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Pirates thwarted with MP3 sonic blast Technology / Engineering November 21, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 26 vote(s) \| User comments: 22 Gone are the swashbuckling days of repelling pirates with cutlasses -- a British firm is spearheading use of a high-tech "sonic laser" to beat bandits on the high seas.

Engineers design self-stabilizing electric bicycle Technology / Engineering November 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 39 vote(s) \| User comments: 11 (PhysOrg.com) -- As every five-year-old knows, balancing on a bicycle is not as easy as it looks. But, as engineers know, getting a bicycle to balance by itself – without a human riding it – is even more difficult.

Taiwanese Researchers Introduce Blink of the Eye Transmission Speed System On A Chip Technology / Engineering November 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 75 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 (PhysOrg.com) -- A world-wide expert on wireless communications, Professor Jri Lee of the National Taiwan University (NTU) and UCLA PhD conferred has created a system on a chip (SOC) with transmission speeds ...

Pentagon explores submersible aircraft for commando operations Technology / Engineering October 24, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| User comments: 8 The United States wants to develop a submersible aircraft that can fly hundreds of nautical miles, weather rough seas and then go under water to insert commandos on a hostile shore.

Student drives shoppers up wall with hot gadget Technology / Engineering October 31, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 22 vote(s) \| User comments: 7 (PhysOrg.com) -- An enterprising student from The University of Manchester is set to drive Christmas shoppers up the wall with a new must-have gadget.

White vans goes green: Novel spoiler design reduces fuel consumption Technology / Engineering November 10, 2008 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 As if the drivers of mini vans and utility vehicles needed any more encouragement to drive fast between jobs, US researchers have designed a new rear spoiler for bluff-backed vehicles that can reduce drag and lift significantly. ...

Quicker, easier way to make coal cleaner found Technology / Engineering November 17, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Construction of new coal-fired power plants in the United States is in danger of coming to a standstill, partly due to the high cost of the requirement — whether existing or anticipated — to capture all emissions of carbon ...

Researchers break world record for drive systems Technology / Engineering November 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 In future it can be expected that the drill used in material processing will become even faster and the compressor used for vehicles and airplanes even more compact. In order to drive these rotary applications ...

Nissan Cuts In Half Amount of Precious Metals Required in Catalysts Technology / Engineering November 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 (PhysOrg.com) -- Nissan Motor Company Inc. has announced a new ultra-low precious metal catalyst that will cut in half the amount of precious metals used by car manufacturers. The new catalyst will be introduced in the new ...

Satellites approach the Shannon limit Technology / Engineering October 28, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 43 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- Satellites are achieving unparalleled efficiency with a new protocol, DVB-S2. The performance of DVB-S2 satellite systems is very close to the theoretical maximum, defined by the Shannon Limit. That efficiency ...

Detecting dirty bomb material with ESA gamma-ray technology Technology / Engineering October 30, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Thanks to ESA and UK technology transfer support, a British company has developed a device based on the gamma-ray detection equipment used in ESA’s Integral astronomy satellite to detect and identify the radioactive ...

Engineer creating more sensitive, safer landmine detectors Technology / Engineering October 30, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Long after a conflict, landmines remain buried underground unless someone can locate and detonate them. According to the United Nations (UN), there are more than 100 million landmines buried in 68 countries around the world. ...

Satellite4All: new technology promises cheap satellite triple-play Technology / Engineering November 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- Technology developed by European researchers promises to dramatically lower the costs of satellite bandwidth, potentially bridging the digital divide and enabling satellites to deliver TV, ...

Harnessing nature's diagnostic tools for disease prevention Technology / Engineering November 07, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- The earlier cancer is diagnosed, the better the chance of effecting a cure. A revolutionary new hybrid technology offers the possibility of detecting this and other diseases right at inception.

Creating Music With Your Cell Phone Technology / Engineering November 07, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- If you own a cell phone, then new software created by Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology director Gil Weinberg and his students will allow you to be the next composer and performer of ...

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Pirates thwarted with MP3 sonic blast Technology / Engineering November 21, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 26 vote(s) \| User comments: 22 Gone are the swashbuckling days of repelling pirates with cutlasses -- a British firm is spearheading use of a high-tech "sonic laser" to beat bandits on the high seas.

Engineers design self-stabilizing electric bicycle Technology / Engineering November 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 39 vote(s) \| User comments: 11 (PhysOrg.com) -- As every five-year-old knows, balancing on a bicycle is not as easy as it looks. But, as engineers know, getting a bicycle to balance by itself – without a human riding it – is even more difficult.

Taiwanese Researchers Introduce Blink of the Eye Transmission Speed System On A Chip Technology / Engineering November 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 75 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 (PhysOrg.com) -- A world-wide expert on wireless communications, Professor Jri Lee of the National Taiwan University (NTU) and UCLA PhD conferred has created a system on a chip (SOC) with transmission speeds ...

Pentagon explores submersible aircraft for commando operations Technology / Engineering October 24, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| User comments: 8 The United States wants to develop a submersible aircraft that can fly hundreds of nautical miles, weather rough seas and then go under water to insert commandos on a hostile shore.

Student drives shoppers up wall with hot gadget Technology / Engineering October 31, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 22 vote(s) \| User comments: 7 (PhysOrg.com) -- An enterprising student from The University of Manchester is set to drive Christmas shoppers up the wall with a new must-have gadget.

White vans goes green: Novel spoiler design reduces fuel consumption Technology / Engineering November 10, 2008 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 As if the drivers of mini vans and utility vehicles needed any more encouragement to drive fast between jobs, US researchers have designed a new rear spoiler for bluff-backed vehicles that can reduce drag and lift significantly. ...

Quicker, easier way to make coal cleaner found Technology / Engineering November 17, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Construction of new coal-fired power plants in the United States is in danger of coming to a standstill, partly due to the high cost of the requirement — whether existing or anticipated — to capture all emissions of carbon ...

Researchers break world record for drive systems Technology / Engineering November 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 In future it can be expected that the drill used in material processing will become even faster and the compressor used for vehicles and airplanes even more compact. In order to drive these rotary applications ...

Nissan Cuts In Half Amount of Precious Metals Required in Catalysts Technology / Engineering November 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 (PhysOrg.com) -- Nissan Motor Company Inc. has announced a new ultra-low precious metal catalyst that will cut in half the amount of precious metals used by car manufacturers. The new catalyst will be introduced in the new ...

Satellites approach the Shannon limit Technology / Engineering October 28, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 43 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- Satellites are achieving unparalleled efficiency with a new protocol, DVB-S2. The performance of DVB-S2 satellite systems is very close to the theoretical maximum, defined by the Shannon Limit. That efficiency ...

Detecting dirty bomb material with ESA gamma-ray technology Technology / Engineering October 30, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Thanks to ESA and UK technology transfer support, a British company has developed a device based on the gamma-ray detection equipment used in ESA’s Integral astronomy satellite to detect and identify the radioactive ...

Engineer creating more sensitive, safer landmine detectors Technology / Engineering October 30, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Long after a conflict, landmines remain buried underground unless someone can locate and detonate them. According to the United Nations (UN), there are more than 100 million landmines buried in 68 countries around the world. ...

Satellite4All: new technology promises cheap satellite triple-play Technology / Engineering November 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- Technology developed by European researchers promises to dramatically lower the costs of satellite bandwidth, potentially bridging the digital divide and enabling satellites to deliver TV, ...

Harnessing nature's diagnostic tools for disease prevention Technology / Engineering November 07, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- The earlier cancer is diagnosed, the better the chance of effecting a cure. A revolutionary new hybrid technology offers the possibility of detecting this and other diseases right at inception.

Creating Music With Your Cell Phone Technology / Engineering November 07, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- If you own a cell phone, then new software created by Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology director Gil Weinberg and his students will allow you to be the next composer and performer of ...

Pirates thwarted with MP3 sonic blast

Engineers design self-stabilizing electric bicycle

Taiwanese Researchers Introduce Blink of the Eye Transmission Speed System On A Chip

Pentagon explores submersible aircraft for commando operations

Student drives shoppers up wall with hot gadget

White vans goes green: Novel spoiler design reduces fuel consumption

Quicker, easier way to make coal cleaner found

Researchers break world record for drive systems

Nissan Cuts In Half Amount of Precious Metals Required in Catalysts

Satellites approach the Shannon limit

Detecting dirty bomb material with ESA gamma-ray technology

Engineer creating more sensitive, safer landmine detectors

Satellite4All: new technology promises cheap satellite triple-play

Harnessing nature's diagnostic tools for disease prevention

Creating Music With Your Cell Phone

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