Aug 02 2011
Car Brain Saves Drivers
Computerized car systems are doing a better job avoiding common low-speed crashes than human ones.
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Jul 20 2011
US Air Force: We Want to Use Biofuels
The US Air Force is ready to switch to biofuels to help power its warplanes but the price of alternative fuels remains too high.
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Jul 20 2011
‘Skinless’ Shuttle Also Soon to Retire
The shuttle names Columbia, Atlantis and Discovery may ring a bell. But ever hear of OV-95? Few have and now it, too, will be retired.
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Jul 07 2011
Project Icarus: How to Navigate Interstellar Space
Guest contributor Rob Swinney explains how Captain Kirk makes warping through spacetime look so easy (hint: it's science fiction!)
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Jul 01 2011
Better Place Shows Off Europe’s First Battery Switch Station
The company's biggest real-world test to date opened in Denmark.
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Jun 27 2011
Volkswagen Shows Off Auto Pilot For Cars
The technology allows a car to drive semi-automatically at speeds of up to 80 mph on highways.
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Jun 22 2011
European ‘Space Truck’ Burns Up Over Pacific Ocean
ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Johannes Kepler was destroyed during reentry after a successful resupply mission to the space station.
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Jun 21 2011
Vatican Says Hybrid Popemobile on the Way
All-electric vehicles have been ruled too slow, but the Pope's gas-guzzling Mercedes is on its way out.
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Jun 14 2011
Curb Soot and Smog to Keep Earth Cool, Says UN
Sharply reducing emissions of soot and smog could play a critical role in preventing Earth from overheating.
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Jun 08 2011
Electric Vehicle Battery Runs on Goo
The new concept could make refueling electric car batteries as quick and easy as pumping gas into a conventional car.
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