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A Perfect Woman? She’s No Lady, She’s a ‘BOT

May 28th, 2008 at 2:22 pm » Comments (0)

Bot dating has become a serious problem in Japan
A lady with no mood swings, doesn’t throw tantrums if asked to run errands, offers a divine massage without acting ‘hard to get’ and is full of energy all through the day…..impossible? Eat your words ‘coz LISA is what you have always expected from a woman – [...]



Stanford Builds Better Chip With Carbon Nanoribbon Technology

May 28th, 2008 at 1:55 pm » Comments (0)

 
 Y-shaped nanotubes are ready-made transistors
For the first time, a research team led by Hongjie Dai, the J. G. Jackson and C. J. Wood Professor of Chemistry, has made transistors called “field-effect transistors”-a critical component of computer chips-with graphene that can operate at room temperature. Graphene is a form of carbon derived from graphite. Other graphene [...]



Regeneration A Real Possibility, With “Pixie Dust”

May 28th, 2008 at 1:32 pm » Comments (0)

Lee Spievak’s finger took about four weeks to regrow
U.S. researchers are testing a regeneration powder that could help injured soldiers regrow fingers and other body parts lost in battle.



SuperCar Hybrid Races Past Prius and Corvette

May 28th, 2008 at 1:03 pm » Comments (1)

There’s a car that’s not slated for release until 2009 or 2010. It makes some wild claims. And no one in the media has driven it yet (since it’s still in production). But with those caveats in mind, continue on to drop your jaw at Hybrid Technologies’ upcoming still-nameless supercar.



Kew Produces Device That Gathers Data on Climate

May 28th, 2008 at 12:48 pm » Comments (0)

A device to help some of the most impoverished farmers in Africa maximise their crop yields is being tested at London’s Kew Gardens.



Wallpaper Speakers Could Become A Reality

May 28th, 2008 at 7:41 am » Comments (0)

Knock, knock, speaker there?

Ever heard the saying “If these walls could talk”? If this invention ever makes it into production, your walls soon could get a voice of their own. This new technology has the potential to turn just about any surface, including your walls, into a speaker.



TVA Gazelle – 4-Wheel Tilting Car/Bike Hybrid

May 28th, 2008 at 7:29 am » Comments (0)

Fly Like A Butterfly With The Gazelle

Globally, we are on the brink of a new commuting age; cars are too heavy, too inefficient, too dirty and too big to be viable in tomorrow’s traffic-clogged cities – and motorcycles are too dangerous and too hard to ride to be a real option for many. Perhaps the solution [...]