 Inflatable Habitats for Polar and Space Colonists January 29, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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Humanity has long since established a foothold in the Artic and Antarctic, but extensive colonization of these regions may soon become economically viable. If we can learn to build self-sufficient habitats ... | |
 In 'forty jumps,' scientists model scales of quarks to quasars January 18, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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Comprehending the smallness of a quark or the hugeness of the observable universe is a challenge that most of us find difficult, yet captivating. Placing vastly different scales side by side to explore their ... | |
 Humanoid avatar plays a competitive game of table tennis January 04, 2007 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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Recently, scientists have designed and built an immersive table tennis (or “ping-pong”) simulation that allows a human to compete against a computer. While most virtual reality environments support slow- or ... | |
 Why a hydrogen economy doesn't make sense December 11, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 392 vote(s)
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In a recent study, fuel cell expert Ulf Bossel explains that a hydrogen economy is a wasteful economy. The large amount of energy required to isolate hydrogen from natural compounds (water, natural gas, biomass), ... | |
 Future space devices inspired by spider legs September 07, 2006 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 48 vote(s)
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Are spiders ideal space travelers? Not quite, but according to a new study, their legs may be. Scientists Carlo Menon and Cristian Lira have designed and built lightweight, bendable joints based on the micro-hydraulic ... | |
 Quantum Computing Steps Forward January 20, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 101 vote(s)
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With the University of Michigan’s latest production of a quantum chip, it’s another step forward for quantum computers that will someday ... | |
 Hybrid Cars -- Pros and Cons January 19, 2006 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 609 vote(s)
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If you listen to the makers, hybrid cars are the best invention since sliced bread. While there are many reasons to buy a hybrid car, including a new tax incentive for US owners, it helps to have a good understanding ... | |
 Protecting your Computer: Part 3 – AntiVirus January 11, 2006 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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 Protecting Your Computer: Part 2 - Firewalls January 10, 2006 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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 Protecting Your Computer: Part 1 - Common Sense January 09, 2006 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 42 vote(s)
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 W3C looks to improve speech recognition technology for web transactions December 10, 2005 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
W3C, the standards-setting body for the Internet (World Wide Web Consortium), has completed a draft for the important VoiceXML 3.0 - technology enabling voice identification verification. While normally associated ... | |
Magnetic Microchips Replaces Electronic Semiconductor September 28, 2005 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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The combined efforts of researchers from Durham University, Imperial College, London and the University of Sheffield have fructified. Till now the basic computer is usually made by using semiconductor electronics. The researchers ... | |
Japanese Public Broadcasting Envisions 3D Future August 25, 2005 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Japan’s national public broadcasting authority, Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK), is pursuing a Super Hi-Vision 3D television. NHK’s research has centered on the integral imaging (II) technique for creating 3D television. This ... | |
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