11.04.09
Electric SUVs: A smaller footprint for big vehicles
Converting existing gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs into hybrid and electric vehicles gains traction.
11.02.09
How astronomers fill in uncharted areas of the universe
Thanks to new tools, scientists are quickly mapping the stars.
10.29.09
Pilots distracted by laptops? Not in cockpits of the future.
Automated flight controls under research may be able to sense how alert pilots are. It’s one way science could help prevent mistakes like the one made by the Northwest pilots who overflew Minneapolis by 150 miles.
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10.28.09 NASA’s Ares 1-X launch: ‘How cool was this?’NASA's test flight of its successor to the space shuttle, the Ares 1-X rocket, went off without a hitch Wednesday. The buzzword among mission managers: triboelectrification. |
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10.28.09 Beginner’s guide to SkypeFor some 500 million users, Skype turns their PC into a phone. |
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10.26.09 How to keep track of climate changeComplex data, distilled and delivered in real time, could shed light on a global issue. |
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10.23.09 Symphonies gingerly embrace digital performersPushed to cut costs and attract new audiences, some experiment with laptops. |
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10.23.09 Augustine report: tough choices ahead on human spaceflightIf NASA's Constellation program is going to take astronauts to the moon or Mars, Obama will have to increase its budget, the Augustine report says. |
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10.15.09 The future of college may be virtual |
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10.08.09 Gaming goes hollywood |
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10.05.09 Taking aim at energy-sucking TVs |
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09.24.09 NASA finds water ice in Mars craters |
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09.24.09 New evidence of water on the moon |
