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Computing

Firesheep session hijacking tool makes public Wi-Fi useless

The Firesheep Firefox add-on created by Eric Butler intercepts browser cookies over open Wi-Fi networks to give users access to user accounts on HTTP sites, including Facebook and Twitter.
Automotive

BMW pilots online car rental scheme

In a move with major ramifications for the global automotive industry, BMW has begun a pilot scheme renting its vehicles on an hourly basis over the internet.
Science

Understanding rare molecule could enable “rechargeable heat battery”

In figuring out how a molecule called fulvalene diruthenium works to store and release heat, researchers at MIT may have paved the way for a rechargeable battery that stores heat instead of electricity.
Astronomy

NASA’s Solar Shield to mitigate damage to power grid from severe solar storms

A new NASA project called “Solar Shield” is working to develop a forecasting system that can mitigate the impacts of severe solar storms on North American power grids.
Aircraft

Two mile long runway opens at Spaceport America

Virgin Galactic's first generation of commercial space vehicles now have somewhere to land.
Wearables

Panasonic's Power Loader Light gives your legs a power-up

Panasonic's subsidiary Activelink has developed the Power Loader Light Exoskeleton
Automotive

Cobra's 7750 Platinum 7-inch nav unit for truck drivers

The Cobra 7750 Platinum navigator has a 7" screen and 33,000 points of interest for truckers
Aircraft

Construction of NASA Mars Rover being streamed online

Technicians from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have set up a live feed webcam overlooking the building of the Mars rover Curiosity
Military

Lockheed Martin’s SMSS autonomous vehicle to demonstrate portable battery charging

The Squad Mission Support System is an autonomous all-terrain vehicle that can travel with troops, carrying and recharging the batteries for their electronics.
Good Thinking

MIT develops solar-powered, portable desalination system

MIT researchers have developed a portable, solar-powered water desalination system that could provide water in disaster zones and remote regions around the globe.
Music

The Rock Lock helps protect your guitar from thieving hands

The Rock Lock loops a steel cable through any solid fixture or heavy equipment and then secures a guitar to it courtesy of a locking mechanism around the neck
Robotics

Robotic gripper picks up objects using coffee grounds and a balloon (UPDATED: new video)

A team of researchers has bypassed the traditional human hand and fingers design to create a versatile gripper using everyday coffee grounds and a latex party balloon.

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