six months a team of MIT students has spent hundreds of hours--many late at night--converting a sleek Porsche 914 into an electric vehicle. Their goal? To demonstrate the viability of advanced ... | |
 Fujitsu Develops Technology for Low-Power, High-Performance 45nm Logic Chips June 18, 2007 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Fujitsu today announced the development of a platform technology for 45 nanometer generation LSI logic chips, which combines technologies for low power consumption and high-performance interconnect. | |
UC Davis Will Study Users of New Plug-in Hybrid Cars October 30, 2007 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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The latest green car goes under the UC Davis microscope today: a hybrid sedan modified to recharge from a standard 110-volt electric outlet. It can travel as far as 20 miles on batteries before drinking a drop of gasoline, ... | |
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