Category: Tech

NASA: New Horizons spacecraft passes Jupiter

Flyby of giant planet expected to yield exceptional photos of Jovian moon; craft is healthy and aimed for Pluto.Photos: Pluto probe returns photos of Jupiter

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Report: Debate’s over–act now on global warming

With climate change well underway, goal is to move quickly to avert catastrophe, scientists say in report released at U.N.

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Artificial retina implant holds promise for blind

System that includes tiny camera mounted on glasses aims to restore partial sight to patients with macular degeneraiton.

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MIT student invents device for wall crawling

Nathan Ball led design of the Atlas Powered Rope Ascender, which can hoist 250 pounds up 30 stories in half a minute.Photos: The Atlas at work

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Study: Video games are good for eyes

Action games push players’ visual systems to the limit, and their brains adapt, researchers say.

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Study: Genetic info swapped between different species

There’s bacteria in our family tree, and it’s one reason evolution among humans continues to accelerate, new research shows.

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Scientists use radio waves to detect explosives

Superconducting technology detects nitrogen, a key ingredient in TNT and other bomb-making material, researchers say.

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Researchers go molecular in design of a denser chip

Although the chip is modest in capacity, the bits are crammed together so tightly that it is the densest ever made. The New York Times

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Why it’s not easy being green

Consumers, not technology, are the big barrier to curbing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

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U.S. automakers push for battery, fuel tech help

Detroit’s Big Three leaning on government to help them develop alternative-fuel and battery technologies.

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India’s space hopes soar as capsule returns to Earth

Capsule splashes down in Bay of Bengal after 11 days in orbit, boosting plans for lunar mission in 2008.

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Cheaper LEDs to light a green path?

Using plastic could help light-emitting diodes sell for less and compete with power-hungry traditional bulbs, company says.

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Detroit gets a buzz from electric cars

Though not quite ready to commit completely to electric, most automakers are getting serious about alternative-fuel technology.

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Space life search turns to TV, radio signals

What might aliens be broadcasting for their TV-viewing pleasure? Astronomers want to know.

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