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Scuderi Group Air-Hybrid Engine claimed to double fuel efficiency

May 3, 2006 On March 7, we wrote of the coming of Scuderi Group's Air-Hybrid engine which claims the title of the world's most fuel efficient internal combus

Automotive

The retrofit Driver Vision Enhancer (DVE)

April 28, 2006 As the world seeks to reduce the 30 to 50 million annual road trauma victims, it’s interesting to note the latest development in driver aids from

Remarkable People

Vale: The Mother of Television

May 2, 2006 As extraordinary as it may seem, one of the people who created the first television died last week when Elma G. 'Pem' Farnsworth, author of the Dist

Mobile Technology

New fuel cell promises five times the energy density of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

April 28, 2006 Maxell Hitachi has announced a new variation on the Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell (PEFC) which uses water and aluminium to generate hydrogen and

Robotics

DARPA Grand Challenge III – the urban UGV

May 3, 2006 We’re very excited this week about the prospects for Unmanned Ground Vehicles given the unveiling of Crusher and the US Defense Advanced Research P

Computing

Intel demonstrates education notebook PC for developing nations

May 4, 2006 Intel today took aim at the next million people who do not yet have computers when President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Otellini gave a speech

Good Thinking

The Beerbelly – stealth beverage container

April 28, 2006 The Beerbelly enables you to take up to 80oz. (2.4 litres) of your favorite beverage wherever you wish ... disguised as a beer belly. Primarily

Automotive

General Motors, DaimlerChrysler and BMW premiere two-mode hybrid technology

June 19, 2006 Details of the hybrid drive system under co-development by General Motors, DaimlerChrysler and BMW have been released and the new system is quite

Aircraft

The first fully electronic helicopter fly-by-wire system

May 5, 2006 As part of its Helicopter Electro Actuation Technology (HEAT) program for the U.K. Royal Navy’s EH101 Merlin helicopter fleet, AgustaWestland has a

Military

The Hit Avoidance Program for FCS Manned Ground Vehicles

April 25, 2006 It makes sense on the battlefield to avoid getting hit, but the degree of science being employed to enable this for the U.S. Army’s Future Comba

Telecommunications

Low-Cost DECT telephones soon to feature Internet functions and get 40 percent cheaper

April 30, 2006 A decade has passed since the launch of the DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) standard, introducing a new freedom of movement d

Mobile Technology

H2O Audio Waterproof Housing for Apple iPod nano (and any other MP3 player)

May 3, 2006 We’ve mentioned this capability before but we’re still so tickled about it, the shipping release of H2O Audio iPod nano waterproof housing gave us

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