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Move over US -- China to be new driver of world's economy and innovation
A new study of worldwide technological competitiveness suggests China may soon rival the United States as the principal driver of the world’s economy – a position the U.S. has held since the end of World War II. If that happens, it will mark the first time in nearly a century that two nations have competed for leadership as equals.
A new study of worldwide technological competitiveness suggests China may soon rival the United States as the principal driver of the world’s economy – a position the U.S. has held since the end of World War II. If that happens, it will mark the first time in nearly a century that two nations have competed for leadership as equals.
Technology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 24, 2008, 11:47am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 24, 2008, 11:47am
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DNA Sensors Found To Be An Effective Artificial Nose
In designing artificial noses modeled after biological olfaction, the challenge has been to generate a similarly large sensor repertoire with the requisite combinatorial complexity to detect odors in the real world. A further requirement is that the sensors can be manufactured with exact chemical precision and reproducibility.
In designing artificial noses modeled after biological olfaction, the challenge has been to generate a similarly large sensor repertoire with the requisite combinatorial complexity to detect odors in the real world. A further requirement is that the sensors can be manufactured with exact chemical precision and reproducibility.
Technology
Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 23, 2008, 9:54am
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Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 23, 2008, 9:54am
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The sound of a bad penny
You might assume that counterfeiters only bother with high-value bank notes, but there is a chance that some of the coins jangling around in your pocket right now are fake. If Mototsugu Suzuki gets his way, it may be that jangling that gives them away.
You might assume that counterfeiters only bother with high-value bank notes, but there is a chance that some of the coins jangling around in your pocket right now are fake. If Mototsugu Suzuki gets his way, it may be that jangling that gives them away.
Technology
Source: Nature
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 22, 2008, 2:11pm
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Source: Nature
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 22, 2008, 2:11pm
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SSDs, The Death Knell Of Hard Drives?
It's far too early to declare the computer hard drive obsolete. But thanks to the tech industry's ability to trim the size of flash memory chips, it is now possible to make full-feature laptops that store their data and programs on "solid-state drives," or SSDs.
It's far too early to declare the computer hard drive obsolete. But thanks to the tech industry's ability to trim the size of flash memory chips, it is now possible to make full-feature laptops that store their data and programs on "solid-state drives," or SSDs.
Technology
Source: CBS News
Posted on: Saturday, Jan 19, 2008, 6:56pm
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Source: CBS News
Posted on: Saturday, Jan 19, 2008, 6:56pm
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Virtual Biopsy Cuts Out Need For Diagnostic Surgery
A non-invasive diagnostic tool to detect surface cancers quickly and painlessly using technology currently employed by gyms to calculate body composition has been developed by a QUT PhD medical physics researcher.
A non-invasive diagnostic tool to detect surface cancers quickly and painlessly using technology currently employed by gyms to calculate body composition has been developed by a QUT PhD medical physics researcher.
Healthcare
Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Saturday, Jan 19, 2008, 6:54pm
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Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Saturday, Jan 19, 2008, 6:54pm
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Video: It's 2008. Here's Your Jet Pack.
A few brave souls have accomplished individual, powered flight.
A few brave souls have accomplished individual, powered flight.
Technology
Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Saturday, Jan 19, 2008, 6:54pm
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Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Saturday, Jan 19, 2008, 6:54pm
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High-Def Is in the Air
New technologies wirelessly transmit high-definition video.
New technologies wirelessly transmit high-definition video.
Technology
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Friday, Jan 18, 2008, 9:59am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Friday, Jan 18, 2008, 9:59am
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Contact lenses with circuits, lights a possible platform for superhuman vision
Movie characters from the Terminator to the Bionic Woman use bionic eyes to zoom in on far-off scenes, have useful facts pop into their field of view, or create virtual crosshairs. Off the screen, virtual displays have been proposed for more practical purposes – visual aids to help vision-impaired people, holographic driving control panels and even as a way to surf the Web on the go.
Movie characters from the Terminator to the Bionic Woman use bionic eyes to zoom in on far-off scenes, have useful facts pop into their field of view, or create virtual crosshairs. Off the screen, virtual displays have been proposed for more practical purposes – visual aids to help vision-impaired people, holographic driving control panels and even as a way to surf the Web on the go.
Technology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Jan 18, 2008, 9:58am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Jan 18, 2008, 9:58am
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Europe to capture carbon
New power stations across Europe could be routinely fitted with carbon-dioxide capture and storage (CCS) technology within two years under a proposal by the European Commission.
New power stations across Europe could be routinely fitted with carbon-dioxide capture and storage (CCS) technology within two years under a proposal by the European Commission.
Environment
Source: Nature
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 17, 2008, 10:43am
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Source: Nature
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 17, 2008, 10:43am
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Better Bugs for Making Butanol
In a push to find better biofuels to reduce gasoline consumption and lower greenhouse-gas emissions, scientists have genetically engineered E. coli that is highly efficient in producing butanol, a promising new type of biofuel. The new technology could speed up the development of butanol biofuels into a cost-effective alternative to ethanol.
In a push to find better biofuels to reduce gasoline consumption and lower greenhouse-gas emissions, scientists have genetically engineered E. coli that is highly efficient in producing butanol, a promising new type of biofuel. The new technology could speed up the development of butanol biofuels into a cost-effective alternative to ethanol.
Energy
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 16, 2008, 9:47am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 16, 2008, 9:47am
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Mapping tool allows emergency management personnel to visually track resources
Tracking the location and availability of resources such as hospitals, transportation equipment and water during an emergency situation can be life-saving.
Tracking the location and availability of resources such as hospitals, transportation equipment and water during an emergency situation can be life-saving.
Technology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 16, 2008, 9:46am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 16, 2008, 9:46am
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Three dimensional images become significant tool
Three-dimensional images, which helped to show that double amputee Oscar Pistorius receives considerable advantages from carbon fiber blade attachments, have become a significant tool in the drive to improve athletic performances.
Three-dimensional images, which helped to show that double amputee Oscar Pistorius receives considerable advantages from carbon fiber blade attachments, have become a significant tool in the drive to improve athletic performances.
Technology
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 15, 2008, 1:07pm
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 15, 2008, 1:07pm
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Hot cars at Detroit Auto Show
Driving off the end of the Lodge freeway deposits you smack dab in the middle of downtown Detroit. You're welcomed to town by a sculpture of a huge bronze fist that's large enough to TKO Godzilla. This sculpture is just about as friendly as Detroit's January weather, but the two together are no match for the heat generated by what's going on inside Detroit's Cobo Center.
Driving off the end of the Lodge freeway deposits you smack dab in the middle of downtown Detroit. You're welcomed to town by a sculpture of a huge bronze fist that's large enough to TKO Godzilla. This sculpture is just about as friendly as Detroit's January weather, but the two together are no match for the heat generated by what's going on inside Detroit's Cobo Center.
Technology
Source: CNN.com
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 15, 2008, 1:07pm
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Source: CNN.com
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 15, 2008, 1:07pm
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Video Ads Are Planned for Grocery Carts
Microsoft Corp. is bringing digital advertising to the grocery cart. The software maker spent four years working with Plano, Texas-based MediaCart Holdings Inc. on a grocery cart-mounted console that helps shoppers find products in the store, then scan and pay for their items without waiting in the checkout line.
Microsoft Corp. is bringing digital advertising to the grocery cart. The software maker spent four years working with Plano, Texas-based MediaCart Holdings Inc. on a grocery cart-mounted console that helps shoppers find products in the store, then scan and pay for their items without waiting in the checkout line.
Technology
Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Monday, Jan 14, 2008, 11:00am
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Monday, Jan 14, 2008, 11:00am
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Extreme Hybrid Showcases Green Technology
From the outside, the AFS Trinity Power Corporation's concept vehicle looks almost unremarkable.
From the outside, the AFS Trinity Power Corporation's concept vehicle looks almost unremarkable.
Technology
Source: CBS News
Posted on: Sunday, Jan 13, 2008, 3:14pm
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Source: CBS News
Posted on: Sunday, Jan 13, 2008, 3:14pm
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Leading 'Edge': Plastic Fiber Slashes Network Costs
Plans in the 1990s to bring ultra-high speed telecom lines into every home foundered because the optical fibre infrastructure was just too expensive. But a new European project using plastic fibre and off-the-shelf components could make optical networking so cheap and simple that anyone could install it.
Plans in the 1990s to bring ultra-high speed telecom lines into every home foundered because the optical fibre infrastructure was just too expensive. But a new European project using plastic fibre and off-the-shelf components could make optical networking so cheap and simple that anyone could install it.
Technology
Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Sunday, Jan 13, 2008, 3:14pm
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Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Sunday, Jan 13, 2008, 3:14pm
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10 Technologies That Will Transform Your Life
A peek at the real future.
A peek at the real future.
Technology
Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Sunday, Jan 13, 2008, 2:53pm
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Sunday, Jan 13, 2008, 2:53pm
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A new fabrication technique brings us closer to optical chips
Getting optical signals to bend around sharp corners has remained an obstacle to developing all-optical integrated circuits and better opto-electronic devices. But now researchers have created a new process for making complex miniature waveguides that can steer optical signals in three dimensions through solid materials.
Getting optical signals to bend around sharp corners has remained an obstacle to developing all-optical integrated circuits and better opto-electronic devices. But now researchers have created a new process for making complex miniature waveguides that can steer optical signals in three dimensions through solid materials.
Technology
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Friday, Jan 11, 2008, 10:34am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Friday, Jan 11, 2008, 10:34am
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Internet for Your Car, Your iPod -- in the Middle of Nowhere
If you've ever wanted to shop online and stream music from your car or be connected to the Internet on a cross-country road trip, companies like Intel, Sprint and Motorola believe your wildest Web fantasies may be about to come true.
If you've ever wanted to shop online and stream music from your car or be connected to the Internet on a cross-country road trip, companies like Intel, Sprint and Motorola believe your wildest Web fantasies may be about to come true.
Technology
Source: ABC News
Posted on: Friday, Jan 11, 2008, 10:34am
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Source: ABC News
Posted on: Friday, Jan 11, 2008, 10:34am
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Indian Company Unveils The $2,500 Car
Ultra-Cheap Model Will Mean Motoring For The Masses, But Is That A Good Thing?
Ultra-Cheap Model Will Mean Motoring For The Masses, But Is That A Good Thing?
Technology
Source: CBS News
Posted on: Friday, Jan 11, 2008, 10:34am
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Source: CBS News
Posted on: Friday, Jan 11, 2008, 10:34am
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Body Heat To Power Cell Phones? Nanowires Enable Recovery Of Waste Heat Energy
Energy now lost as heat during the production of electricity could be harnessed through the use of silicon nanowires synthesized via a technique developed by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) at Berkeley.
Energy now lost as heat during the production of electricity could be harnessed through the use of silicon nanowires synthesized via a technique developed by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) at Berkeley.
Technology
Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Friday, Jan 11, 2008, 10:33am
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Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Friday, Jan 11, 2008, 10:33am
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Review: Eee Laptop PC Shreds the Rules
Didn't Asus know notebook computers need hard drives? Or that they're supposed to run Windows - and the pre-loaded software must bloat the boot-up process to the length of a long weekend? Don't they know you don't just go selling laptops for less than $750 - let alone $400 - unless the hardware has been aged like whisky?
Didn't Asus know notebook computers need hard drives? Or that they're supposed to run Windows - and the pre-loaded software must bloat the boot-up process to the length of a long weekend? Don't they know you don't just go selling laptops for less than $750 - let alone $400 - unless the hardware has been aged like whisky?
Technology
Source: US News
Posted on: Friday, Jan 11, 2008, 10:33am
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Source: US News
Posted on: Friday, Jan 11, 2008, 10:33am
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Slideshow: The goofiest gadgets of CES 2008
Slideshow of some crazy items from the consumer electronics show
Slideshow of some crazy items from the consumer electronics show
Technology
Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 10, 2008, 9:46am
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Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 10, 2008, 9:46am
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Brain-controlled computer switches on in a heartbeat
Physically disabled people must be able to switch on brain-computer interfaces without external help if the futuristic devices are to give them greater freedoms, say researchers beginning to study the little-addressed problem.
Physically disabled people must be able to switch on brain-computer interfaces without external help if the futuristic devices are to give them greater freedoms, say researchers beginning to study the little-addressed problem.
Technology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 10, 2008, 9:45am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 10, 2008, 9:45am
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Comcast promising ultra-fast Internet
Roberts is expected to demonstrate a technology that delivers up to 160 megabits of data per second: It will allow him to download a high-definition copy of "Batman Begins" in four minutes. The technology, DOCSIS 3.0, will start rolling out this year.
Roberts is expected to demonstrate a technology that delivers up to 160 megabits of data per second: It will allow him to download a high-definition copy of "Batman Begins" in four minutes. The technology, DOCSIS 3.0, will start rolling out this year.
Technology
Source: CNN.com
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 09, 2008, 10:05am
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Source: CNN.com
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 09, 2008, 10:05am
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Intel 'undermined' laptop project
Intel repeatedly undermined a not-for profit scheme to bring cheap laptops to children in the developing world, the head of the charity has told BBC News.
Intel repeatedly undermined a not-for profit scheme to bring cheap laptops to children in the developing world, the head of the charity has told BBC News.
Technology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 09, 2008, 10:05am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 09, 2008, 10:05am
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An 'attractive' man-machine interface
Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston have developed a new “nanobiotechnology” that enables magnetic control of events at the cellular level. They describe the technology, which could lead to finely-tuned but noninvasive treatments for disease, in the January issue of Nature Nanotechnology
Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston have developed a new “nanobiotechnology” that enables magnetic control of events at the cellular level. They describe the technology, which could lead to finely-tuned but noninvasive treatments for disease, in the January issue of Nature Nanotechnology
Healthcare
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 09, 2008, 10:04am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 09, 2008, 10:04am
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Ceramic hybrid needles take the sting out of shots
New polymerization technology may one day take the pain out of injections and blood draws.
New polymerization technology may one day take the pain out of injections and blood draws.
Healthcare
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 08, 2008, 9:12am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Jan 08, 2008, 9:12am
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How the U.S. seeks to avert nuclear terror
Scientists scan cities. Response teams are ready. And if there were a lethal device, experts would work on tracing the source.
Scientists scan cities. Response teams are ready. And if there were a lethal device, experts would work on tracing the source.
Technology
Source: LA Times
Posted on: Monday, Jan 07, 2008, 12:13pm
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Source: LA Times
Posted on: Monday, Jan 07, 2008, 12:13pm
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What They've Thought Of Next
Daniel Sieberg Spotlights Some Of The Neatest Items At '08 Consumer Electronics Show
Daniel Sieberg Spotlights Some Of The Neatest Items At '08 Consumer Electronics Show
Technology
Source: CBS News
Posted on: Monday, Jan 07, 2008, 12:13pm
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Source: CBS News
Posted on: Monday, Jan 07, 2008, 12:13pm
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