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Shuttle´s mini PC goes easy on power consumption

Electronic Devices

by Lisa Zyga | August 22, 2008

Shuttle, the Taiwan-based computer manufacturer, has been known for making small computers, but its newest PC will be its tiniest and greenest yet.

Physicists Transmit Light through Opaque Materials

Physics

by Lisa Zyga | August 18, 2008

No matter how thick an opaque "scattering material" is, physicists have shown how to weave light through tiny open channels in the material, so that the light passes through on the other side.

Physicists Seek Answers to Quantum Correlations

Physics

by Lisa Zyga | August 14, 2008

After performing multiple tests on two entangled photons, physicists have yet again found that the photons seem to be communicating faster than the speed of light - at least 100,000 times faster. The researchers hope that ...

It´s The Water: Beijing Olympic Swimmers Provided State-of-Art ProMinent Ozone Technology

Medicine & Health

by Mary Anne Simpson | August 12, 2008

As Olympic records are being broken left and right by Michael Phelps and others questions have been raised do we have a performance enhancing water issue. Some attribute the gold hanging around Olympiad Phelps is the result ...

Kites could provide electricity for 100,000 homes

Space & Earth science

by Lisa Zyga | August 07, 2008

High-flying kites tethered to generators could supply as much as 100 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 100,000 homes, according to researchers from the Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands.

Rocket Racing Could be Futuristic NASCAR Sport

Space & Earth science

by Lisa Zyga | July 31, 2008

With its first demonstration of a rocket-powered plane, the Rocket Racing League is hoping to have invented a new sport. Thousands of spectators witnessed the league´s first flight, held at the Experimental Aircraft Association´s ...

Hybrid Human Faces Could Populate Google Street View

Technology

by Lisa Zyga | July 30, 2008

Due to privacy concerns, Google has been blurring the faces of people caught on Google Street View cameras. But rather than blurring people´s faces and diminishing the reality of the scene, researchers have demonstrated a ...

Nearly Waterless Washing Machine to Debut in 2009

General Science

by Lisa Zyga | July 29, 2008

A new washing machine that uses just a cup of water, a pinch of detergent, and about 1,000 small plastic chips to clean clothes may be available for consumers in the UK next year.

Cow Backpacks Trap Methane Gas

Space & Earth science

by Lisa Zyga | July 11, 2008

In an attempt to understand the extent of cow flatulence on global warming, scientists in Argentina are strapping plastic bags to the backs of cows to capture their emissions.

Helium Balloon in Paris Displays Air Pollution Levels

General Science

by Lisa Zyga | July 09, 2008

People in Paris won´t have to look far to see the city´s air pollution levels. A giant tethered helium balloon will display real-time reports of atmospheric pollution using an innovative lighting system, which can be seen ...

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