EU project to develop first fuel-cell aircraft June 01, 2007 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Designing the first fuel-cell manned intercity aircraft is the goal of a recently launched EU-funded project. | |
 Computer-based tool aids research, helps thwart questionable publication practices January 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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A new computer-based text-searching tool developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers automatically – and quickly – compares multiple documents in a database for similarities, providing a more efficient ... | |
 Researchers reveal 'extremely serious' vulnerabilities in e-voting machines September 13, 2006 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 156 vote(s)
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In a paper published on the Web today, a group of Princeton computer scientists said they created demonstration vote-stealing software that can be installed within a minute on a common electronic voting machine. ... | |
 Ultraclean Combustion Technology For Electricity Generation Fires Up in Hydrogen Tests August 01, 2007 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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An experimental gas turbine simulator equipped with an ultralow-emissions combustion technology called LSI has been tested successfully using pure hydrogen as a fuel – a milestone that indicates a potential ... | |
Computer users are digitizing books quickly and accurately with Carnegie Mellon method August 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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Millions of computer users collectively transcribe the equivalent of 160 books each day with better than 99 percent accuracy, despite the fact that few spend more than a few seconds on the task and that most do not realize ... | |
 The mood of the Internet April 14, 2006 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Dutch researcher Maarten de Rijke and his co-workers Gilad Mishne and Krisztian Balog have developed a new programme that can trace and explain significant changes in mood patterns on the Internet. MoodViews ... | |
House Judiciary passes Net-neutrality bill May 25, 2006 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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The House Judiciary Committee passed a bill Thursday, 20-13, that would amend the Clayton anti-trust act to include Net neutrality. | |
Compact tidal generator could reduce the cost of producing electricity from flowing water June 13, 2006 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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What happens if you run an electric motor backwards? That is exactly what researchers Dr Steve Turnock and Dr Suleiman Abu-Sharkh from the University of Southampton asked themselves after they had successfully built an electric ... | |
 Finding survivors, protecting drivers February 12, 2007 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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At the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Symposium, Assistant Professor Hossein Hashemi of the USC Ming Hsieh department of electrical engineering will discuss two radar chips created in his laboratory, ... | |
Researcher: Tools Will Help Personalize ID Theft by 2010 April 20, 2007 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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A well-known security expert demonstrates a framework at the CanSecWest conference that makes it easier for criminals to steal identifying data. | |
‘Mini-rivers’ may detect explosives, toxins better than other types of sensors November 14, 2007 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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A casual conversation between two professors on a train from Oxford to London has led to the development of a new type of sensor that may be markedly better at sniffing out explosives, cocaine or environmental toxins than ... | |
 Acute artificial compound eyes May 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Insects are a source of inspiration for technological development work. For example, researchers around the world are working on ultra-thin imaging systems based on the insect eye. The principle of hyperacuity ... | |
 Meet Robo habilis July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A European research project has brought the dream of human-like robots closer to reality by creating a human-like arm and hand controlled by an electronic ‘brain’ modelled on the human cerebellum. | |
New computer program automates chip debugging November 02, 2007 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Fixing design bugs and wrong wire connections in computer chips after they've been fabricated in silicon is a tedious, trial-and-error process that often costs companies millions of dollars and months of time-to-market. | |
 Micro-pump is cool idea for future computer chips April 26, 2006 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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Engineers at Purdue University have developed a tiny "micro-pump" cooling device small enough to fit on a computer chip that circulates coolant through channels etched into the chip. | |
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