 New process generates hydrogen from aluminum alloy to run engines, fuel cells May 16, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 648 vote(s)
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A Purdue University engineer has developed a method that uses an aluminum alloy to extract hydrogen from water for running fuel cells or internal combustion engines, and the technique could be used to replace ... | |
 UBC Engineers Create Vehicle that Travels from Vancouver to Halifax on a Gallon of Gas June 20, 2006 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 353 vote(s)
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A team of engineering students from The University of British Columbia has built a vehicle so efficient that it could travel from Vancouver to Halifax on a gallon of gasoline. | |
 Mathematician suggests extra dimensions are time-like April 17, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 538 vote(s)
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In a recent study, mathematician George Sparling of the University of Pittsburgh examines a fundamental question pondered since the time of Pythagoras, and still vexing scientists today: what is the nature ... | |
 Greenhouse theory smashed by biggest stone March 14, 2006 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 1002 vote(s)
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A new theory to explain global warming was revealed at a meeting at the University of Leicester (UK) and is being considered for publication in the journal "Science First Hand". The controversial theory has ... | |
 Nokia introduces seven new mobile phones June 13, 2005 | User rating: 1.9 / 5 after 307 vote(s)
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Easy-to-use menus, stylish designs at the heart of new handsets for WCDMA, GSM and CDMA markets
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 Drivers on cell phones are as bad as drunks June 29, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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Three years after the preliminary results first were presented at a scientific meeting and drew wide attention, University of Utah psychologists have published a study showing that motorists who talk on handheld ... | |
 Quantum computer solves problem, without running February 22, 2006 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 382 vote(s)
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By combining quantum computation and quantum interrogation, scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found an exotic way of determining an answer to an algorithm – without ever running ... | |
 Powerful Little Light: LED With 1,000 Lumens March 15, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 303 vote(s)
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Osram has developed a small light-emitting diode spotlight that achieves an output of more than 1,000 lumens for the first time. That’s brighter than a 50-watt halogen lamp, thereby making the device suitable ... | |
 Why Does Popcorn Cost So Much at the Movies? February 22, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 61 vote(s)
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Movie theaters are notorious for charging consumers top dollar for concession items such as popcorn, soda, and candy. Are moviegoers just being gouged? | |
 AMD Unveils Athlon 64 FX-57 Processor for 3D Games June 27, 2005 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
As part of an ongoing effort to deliver the industry’s highest-performing PC technology, AMD today announced the immediate availability of the AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 processor, the world’s ultimate PC processor ... | |
TDK Announces Blue Laser Disc Technology to Support 200GB Capacity September 01, 2006 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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TDK, a world leader in digital recording solutions, has reached a landmark in the development of recordable blue laser technology, achieving a groundbreaking capacity of 200GB. Surpassing existing optical media technologies ... | |
Too much homework can be counterproductive May 31, 2005 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 380 vote(s)
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Instead of improving educational achievement in countries around the world, increases in homework may actually undercut teaching effectiveness and worsen disparities in student learning, according to two Penn State researchers.
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 Space propulsion breakthrough: new spacecraft ion engine tested January 11, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 681 vote(s)
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The European Space Agency and the Australian National University have successfully tested a new design of spacecraft ion engine that dramatically improves performance over present thrusters and marks a major ... | |
 Energy from ceramics August 17, 2006 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 56 vote(s)
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Micro fuel cells are already being acclaimed as an alternative to batteries. However, producing them from hundreds of tiny separate parts is complex and expensive. An alternative is now available: ceramic fuel ... | |
 Light's Most Exotic Trick Yet: So Fast it Goes ... Backwards? May 11, 2006 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 344 vote(s)
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In the past few years, scientists have found ways to make light go both faster and slower than its usual speed limit, but now researchers at the University of Rochester have published a paper today in Science ... | |
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