 'Digital piracy' may benefit companies March 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 42 vote(s)
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Unauthorised copying of software, music or films, so-called digital piracy, may have benefits for the affected companies, an Oxford researcher has claimed. | |
 Olympics timekeepers to get winner down to 3000th of a second June 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Atlanta, 1996: emotions and adrenalin ran high in the Olympic arena as two sprinters claimed victory in the women's 100 metres race -- and only the photofinish cameras could judge the winner. | |
 i.play Offers Video Game-like Playground Equipment September 20, 2007 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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For children of today’s generation, swings and slides don’t seem to cut it anymore—not when you have an Xbox and Playstation in your living room. In an attempt to curb the rising childhood obesity rates partially ... | |
Insects inspire robotics research August 21, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Insects are proving invaluable for one researcher at the University of Alberta, who hopes robots can perform the same types of tasks that ants or bees do. | |
Casinos look to technology to reduce Macau's baccarat addiction June 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Gambling innovators are betting on creating culturally-specific slot machines and computerised games to lure Asian players away from well-worn seats at the baccarat tables to more profitable pursuits. | |
Intel, Dreamworks Animation Form Alliance to Revolutionize 3-D Filmmaking Technology July 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Intel Corporation and DreamWorks Animation SKG today announced they have formed a strategic alliance aimed at revolutionizing 3-D filmmaking technology, beginning with Monsters vs. Aliens, which is slated for a domestic release ... | |
Putting a face on android science by exploring an uncanny valley July 20, 2006 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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We might be more responsive to robots designed to look human rather than mechanical, but other factors may determine what causes us to accept or shun these virtual humans. | |
Researchers 'text mine' The New York Times, demonstrating ease of new technology July 26, 2006 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Performing what a team of dedicated and bleary-eyed newspaper librarians would need months to do, scientists at UC Irvine have used an up-and-coming technology to complete in hours a complex topic analysis of 330,000 stories ... | |
 Pentagon report investigated lasers that put voices in your head February 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 138 vote(s)
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A recently unclassified report from the Pentagon from 1998 has revealed an investigation into using laser beams for a few intriguing potential methods of non-lethal torture. Some of the applications the report ... | |
 The Last Supper Will Travel The Internet At 16 Billion Pixels October 26, 2007 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 92 vote(s)
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HAL 9000 will send The Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci soaring through the Internet on October 27, 2007 with a high density view of 16 billion pixels. The time given for the launch is 9:30 A.M. Central European ... | |
 Scientist Claims Most Accurate Speed Detector October 13, 2007 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 72 vote(s)
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A scientist has won a court battle over a speeding ticket using a speed detector he invented, which may soon be available on a commercial basis. | |
 Scientists test system to forecast flash floods along Colorado's front range July 22, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
People living near vulnerable creeks and rivers along Colorado's Front Range may soon get advance notice of potentially deadly floods, thanks to a new forecasting system being tested this summer by the National ... | |
End of an era as paper airline tickets dropped from June 1 May 29, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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The paper airline ticket comes to the end of its life on Sunday when 240 carriers belonging to the world association IATA switch to all electronic ticketing, much of it through Internet booking. | |
Researchers Invent Helmet that Significantly Reduces Direct Impact to Neck During Head-first Impact June 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
University of British Columbia researchers have invented a sports helmet that reduces direct impact to the neck by up to 56 per cent, according to preliminary tests. | |
New kind of cement absorbs pollution May 16, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 105 vote(s)
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An Italian company has begun marketing a cement that is capable of absorbing pollution from vehicles. | |
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