Nanocomp Technologies, is the first in the world to make sheets of carbon nanotubes -- microscopic tubes stronger than steel but lighter than plastic. picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

Did ancient man use 5,000-year-old travel chart to navigate across Britain?

Ancient Britons may have developed a sophistated land navigation system among various sites and markers. Amateur archaeologist Tom Brooks has analyzed 1,500 prehistoric sites and found a pattern picked by Bingo 2 months ago

A Nova Scotia garlic farmer has put the brakes on high-speed internet coming to Victoria Harbour, a rural community on the Bay of Fundy, fearing radiation from microwave towers will affect his crops. picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

In the court filing, Joltid, a company owned by the Skype founders, claims that eBay violated copyright law by altering and sharing the peer-to-peer source code behind the free Internet calling service. The Skype founders maintained ownership of that source code after selling Skype to eBay in 2005, and licensed it to eBay. picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

*The tech world needs the anti Best Buy* picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Facebook proudly says it's bringing in enough cash to cover most of its day to day business costs. But how? The answer lies in self-serve advertising and virtual goods picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

"Motorola couldn't have made it more clear that the MC9500 isn't meant for me—I don't work in a warehouse, manage large inventories, or deliver stuff for a living—but man oh man would I carry one of these." picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

Art is everywhere. With some creativity applied you can even turn the world of numbers and formulas into art. Here are a few examples of Excel artworks to show how Microsoft Office can be used creatively. picked by iamamaniac 2 months ago

Perhaps more significantly, they managed to accomplish this feat using components available off-the-shelf to the average layperson. picked by cb__ 2 months ago

Mitsubishi Electric Corp and IHI Corp have agreed to work with several companies, to develop technology for a solar station in space. It will take about $21 billion to fund this Japanese project and about 20 years to try to make it happen.That is a lot of time and money. picked by kakana 3 months ago

Well, more like there was none. Not earth-shattering but it was surprising to me. Did you guys think so too? Just curious.. picked by cb__ 3 months ago

Unlike traditional browser cookies, Flash cookies are relatively unknown to web users, and they are not controlled through the cookie privacy controls in a browser. That means even if a user thinks they have cleared their computer of tracking objects, they most likely have not. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Fortune Magazine published its annual list of the worlds most admired companies 2009.

The Top 5
1. Apple
2. Berkshire Hathaway
3. Toyota Motor
4. Google
5. Johnson & Johnson picked by ruthstark 3 months ago

Jordan Kay always wanted to be a welder.. picked by cb__ 3 months ago

The Full Scale Tunnel, at Langley AFB, is where researchers have spent the past 78 years readying many of the nation's airplanes for flight. Aviation pioneers, including Charles Lindbergh and Howard Hughes, walked its halls. But it is old, inefficient and not designed for the computer age. It also sits in a flood path. picked by suebe 3 months ago

Isn’t it about time airships took off in a big way? While report after report comes out condemning aviation as a grave threat to our natural world, the number of airline passengers worldwide is rising (set to double by 2030 in the UK alone). Surely we don’t need bigger airplanes or greener biofuels that save the skies but risk plunging the world into a food crisis. Why not rise above a... read full post picked by kakana 3 months ago

In America, we like to celebrate Labor Day by ditching work. But one day you may never have to labor again. Here are four inventions that will eliminate working-class and professional jobs in the next 50 years.

*warning:contains video that may bend the rules of...Plime*(this is a poor sarcastic remark, no harm intended) picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

It was designed in 1949, first ran in 1951 and performed mathematical calculations at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment in Harwell, Oxfordshire. picked by suebe 3 months ago

People have been lifting ideas from Mother Nature for decades. Velcro was inspired by the hooked barbs of thistle, and the first highway reflectors were made to mimic cat eyes. But today, the science of copying nature, a field known as biomimetics, is a billion-dollar industry. Here are some of our favorite technologies that came in from the wild. picked by kakana 3 months ago

PNMsoft’s analysts have highlighted the top 5 trends and technologies that will be strategic for most organisations in the business sector. These trends will have a significant impact on all organisations in the coming year. picked by ruthstark 3 months ago

The incident occurred after the launch of the particle accelerator ring, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which some dubbed a "doomsday device", sources told The Courier-Mail.
It is understood the girl wanted to lose her virginity to the boy - believing that the world was about to end. picked by kakana 3 months ago

Stanford scientists may revolutionize digital photography with the aid of an open-source digital camera, which will give programmers around the world the chance to create software that will teach cameras new tricks. picked by stinkobinko 3 months ago

“When I look at books, I see an outdated technology, like scrolls before books,’’said James Tracy, headmaster of Cushing and chief promoter of the bookless campus. picked by suebe 3 months ago

Scientists aren't sure what happened to the robot, which is nicknamed Waldo. It could have had a leak or malfunction and sunk to the bottom. picked by kakana 3 months ago

The center, called ReSTART, is somewhat ironically located near Redmond, headquarters of Microsoft and a world center of the computer industry. picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago