U.S. to support some solar power research May 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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The U.S. Department of Energy says it will fund up to $60 million to support development of low-cost concentrating solar power, or CSP, technology. | |
Report: Idle appliances are power-suckers April 25, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Electrical appliances that use electricity even when not working are a major energy consumer, a Canadian federal study showed. | |
European power plants boosting coal use April 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
High oil and natural gas prices, coupled with increased demand, are driving Europe's return to coal-fired power plants, an industry official says. | |
Baker College wins cyber defense contest April 24, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Baker College of Flint, Mich., Texas A&M University and the University of Louisville have won top honors in the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. | |
China world's largest Internet market April 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A Chinese research firm said China has surpassed the United States as the world's largest Internet market based on number of users. | |
Email scam targets executives April 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Thousands of U.S. executives were targeted in a phishing scam with fake e-mail messages that appear to be official federal court subpoenas. | |
U.S. to help fund biomass research April 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The U.S. Department of Energy says it will provide up to $44 million in funding to assist universities in biomass technology research and development. | |
Germany's biofuels plan stalls April 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
German officials said a plan to introduce a biofuel gasoline blend containing 10 percent ethanol may be postponed. | |
Congressman's data on stolen laptop April 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, said he was among the 3,000 heart study patients whose medical information was on a laptop stolen this year. | |
Hydrogen fueling stations stall in Calif. April 02, 2008 | User rating: 2.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan for a statewide network of hydrogen fueling stations for fuel cell cars has stalled. | |
Wii remote adapted to military robot March 27, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Two U.S. Department of Energy scientists in Idaho say they have adapted technology from Nintendo's Wii remote to control a mine-clearing robot. | |
Camera can see through clothing March 11, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Developers of a specialized camera that can help police detect weapons and drugs under clothing say they will show it off in England this week. | |
Airports may start using T-ray detectors March 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Security posts at U.S. airports could one day use T-ray detectors instead of X-ray machines to reduce inspection delays, a report said. | |
Emails show Microsoft's Vista problems February 29, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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E-mails suggest Microsoft executives struggled to make Windows Vista work on their own computers after it was released, a published report said. | |
Germany may drop biofuel boost February 25, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Germany may drop plans to double the amount of biofuels in gasoline after warnings that more than a million cars aren't biofuel compatible. | |
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