 Pentagon report investigated lasers that put voices in your head February 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 137 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 ... | |
 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. | |
 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 ... | |
 'Mind Gaming' Could Enter Market This Year March 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 81 vote(s)
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In an adapted version of the Harry Potter video game, players lift boulders and throw lightning bolts using only their minds. Just as physical movement changed the interface of gaming with Nintendo's Wii, ... | |
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. | |
 Brain on chip: Nerve tissue interfaced with a computer chip June 02, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 69 vote(s)
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Before informational input perceived by the mammalian brain is stored in the long-term memory, it is temporarily memorised in the hippocampus. Understanding the function of the hippocampus as an important player ... | |
 JitterBugs could turn your keyboard against you August 07, 2006 | User rating: 2.5 / 5 after 50 vote(s)
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Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science warn against an entirely new threat to computer security: peripheral devices – such as keyboards, mice or microphones ... | |
 With newest technology, US police turn table on car thieves July 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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In some US cities, police have turned the thieves' greed and nifty new technology around on them, letting the car catch the crook. | |
IBM Reveals Five Innovations that Will Change Our Lives Over the Next Five Years December 18, 2007 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 83 vote(s)
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Unveiled today, the second annual "IBM Next Five in Five" is a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and play over the next five years. | |
Panasonic, Sony Developed New HD Digital Video Camera Recorder Format May 11, 2006 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Panasonic, the brand name for which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known, and Sony Corporation today announced specifications for "AVCHD," a brand new high definition (HD) digital video camera recorder format ... | |
 Me little late meeting sorry sorry June 27, 2006 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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The newest language for mobile text messaging looks like hieroglyphics and sounds like a caveman. The language is Zlango, and its creators aim to inject whimsy and emotion into text messaging while reducing ... | |
Bombay Dabbawalas go high-tech June 27, 2006 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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For over a century they delivered hot lunch in packages to thousands of Bombay's working people with almost faultless efficiency without the help of information technology. But now Bombay's ubiquitous Dabbawalas lunch deliverymen ... | |
 Self-Cooling Soda Bottles? July 11, 2006 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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Every day, the sun bathes the planet in energy--free of charge--yet few systems can take advantage of that source for both heating and cooling. Now, researchers are making progress on a thin-film technology ... | |
 Toshiba Introduces New 10 Year--Quick Charge Industrial Battery December 11, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 49 vote(s)
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Toshiba will begin selling the SCiB quick charge-10 year battery in March, 2008. This industrial battery increases safety, versatility in power source and qualifies as environmentally sensitive. | |
Developing long-term relations with robots April 13, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London are leading an international project which is set to advance the relationship between robots and humans, as part of new European project called LIREC - Living with Robots and ... | |
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