Your cellphone or laptop computer may soon recharge itself the same way it transfers information – wirelessly.
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Wireless Power for Mobile Devices
The Ten Most Expensive Cars in the U.S. (in pictures)
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
For sheer volume, housing foreclosures across the nation appear to be moving from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt.
Wheat Field As Software
A hacker mowed a program into his wheat-field, creating a Semacode app that says "Hello, World."
Rideable Vacuum Cleaner
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.
