tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:33:15 +0000spacetechnologybiofuelgadgetssecurityinterestinghybridgamesrobotsbiotechFire Interruptionclean techdnananotechnucleariphoneenergymedtechsoftwarewater filtrationelectronicresearchesbeijinginternetAlternative energyhealthcarsPolicehttp://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)Blogger148125noreply@blogger.comnotag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-1319580730586247798Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:27:00 +00002008-10-22T04:28:24.109-07:00PoliceTwo cameras that can scan thousands of license plates in a single officer's shift are the newest technology to come to the Avondale Police Department.The automatic license-plate reader system works faster than police could alone, taking color, black-and-white or infrared pictures of every vehicle that it passes, said patrol Officer Adam Lewis, who helped train the rest of the department in the http://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/10/avondale-police-add-new-technology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-2819620823531577681Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:25:00 +00002008-10-22T04:25:42.179-07:00carsTraffic lights exist to control the flow of traffic, ensuring that we don't all go driving like maniacs on the road. But what if there was a technology that made it so we never had to stop at a light -- ever? Believe it or not, that's the idea behind Audi's new Travolution device -- and if early test results are to be believed, the wireless attachment could significantly reduce traffic congestionhttp://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-car-technology-guarantees-green.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-2730726244354264239Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:36:00 +00002008-10-06T03:37:13.541-07:00clean techMASSACHUSETTS, known throughout the world as a center of innovation in high tech, life sciences, and information technology, has an opportunity to add clean technologies to this list and lead a worldwide transition toward a cleaner, healthier economy.Current ways of doing business have contributed to climate change, resource depletion, habitat destruction, and increasing rates of cancer and otherhttp://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/10/place-for-clean-technology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-6230651197756099634Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:34:00 +00002008-09-29T00:35:00.398-07:00nuclearCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that Russia will help Venezuela develop nuclear energy — a move likely to raise U.S. concerns over increasingly close cooperation between Caracas and Moscow.Chavez said he accepted an offer from Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for assistance in building a nuclear reactor."Russia is ready to support Venezuela in the development of http://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/09/venezuela-to-build-nuclear-technology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-5231238536336141606Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:21:00 +00002008-09-25T00:26:34.432-07:00Alternative energyhybridA hybrid-electric vehicle, or HEV, combines an electrical energy storage system with an occupied means of generating electrical energy, usually through the consumption of some type of fuel. Each type of HEV has its own operating quality and chosen design practices, as well as advantages and disadvantages. The development of interior ignition engine vehicles, especially in automobiles, is one of http://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/09/hybrid-electric-car-promising.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-4473946639021944656Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:28:00 +00002008-09-22T01:30:10.329-07:00nanotechScientists announced a new imaging technique that allows the viewing of a wide range of protein motions on a real-time basis. This could lead to breakthroughs in the studies of biological functions and structures of proteins in the human body, which in turn, could open up new possibilities in drug development.``The technique allows the viewing of protein motion in water, which is how more than 70http://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/09/new-imaging-tool-to-monitor-protein.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-2038700856243267145Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:17:00 +00002008-09-19T14:18:47.824-07:00biofuelAlternative energy<!-- Article Start --> A motorbike which is powered by biofuel and has lower emissions than rivals has won a race at the Norfolk Snetterton track.Team Inzane's Ducati 800SS, adapted and developed to use biofuel, was driven to victory by Russell Joyner on September 14th.The race, which Joyner won by just two hundredths of a second, was the "pinnacle of a fantastic season", said Team Inzane http://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/09/biofuel-motorbike-takes-victory.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-3412389566380776102Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:08:00 +00002008-09-16T03:15:25.067-07:00water filtrationnanotech Regions of the world suffering from extensive droughts and water shortages might find a long-term solution with nanotechnology, researchers are saying.The reality of this type of water filtration system could be closer than some think, because other technologies are too expensive and difficult to maintain for the poor conditions in which the inhabitants live. Carbon nanotubes, being simple in http://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/09/nanotechnology-future-of-drinking-water.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-3850895134696040771Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:41:00 +00002008-09-16T02:42:37.800-07:00robotsDroid guardians would take bullet for fleshy mastersUS tech and aerospace firm Honeywell has submitted a patent proposal which would see airliners protected from shoulder-fired terrorist missiles by drone escorts. Flight International reports that Honeywell lawyers filed the proposals last month. The idea would be that as an aircraft took off, the unmanned escort would fly automatically in http://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/09/robot-airliner-anti-missile-escorts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-6724384944930515220Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:33:00 +00002008-09-16T02:38:21.262-07:00dnaMedcal treatments will take a quantum leap forward once we can develop drugs that are genetically tailored to a specific individual. But to do that, we need a way to sequence someone's DNA quickly and cheaply. Today, it takes months and costs six figures. Pacific Biosciences' Single-Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT) DNA sequencer is going to change that. DNA sequencing is slow and takes a lot http://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/09/instant-dna-scan-is-smrt-i-mean-s-m-r-t.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-143243640532512094Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:05:00 +00002008-09-15T03:07:36.115-07:00robots Where will the C4 robot go next? Citroen has revealed what its new C4 robot commercial will involve, taking the cult automaton onto the streets of New York.The robot will visit Manhattan and strut its metal puffs to the strains of MC Lita's remix of the BeeGees' 'Staying Alive'.Citroen says the new robot is "funked-up", completed with 'bling' accessories like jewelled teeth, disco http://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/09/funkier-c4-robot-hits-new-york.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-8579300658888393083Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:56:00 +00002008-09-15T02:01:01.826-07:00biotechIn 'U.S. sees six disruptive technologies by 2025,' Computerworld reports that <!-- google_ad_section_start -->the National Intelligence Council (NIC) is preparing a report about disruptive technologies expected to have a major impact on the world. The NIC defines as disruptive 'a technology with the potential to cause a noticeable -- even if temporary -- degradation or enhancement in one of the http://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/09/biogerontechnology-impact-in-2025.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-3661697796665404810Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:59:00 +00002008-09-15T01:00:41.249-07:00robots A giant piece of robot art has recently roamed the streets of Liverpool, UK. The robot spider, 50 feet high and weighing in at a stunning 37 tons, was created by a team of French theatrical engineers to mark Liverpool's "European Capital of Culture" celebration. The spider named "La Princesse" is the latest brainchild of François Delarozière (who was also behind http://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/09/liverpools-giant-robot-spider.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-7208567378291533103Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:12:00 +00002008-09-11T03:14:54.661-07:00medtechnanotechNanotechnology has reached critical mass. Nowhere is this more evident than in medicine. Rising medical costs, demands for less-invasive procedures and pressures for immediate feedback of medical conditions, all point to nanotechnology as offering a new approach in healthcare. According to U.S. National Science Foundation estimates, by 2015 the annual global market for nano-related http://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/09/medical-nanotechnology-markets-to-reach.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-4857866091062536398Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:18:00 +00002008-09-10T01:18:52.436-07:00healthnanotech(Nanowerk News) New nanotechnology paints for walls, ceilings, and surfaces could be used to kill hospital superbugs when fluorescent lights are switched on, scientists heard today (Wednesday 10 September 2008) at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn meeting being held this week at Trinity College, Dublin. The new paints contain tiny particles of titanium dioxide, http://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/09/light-activated-nanotechnology-wall.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-6605065646916818929Tue, 09 Sep 2008 06:40:00 +00002008-09-08T23:41:09.338-07:00 MONTPELLIER, FRANCE and ARMONK, NY and TOKYO, Sep 08, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- As part of IBM's (IBM:International Business MachinesNews, chart, profile, more Last: 117.29+2.96+2.59%4:00pm 09/08/2008Delayed quote dataAdd to portfolioAnalyst Create alertInsiderDiscussFinancials Sponsored by:IBM 117.29, +2.96,http://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/09/made-in-ibm-labs-ibm-research-unveils.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-944498937073890711Tue, 09 Sep 2008 06:35:00 +00002008-09-08T23:39:09.930-07:00technologyFire Interruption NEW CASTLE, PA, Sep 08, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- On August 30, Neshannock, Pa. Township Police Patrolman Matt Seamans and Fire Captain David Congini arrived on scene as smoke billowed from the front and side doors of a New Castle, Pa. home. Using ARA Safety's FIT-5, the men were able to work together and take immediate action to control the basement fire until additional http://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/09/pennsylvania-home-saved-with-innovative.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-6497425421507881413Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:53:00 +00002008-09-04T02:45:08.841-07:00gadgetsMore than 550 iPhone apps currently populate the iPhone store, and the number is constantly growing. The challenge lies not in acquiring apps, but in finding the ones relevant to your needs. Here’s a quick-n-dirty list of some key iPhone apps for small business owners, corporate employees, and everyone in between (In no particular order. Go here for detailed reviews): 1. Mileage Counter A quickhttp://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/09/25-handy-iphone-apps-for-businesspeople.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-5467056852733149665Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:01:00 +00002008-09-04T03:03:58.094-07:00technologyBEIJING, Sept. 3 -- In the 29th Olympics in Beijing, China outnumbered the United States by snatching more than 10 percent of the total gold medals. That could serve as a persuasive testimony that the country has pushed itself to the list of the world's top sports powers. Compared with its marvelous sports performance, China, however, has achieved far less recognition in science. It has never wonhttp://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/09/time-for-china-to-turn-attention-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-3640520561507536635Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:26:00 +00002008-09-04T02:34:38.387-07:00Alternative energyMESA, ARIZ.: Arizona State University's (ASU) researchers have secured US$3 million funding for an algae-to-biofuel project. Two ASU scientists, Qiang Hu and Milton Sommerfeld are growing algae in solar tubes at the school campus to demonstrate the fuel can be produced on a larger scale, according to various news reports.The project secured a licensing agreement with private investment group, http://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/09/arizona-gets-us3-million-for-algae-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-4347184316534720788Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:18:00 +00002008-09-04T02:45:08.841-07:00gadgets We love babbling PR tosh, so when a spectacularly ludicrous pile of techno-hyperbole oozed into our inbox from Asus, we simply had to share it with you lot. The company wrote to tell us all about their ‘Bamboo Series’ of laptops - consisting of 12.1″ and 11.1″ models powered by Intel Core 2 Duo-powered processors - which are being trumpeted as “spurring the Green Computing Revolution,” http://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/09/asus-announce-bamboo-laptops-in-massive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-7701728557312042468Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:12:00 +00002008-09-04T02:34:38.387-07:00Alternative energyCHARLESTON - The same day two energy companies announced plans to build West Virginia's first coal-to-gasoline plant, a spokeswoman for one of the state's largest environmental groups was trying to convince state lawmakers that coal-to-liquids technology would be a step in the wrong direction.Vickie Wolfe of the West Virginia Environmental Council said coal- to-liquid technology was less http://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/09/environmentalist-says-clean-coal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-8807409273014541533Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:47:00 +00002008-09-04T02:45:08.842-07:00gadgetsiphoneMystery girl befuddled by worldwide fameWritten by Iain Thomson in San Francisco A Chinese factory worker who became an internet sensation after a photo of her flashing a peace sign was left on an iPhone has been identified. The photo was left on an iPhone delivered to a British customer who posted it up on an Apple message board. Since then the photo has gone around the world and people have http://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/08/iphone-girl-scared-by-attention.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-8083322887359832614Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:06:00 +00002008-08-29T00:21:54.761-07:00gamesBEIJING (AFP) - Around four million Chinese youngsters are addicted to the Internet, mainly attracted by "unhealthy" online games, state media reported Friday, citing a top legislator."Internet-addicted teenagers" account for around 10 percent of China's Web users under the age of 18, the Beijing Times said, quoting Li Jianguo, a vice chairman of the standing committee of the National People's http://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/08/millions-of-young-chinese-addicted-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8023275188016173547.post-2423270009608423318Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:04:00 +00002008-08-29T00:05:37.921-07:00internetJERUSALEM — In a crowded laboratory painted in gray and cooled like a cave, half a dozen specialists embarked this week on a historic undertaking: digitally photographing every one of the thousands of fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls with the aim of making the entire file — among the most sought-after and examined documents on earth — available to all on the Internet. Skip to next paragraphhttp://scitechsensation.blogspot.com/2008/08/israel-to-display-dead-sea-scrolls-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anthony German)0en-usnonadult