positive Technology news
Some plugging in hybrids to save even more fuelNot long after Dan Kroushl got his new 2004 Toyota Prius, he began to wonder about the mysterious button on the dash. It didn't seem to have any function. Didn't boost the turbo or engage an ejector seat. |
|
Handheld DNA Scanners to ID Species Instantly?Scientists are working to develop a handheld scanner that can instantly identify plant and animal species by their DNA "bar codes." |
|
London Underground Saves Piles of Paper with Smartcard SystemLondon's Oyster card system is saving a huge amount of paper waste and is an environmental asset to the U.K., Transport for London (TfL) and Friends of the Earth (FoE) have stated. |
|
Ford Agrees to Sell Ranger Electric PickupsAs a Sacramento 'car-sit' enters day seven, Ford Motor Company has committed to reverse its unpopular decision to repossess and destroy its last zero emission Ranger EVs. |
|
Spray-On Solar-Power Cells Are True BreakthroughScientists have invented a plastic solar cell that can turn the sun's power into electrical energy, even on a cloudy day. |
|
Largest commercial aircraft A380 unveiledTHE A380, the largest commercial aircraft ever to be built, was unveiled here on Tuesday at the Airbus headquarters, at a glittering function attended by the four European Heads of State and chief executives of 14 leading airlines, representing A380's first customers. |
|
Simple snoop-proof email launchedSoftware that aims to make encrypted email communications simple enough for even computer novices to use was released on Tuesday. |
|
Ford to sell first hydrogen minibusesThe hydrogen-powered future of the car industry came a step closer on Sunday when Ford Motor announced the first commercial sale of a hydrogen vehicle and General Motors unveiled a breakthrough in fuel cells using the gas. |
|
Students Give New Life to Unwanted ComputersDon't tell Santa, but a workshop in Colorado Springs is filled with young people happily hacking electronics to bits. |
|
Bendy Solar Panels Provide Portable Energy SupplyEuropean scientists have developed light, flexible solar panels that could be sewn on fabrics and placed on surfaces to charge objects ranging from cell phones and DVD players to batteries. |
|
Bipedal robot learns to runThe latest version of Honda's humanoid robot Asimo can perform several new tricks thanks to a hardware overhaul. In a demonstration in Japan, the robot impressed onlookers by showing off the ability to run for the first time. |
|
Slick trick could save marine ecosystemsA cheap modification to supertankers could help prevent devastating oil pollution if the vessels sink. The new system makes it quick and easy to empty the tanks if the ship ends up on the seabed. |
|
Proud France Inaugurates World’s Highest BridgePresident Jacques Chirac inaugurated the world's highest bridge on Tuesday, a creation taller than the Eiffel Tower, longer than the Champs Elysees and designed to end a traffic bottleneck in southern France. |
|
Stanford and Google to Make Library Books Available OnlineStanford University today announced an ambitious plan to cooperate with Google Inc. in digitizing hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of books from the shelves of Stanford libraries and making them available to readers worldwide and without charge. |
|
Science news headlines
- ‘Most Earth-like’ planets discovered
- Safer vaccine created without virus
- Asahi’s auto glass blocks UV, filters out IR rays
- Earth’s nearest solar neighborhood has a habitable planet
- New Microscopy Technique Can See The Lengths Of Atomic Bonds
- New radio telescope to watch for solar flares
- Mind-controlled helicopter aids concentration
- Fighting cancer with cell phones
- ‘Super-Earth’ exoplanet spotted 42 light-years away
- Amputee Climbs 103 Stories Using Mind-Controlled Bionic Leg
- Enjoyment of life ‘key to living longer’
- New Water Treatment Process Could Help Bring Dead Zones Back to Life
- SpaceX launches station cargo
- Energy from Solar Power now Cheaper than Fossil Fuels in 105 Countries
- Tesla Unveils Solar Powered Charging Stations
- Europe Now Creates Enough Solar Power to Fuel Austria
- Robots join the fight against cancer
- Puppet experiment suggests humans are born to be fair
- Bill Nye the Science Guy asks parents not to raise creationist kids
- Male contraceptive pill ‘step closer’ after mice studies
- more