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Thermal vest keeps troops cool in the heat of battle

March 19, 2007 Scientists at the University of Portsmouth are testing new high-tech thermal vests to be used by soldiers in Iraq to help them cope with the h

Boats and Watersports

The Kawasaki Ultra 250X – 250 horsepower that is!

March 21, 2007 The concept of a powered watercraft for personal use is roughly 100 years old this year and the earliest we can trace came about early when the

Automotive

Rare Mercedes-Benz Prototype Brings US$275,000

March 13, 2007 The 1948 Mercedes-Benz A320 two-door cabriolet we wrote up in detail back in January has fetched AUD$350,000 (US$275,000) at auction. The impo

Wellness and Healthy Living

First Global Tsunami Alarm System

March 17, 2007 Holidaying on the water just hasn’t been the same since the Boxing Day Tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004. Tsunamis are not new – they have bee

Around The Home

Two-in-one Window Frame and expandable balcony

March 19, 2007 Making the most of the space we have available is becoming an increasingly important factor in apartment living and though this solution might n

Wellness and Healthy Living

Bilingual learning benefits second and third generation children

March 13, 2007 Bilingual learning can provide substantial benefits for second and third generation children whose families speak a language other than English,

Computers

TrekStor’s 3-in-1 hard disk

March 13, 2007 TrekStor will be presenting an interesting new external hard disk at CeBIT 2007 in Hanover later this week. Best known as a manufacturer hard

Flexible large area printed semiconductor device

Good Thinking

Semiconductor 2.0 - printed semiconductor factory opens

March 15, 2007 Nanoident has opened the world’s first manufacturing facility for printed semiconductor-based optoelectronics. The factory will offer high-volu

Alzheimer's & Dementia

New 3D Imaging technology promises early detection of Alzheimer’s and Dementia

March 15, 2007 The older people become, the greater risk they have of sharing the tragic fate of those who remain alive yet are increasingly unaware of the wor

Automotive

New tire with retractable studs

March 15, 2007 We’re not sure whether the Qtire is named after Q the gadget guy of James Bond movie fame , but it would be entirely apt – the new qtire uses

Good Thinking

Nanotechnology offers vastly improved fingerprint acquisition

March 16, 2007 With the spate of Crime Scene Investigation shows currently running on television networks around the world, it’s hard not to be impressed with

Automotive

The Air Car - zero pollution and very low running costs

March 19, 2007 Many respected engineers have been trying for years to bring a compressed air car to market, believing strongly that compressed air can power a

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