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Announcing the First-Ever Lithium Sulfur Battery

May 13th, 2004 at 11:55 pm » Comments (0)

Sion Power has developed the first-ever lithium sulfur battery and has a demo running at the 2004 Windows Hardware Engineering Conference, the Li-S rechargeable battery is currently setup to power an HP TC1000 Tablet PC and will run for about 8 hours on a single charge.



Major Discovery: The Library of Alexandria

May 13th, 2004 at 11:39 pm » Comments (0)

Archaeologists have found what they believe to be the site of the Library of Alexandria, often described as the world’s first major seat of learning.



Happy Marriages Start with Lower Expectations

May 13th, 2004 at 11:29 pm » Comments (0)

The key to a long and successful marriage is to have lower expectations of the relationship from the start, according to a new study.



World’s First Space Tug Set to Launch in 2007

May 13th, 2004 at 11:25 pm » Comments (0)

Wayward satellites could be dragged back into working orbits using a space tug that is set to make its maiden flight in 2007.



NASA’s Big Idea Contest

May 13th, 2004 at 12:01 am » Comments (0)

If you like the idea of tech contests–think ANSARI X PRIZE and DARPA Grand Challenge–and you also like space, then NASA wants you.