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Bionic Hands Coming Soon

November 28th, 2005 at 11:47 pm » Comments (0)

A highly dexterous, bio-inspired artificial hand and sensory system that could provide patients with active feeling, is being developed by a European project called cyberhand.



The Science of Tiny Holes

November 28th, 2005 at 11:29 pm » Comments (0)

Cardiff University scientists say they’ve developed precision machinery so sophisticated it can drill a hole narrower than a human hair.



Burt Rutan: Building The People’s Spaceship

November 28th, 2005 at 7:56 pm » Comments (0)

Stand by for dramatic and radical change in the emerging passenger space travel industry—but don’t count on NASA or major aerospace service providers to propel the public into space anytime soon.



Office Computers Lasting Longer

November 28th, 2005 at 7:52 pm » Comments (0)

Computer systems aren’t what they used to be—and IT is taking full advantage of that fact. As the durability and reliability of servers, desktop PCs and laptops have improved, organizations are keeping equipment longer.



Man Arrested for Posting Fake News Story

November 28th, 2005 at 7:18 pm » Comments (0)

In Tokyo, police arrested a former computer programmer Monday for allegedly publishing a fabricated news article on a fake Yahoo Japan news Web site saying China had invaded the Japanese island of Okinawa.



The Music Genome Project

November 28th, 2005 at 7:04 pm » Comments (0)

Type in a band you like, and this site will find you other bands you’ve never heard of that you will also like.



One in Six U.S. Web Users Sell Online

November 28th, 2005 at 6:44 am » Comments (0)

One in six U.S. Internet users have sold goods and services online and 2 percent do so on a given day, a new study found.



The Worst Products of the Year

November 28th, 2005 at 6:10 am » Comments (0)

For you last-minute shoppers, here’s the annual list of the ten worst products of the year — as scored and reviewed by PC Magazine Labs.