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Japan plans for solar energy from space

Michael W. Jones — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:26:01 +0000

In what could be seen as a nod to science fiction, Japanese scientists are making detailed plans to gather solar energy in space where it is abundant and then beam that energy down [...]

New Apple iPhone app translates why the baby is crying

Mike Ferro — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:14:50 +0000

Taking care of a baby can be difficult, especially when you have no idea why the baby is crying. It seems like someone has gone through great lengths to [...]

Computers pick-up on body language

John Lister — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:47:17 +0000

A British university has found a way for computers to automatically recognize non-verbal cues such as facial expressions. It could make it easier for machines to detect emotions in users.

The work was inspired by studies from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council into lip-reading, [...]

Americans blow hot and cold on global warming

Dave Parrack — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:50:50 +0000

Is Planet Earth gradually warming up? If so, is this as a direct result of the activities of humanity? Those are two very simple yet hugely important questions being asked around [...]

NASA denies the end of the world is coming in ‘2012′

Dave Parrack — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:14:51 +0000

The Internet has ushered in a whole new environment for marketers to ply their trade, and some manage to do it in such a way [...]

James Dyson blows cold with bladeless Air Multiplier fan

Dave Parrack — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:39:34 +0000

Love him or hate him, James Dyson has managed to invent and produce some brilliant products. After revolutionizing the humble vacuum cleaner by removing the need for a bag [...]

NASA’s near-infrared spectrometer may have captured first glimpse of moon collision

George Gardner — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:29:18 +0000

NASA’s space probe, LCROSS, intentionally crashed into the south pole of the moon around 7:30 am EDT this morning in hopes to retrieve data from the dust and particles that were kicked up from the event.

A guided rocket was followed [...]

Sony develops a way to send electricity over air to power a TV

Mike Ferro — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:56:22 +0000

Sony recently revealed that the company was working on a power supply solution that will require no wires and could be transferred over the air. A device like [...]

Cars that can auto-pilot on the road just around the corner

Mike Ferro — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:51:20 +0000

For many years creative minds have dreamed about a world where vehicles can drive autonomously without human interaction. It seems like those dreams are closer to coming true [...]

Bangladesh newspapers believed ‘Onion’ moon hoax spoof to be true

Mike Ferro — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:19:03 +0000

Two newspapers in Bangladesh printed public apologies after running an article using fake news organization, The Onion, as the source for news implying that the moon landing was a hoax. [...]