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Kia Soul Flex - cheaper fuel, better economy, more power, less pollution

Kia's Soul Flex uses ethanol, which is 40% cheaper than gas in Brazil, gets a 44 percent improvement in fuel efficiency, with power and torque figures also a slight improvement compared with the existing petrol model.

Aircraft

Boeing opens P-8A Poseidon production facility

Boeing has opened a new aircraft production facility near Boeing Field in Seattle where mission systems will be installed and tests will be carried out on Boeing’s new P-8.

A new light technology, using a narrow spectrum of visible-light wavelengths called HINS-light, has been developed to fight superbugs such as MRSA and C diff

Wellness and Healthy Living

New lighting technology fights hospital superbugs

A new light technology, using a narrow spectrum of visible-light wavelengths called HINS-light, has been developed to fight superbugs such as MRSA and C diff.

Good Thinking

Top ten technology firsts of 2010

Nanotechnology , electric vehicles , renewable energy , quantum computing and slicker, smarter consumer electronics – just some of the fields in which the r

The puncture-proof Spring Tire has been designed for use on the Moon

Good Thinking

Puncture-proof Spring Tire picks up 2010 R&D 100 Award

An airless Spring Tire developed by Goodyear and NASA has received a so-called “Oscar of Innovation” at the 44th Annual R&D 100 Awards in Orlando, Florida.

An aluminum z-pinch target tube installed in the Z machine at Sandia Labs

Energy

New approach could mean break-even nuclear fusion reactions within 2-3 years

Researchers at Sandia Labs are claiming a breakthrough that could see break-even fusion reactions in as little as two to three years.

Marshall's first foray into the personal headphone market takes the form of over-the-head full heaphones named Major

Music

Marshall Major and Minor Headphones: The details

Marshall's new foray into the personal headphone market takes the form of over-the-head full heaphones named Major unit and an in-ear design named Minor

Automotive

Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet blurs market segments

Set to go on sale in early 2011, the Murano CrossCabriolet 2011 is an all-wheel drive crossover convertible with plenty of room for four adults, plus enough space for golf bags and luggage, even with the top down.

Children

Read your kids a bedtime story without being there

The In Your Own Voice Storyteller lets children enjoy a bedtime story with a familiar family voice – even if there's no familiar family member around.

Automotive

Lamborghini's extraordinary new V12 powertrain

Lamborghini's just-announced 700 bhp V12 engine and seven-speed ISR robotized transmission will provide the heart of the next generation of the marque's supercars. It's electronic valve actuation is just part of the story.

Good Thinking

The brick-road-laying Tiger Stone

The Tiger Stone takes loose bricks and lays them down to form roads.

A diagram of nanowires used in a Racetrack memory chip

Computing

'Racetrack memory' could be 100,000 times faster than hard drives

The proposed Racetrack computer memory system would reportedly be 100,000 times faster than today's hard drives.

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