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Audi's AMOLED video rear-view system

The fascinating lead-up to the Le Mans 24 Hour race in three week's time is a technological smorgasbord as usual, with new technologies being used to gain infinitesimal increments of seconds ...

Fri 25 May 12 from Gizmag

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E.U. Science Panel Dismisses French GM Concerns--Again

EFSA sees no evidence that GM maize harms the environment or human health

Tue 22 May 12 from Science Now

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Green thumb app tells users when plants need watering

TORONTO (Reuters) - Wilted, starving, thirsty houseplants could soon be getting more tender loving care thanks to a new plant sensor and app that tells owners when it is time for watering and ...

Mon 28 May 12 from Reuters Technology

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New York is vying to become global high-tech hub

(AP) -- Just as a trench dug in the 1800s created a shortcut to the nation's interior and helped make New York a global trading hub, the city is now hoping for another "Erie Canal moment" with ...

Mon 28 May 12 from Phys.org

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Sandia Labs technology used in Fukushima cleanup

(Phys.org) -- A Sandia National Laboratories technology has been used to remove radioactive material from more than 43 million gallons of contaminated wastewater at Japan’s damaged Fukushima ...

17 hours ago from Phys.org

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Apple says data center will be all green

Apple says its $1 billion data center in Maiden, N.C., will include a second large solar farm to help power the site entirely by renewable energy by the end of this year.

Mon 21 May 12 from Phys.org

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CSR project aims to create a high-speed, carbon-neutral steam-powered locomotive

You might think that a coal-burning locomotive built in 1937 had nothing left to offer the modern rail industry, short of being a nice museum piece. In the case of Locomotive 3463, however, ...

Thu 24 May 12 from Gizmag

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Probability of contamination from severe nuclear reactor accidents is higher than expected: study

Catastrophic nuclear accidents such as the core meltdowns in Chernobyl and Fukushima are more likely to happen than previously assumed. Based on the operating hours of all civil nuclear reactors ...

Tue 22 May 12 from Phys.org

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Sun Catalytix Won't be Raking It in with Artificial Leaf

Producing hydrogen from artificial photosynthesis turns out to be too expensive

Thu 24 May 12 from IEEE Spectrum

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Livestock industry beefs up Illinois's economy

A recent report conducted by the University of Illinois provides an economic snapshot of the current state of the livestock industry, giving the Illinois livestock industry data to back up their ...

12 hours ago from Phys.org

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