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Magnetic Levitation wind power generator

Environment

Magnetic levitation promises huge efficiency gains in wind power generation

July 31, 2007 Sustainable generation of electric power is the key to realizing the vision of a world free from dependency on fossil fuels - the challenge is

Riva Racing's supercharger kit for the STX-15F turns the stock jet-ski into a race-ready, 300+hp monster.

Boats and Watersports

Supercharger performance kit pulls 300+ horsepower from Kawasaki jet ski

July 31, 2007 Any jet-ski boasting a stroked-out, 1500cc motor straight from the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-12R should be treated with extreme caution – but since the

The partnership between EK3, Microsoft and Dresser Wayne will see these targeted video advertising screens rolled out through gas stations in 115 countries.

Good Thinking

Smart video advertising at the petrol pump – rolling out in 115 countries globally

July 26, 2007 Pay-at-the-pump petrol is a great convenience for drivers, but it sucks profit away from the retailer, who makes the majority of his profit from c

Photography

Fujifilm announce 12-megapixel compact digital camera

July 27, 2007 Just when it looked like the headlong rush towards more MegaPixels had slowed down in favor of greater optical zoom capabilities in the compact ca

Good Thinking

Surf’s up - Ocean City’s public wireless network

July 30, 2007 Ocean City , New Jersey, is about to become one of the first American dot com-munities. As part of a $3 million plan to upgrade public services i

Medison's US$150 "Celebrity" notebook - can this product be for real?

Laptops

Bargain or baloney? Medison Celebrity, the US$150 “laptop for everyone”

July 27, 2007 A brand-new laptop PC for $150 including a 1.5GHz Intel Celeron processor, 14” screen, 256MB of RAM, wireless connectivity and a Fedora Linux oper

E-Flight Electric-Powered Waiex Prototype

Aircraft

Electric sports plane the highlight of the e-flight initiative

July 30, 2007 With rising oil prices threatening to put sports aviation out of reach of the average enthusiast, innovators are looking at how the sport might be

Photography

Dtect’s infra-red people and vehicle counter

July 31, 2007 Traffic jams, aside from being extremely frustrating, are also extremely costly. The Texas Transport Institute calculated that during 1996 traff

Artist Pat Rawling's impression of a working space elevator Photo: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA-MSFC)

Science

Elevator: 2010 - a space race for the whole family

August 5, 2007 Almost 40 years after it ended, the Spaceward Foundation is reigniting the space race with the third annual Elevator: 2010 competition. Part

Dubai's ultra-exclusive Pentominium is set to be the world's tallest residential building, at a height of 516 metres.

Around The Home

Where else but Dubai: the Pentominium to be world’s tallest residential tower

July 31, 2007 The enormous and still skyrocketing wealth centralized in Dubai has seen some absolutely outrageous construction projects taking off. From the wo

Biofuels excreted by genetically re-engineered bacteria may become part of the solution to the looming oil crisis.

Science

Bioengineers rebuilding bacteria to produce crude oil

August 2, 2007 If you ever doubt the creativity of modern science, just throw a serious challenge at it and watch the myriad responses you receive. Rising oil p

Good Thinking

Mixed reality chainsaw simulator provides safe, effective training platform

August 4, 2007 Simulation has proven an effective method for training in many mission critical scenarios so it makes sense that this approach be adopted for the

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