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Robotic Audi TTS to tackle Pikes Peak at race speed – without a driver

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Image via Wikipedia The team at the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford (CARS) are aiming to send a specially-equipped robotic Audi at break-neck...

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Wattbox: Habit-learning device to lower energy bills

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The adage “less is more” rings true when discussing energy usage - as energy costs rise, using less saves you more money each year....

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An end to frivolous patents may finally be in sight

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Image by jontintinjordan via Flickr Patent nonsense DO PATENTS help or hinder innovation? Instinctively, they would seem a blessing, especially for backroom tinkerers. Patenting an idea...

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Future vehicles: Auto bodywork composite works as a battery

Auto Bodywork Doubles as Battery

The problem is clear. Hybrid cars and EVs rely on batteries for power, but batteries are bulky and heavy, causing the car to...

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Super Material Will Make Lighting Cheaper and Fully Recyclable

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Image via Wikipedia With the use of the new super material graphene, Swedish and American researchers have succeeded in producing a new type of lighting...

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New System Provides Hybrid Electric Autos With Power to Spare

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Image by Getty Images via Daylife An advancement in hybrid electric vehicle technology is providing powerful benefits beyond transportation. Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak...

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Computers That Use Light Instead of Electricity? First Germanium Laser Created

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Image via Wikipedia MIT researchers have demonstrated the first laser built from germanium that can produce wavelengths of light useful for optical communication. It's also...

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A High-Tech Alternative for Hollywood Hopefuls

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“House lights up!” proclaimed the silver-haired former lawyer who, with blue jeans, black T-shirt, black safari jacket and Nikes, looked oh-so Hollywood in...

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Eco-Friendly Way of Decomposing BPA-Containing Plastic

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Image via Wikipedia Just as cooking helps people digest food, pretreating polycarbonate plastic -- source of a huge environmental headache because of its bisphenol A...

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Buy Now, Pay Later (Maybe With Your Allowance)

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Image via Wikipedia BUSINESSES don’t let 13-year-olds pay for purchases with a promise. At least they didn’t before last week. A new payment option for anyone...

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The Dozens of Computers That Make Modern Cars Go (and Stop)

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Image via Wikipedia The electronic systems in modern cars and trucks — under new scrutiny as regulators continue to raise concerns about Toyota vehicles...

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Big Oil is being forced to rethink its future

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Image via Wikipedia ON THE face of it the world’s big and publicly quoted oil companies should be celebrating some pleasing results this week. Royal...

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ISP cleared of copyright infringement

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In the first case of its kind, an Australian court has ruled that an internet service provider cannot be responsible for illegal downloading. iiNet,...

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Displax ’skin’ turns virtually any surface into multi-touch display

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One doesn’t have to look very far these days to see the ever increasing prevalence and popularity of multi-touch technology and the additional interaction...

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Solar glazing chases sun from dawn until dusk

Solar Chases the Sun

In the age of green energy we are seeing interesting new developments that marry building materials with the capacity to harness renewable power...

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Vegetative state patients can respond to questions

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Image via Wikipedia Scientists have been able to reach into the mind of a brain-damaged man and communicate with his thoughts. The research, carried out...

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Modular SunSine solar panels from GreenRay will generate AC power

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Solar power start-up GreenRay Inc. has developed the SunSine AC “solar appliance” that integrates the complex components of conventional solar power systems into...

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Symbian phone operating system goes open source

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Image via Wikipedia The group behind the world's most popular smartphone operating system - Symbian - is giving away "billions of dollars" worth of...

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Vapur – the reusable, flexible water bottle

Vapur Water Bottle

Personally, I’m not a fan of bottled water. Firstly, tap water in many parts of the world is safe, tastes fine, and it's...

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Has the human gekko’s time finally come?

Human Gekko?

Researchers at Cornell University have created a palm-sized device that uses water tension as a switchable adhesive bond and can support many times...

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Turn waste office paper into toilet paper

Waste Paper to Toilet Paper

While many environmentalists hope that we can eventually have a paperless office, one company in Japan has developed a machine that shreds paper...

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Wearable wireless health sensor for remote bio-monitoring

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With it's rapidly aging population, few countries stand to gain as much from developments in the remote monitoring of bio-signals as Japan. As...

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Calera and Novacem use concrete to capture CO2

Concrete Carbon Capture

Concrete seems pretty inoffensive. It just looks like mud, and appears to do nothing except sit there and harden. The fact is, though,...

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Robotic Audi TTS to tackle Pikes Peak at race speed – without a driver

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The team at the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford (CARS) are aiming to send a specially-equipped robotic Audi at break-neck speed up the tight bends that lead to Pikes Peak without a driver … something that hasn’t been done before.
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