EU
Biofuel Policy is a "Mistake:" The EU
target of ensuring 10% of petrol and diesel comes from renewable sources by 2020
is not an effective way to curb carbon emissions, researchers say.
August 17th, 2007
Greenhouse Simplicities: Global warming
has clearly occurred; the hard question is what to do about it.
August 16th, 2007
Paper
Battery Could Power Future: Flexible paper
batteries could meet the energy demands of the next generation of gadgets, says
a team of researchers.
August 14th, 2007
3000 More Robots ready for War: The first batch of 'bots is due
September 24, Defense News' Kris Osborn reports. 1000 machines are supposed to
be enlisted by the end of the year, with two thousand more in five years.
August 13th, 2007
Stroke Survivors Train on "Moonwalk" Treadmill: A research hospital in
Baltimore is using a new type of treadmill to help stroke sufferers learn how to
walk again.
August 9th, 2007
Science vs. politics gets down and dirty: Malicious, vindictive and
mean-spirited. These are words that might surface in divorce court, but they
have been lobbed in the course of a different estrangement: the standoff between
the Bush administration and the nation's scientific community
August 8th, 2007
Nissan Concept Car to Showcase Anti Drunk-Driving Technology: The
various technologies are designed to detect the driver's state of sobriety and
to activate a range of preventive measures including immobilization of the
vehicle.
August 6th, 2007
First Armed Robots on Patrol in Iraq: Robots have been roaming the
streets of Iraq, since shortly after the war began. Now, for the first time --
the first time in any warzone -- the machines are carrying guns.
August 2nd, 2007
Emissions Free Tornado Power: The concept is mind blowing; to harness
the energy producing potential of a tornado. It involves creating a vortex of
air and holding it in a fixed position.
August 1st, 2007
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