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Wireless Power for Mobile Devices

June 20th, 2007 at 1:10 pm » Comments (0)

Your cellphone or laptop computer may soon recharge itself the same way it transfers information – wirelessly.



The Ten Most Expensive Cars in the U.S. (in pictures)

June 20th, 2007 at 12:25 pm » Comments (0)

From a $1.4 million Italian sports car to a turbocharged $400,000 Mercedes, these top-of-the-line wheels deliver performance and prestige.



Going on a Trip This Summer? Duracell Has You Covered.

June 20th, 2007 at 11:34 am » Comments (0)

Hitting the road this summer? Why not carry a huge battery with lots of plugs and even an air compressor that you can use in an emergency? Or maybe a little tiny recharger for your iPod or other USB-compatible devices? Or a 10-pound solar charger?



China’s Web Sensors Have Users Raging

June 20th, 2007 at 11:28 am » Comments (0)

Yang Zhou is no cyberdissident, but recent curbs on his Web surfing habits by China’s censors have him fomenting discontent about China’s "Great Firewall."



Bones Could Allow Data Swaps

June 20th, 2007 at 11:22 am » Comments (0)

Your backbone’s connected to your shoulder bone, your shoulder bone’s connected to your neck bone – and your neck bone’s connected to your cellphone.



The Seven Most Annoying Things About the Future

June 20th, 2007 at 10:47 am » Comments (0)

No self-driving cars, no virtual-reality PCs. For all the promise of futuristic technology, it ends up entering our lives as a series of annoyances: spam, impossible-to-open plastic packaging, those pagers you hold while waiting for your table at Applebee’s. Laptop users invade our cafes. Cell phone rings interrupt our conversations. And the future will just [...]



Chip to Test Cancer Progress

June 20th, 2007 at 10:35 am » Comments (0)

Canadian scientists have developed a new chip that can locate chromosomes abnormalities in cancer patients, marking a major breakthrough for cancer treatment, local media reported Tuesday.



Kids of Smokers Have More Nicotine

June 20th, 2007 at 10:28 am » Comments (0)

A new study has found that children, who have at least one smoker parent, have 5.5 times higher levels of cotinine, a byproduct of nicotine, in their urine.



Man Fails High School 38 Times

June 20th, 2007 at 10:24 am » Comments (0)

A 73-year-old Indian farmer who vowed not to marry before passing his high school exams has failed to get through for the 38th time.



Housing Foreclosures Drift from Rust Belt to Sun Belt

June 20th, 2007 at 10:20 am » Comments (0)

For sheer volume, housing foreclosures across the nation appear to be moving from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt.



Wheat Field As Software

June 20th, 2007 at 9:06 am » Comments (0)

A hacker mowed a program into his wheat-field, creating a Semacode app that says "Hello, World."



Rideable Vacuum Cleaner

June 20th, 2007 at 7:35 am » Comments (0)

This vacuum cleaner is a design concept that not only attracts and addresses adults, or rather parents, but also their children. The children are invited to help out with the cleaning of their home in a fun, responsible and inspiring way.