Technology – Page 218

Analysis, Business, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Are new technologies making jobs obsolete?

September 8, 2011

Post office is the latest casualty of digital technology.

Digital technology is slowly but steadily replacing working humans. And the latest casualty of digital technology is the U.S. Postal Service. The post office is going to have to drastically scale back its operations or shut down altogether if they don’t find an external source of funding. 600,000 people will be out of work and another 480,000 pensioners facing an adjustment in terms.

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Analysis, Globalism, Latest Trend

Americans voted world’s ‘coolest nationality’

September 7, 2011

The world still thinks Americans are cool.

Americans may be witnessing their global superpower influence decline in the face of challenges from other emerging players on the world stage, but they have been voted the world’s “coolest nationality” in an international poll.

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Ecological Products, Green Friendly, Science & Technology News

Ammonia could be the answer to emissions-free fuel for cars at just 75 cents a gallon

September 6, 2011

John Fleming and Tim Maxwell claim they can make ammonia for 75 cents a gallon.

John Fleming of SilverEagles Energy and Tim Maxwell from Texas Tech University, say they have developed a way to make ammonia that is cheap enough so that it could be used as fuel for cars. If their claims turn out to be true, many consumers might consider switching over because ammonia, when burned in an engine, emits nothing but nitrogen and water vapor out the tailpipe. And if that’s not enough incentive, they claim they can make the ammonia for just 20 cents a liter (approximately 75 cents a gallon).

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Great New Product, Green Friendly, People Making a Difference, Science & Technology News, Solar Power

Solar Bottle Bulb – a cheap and sustainable way to light homes

September 4, 2011

Illac Diaz, of non-profit My Shelter Foundation, brought the simple, cheap and innovative technology to the Philippines.

The slums in Manila are being transformed by a new twist on recycling. Plastic bottles are now being viewed as a cheap and sustainable way to light homes instead of trash.

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Education, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

U.S. high schools will add iPads while moving away from textbooks

September 3, 2011

A sophomore at Burlington High School in Burlington, Mass checks out his iPad.

At western Connecticut’s suburban Brookfield High School, incoming freshman will soon be tossing out the heavy textbooks. They will soon be flipping electronic pages on a glossy iPad tablet computer.

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Great New Product, Health & Fitness, Science & Technology News

Ford’s MyKey electronic system will teenager-proof your car

September 2, 2011

It sounds like the answer to parents who are worried about lending their car to their precious teenage children.

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Business, Science & Technology News

10 great apps for coworking professionals

September 2, 2011

The Vault coworking space.

Coworking spaces are where imaginative freelancers and open-minded collaborators come together each day to bounce ideas and innovate. These shared offices rent desks to solo workers and tiny companies. Whether you’re new to coworking or a veteran of the space, there are plenty of digital tools that can transform the work experience, whether that be by connecting with experts or better managing finances.

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Health & Fitness, Medical Breakthrough, Science & Technology News

‘Electronic nose’ that smells heart failure

August 31, 2011

An advanced heart scan at work.

Revolutionary “electronic nose” technology which can “smell” heart failure has been developed by scientists in Germany.

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Great New Product, Science & Technology News

Kinze Manufacturing develops ‘autonomous’ tractor

August 30, 2011

Kinze Manufacturing’s autonomous row crop technology.

Kinze Manufacturing hopes to do for tractors what Roomba has done for vacuum cleaners.

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Analysis, Business, Economy, Latest Trend

5 local economies that have the potential to become economic powerhouses of tomorrow

August 25, 2011

North Dakota’s ticket to success is energy.

Some regions of the U.S. anticipate future prosperity even as the national economy struggles. Though unlikely to surpass powerhouses of the U.S. economy such as California’s Silicon Valley, Boston’s Route 128 corridor and North Carolina’s Research Triangle, these five cities may well give better-known up-and-comers such as Austin, Texas, Charlotte, N.C., Denver and the Sun Belt’s auto centers a run for the money.

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Analysis, facebook, Health & Fitness, Internet, Science & Technology News

Does Facebook promote drug and alcohol abuse in teens?

August 25, 2011

Social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook and others, which displayed images of teens abusing alcohol and drugs, “constitutes electronic child abuse”.

According to a new study by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University suggests that teens who use social media are more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol.

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