Tech awards go to plane de-icing goo, headlights

July 23, 2008 By JESSICA MINTZ , AP Technology Writer

(AP) -- Camera flashcubes of the 1960s, high-definition TVs and the Nicoderm quit-smoking patch have at least one thing in common: Each found a place over the years on R&D Magazine's annual list of the 100 most technologically significant new products.

Content from The Associated Press expires 15 days after original publication date. For more information about The Associated Press, please visit www.ap.org .

Similar stories from PHYSorg:

Review: Reporting on Pfizer drug studies fudged

8 hours ago | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 3

Drug industry presses FDA to allow more online ads

13 hours ago | not rated yet | 1

90 percent of Africans are not protected by smoke-free laws

21 hours ago | not rated yet | 2

New study measures hookah use among Florida teens

Nov 10, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

The upside of feeling down

Nov 09, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (17) | 4

Rate this story - 4 /5 (2 votes)

rank
1
2
3
4
5

view popular

Move the slider to adjust rank threshold, so that you can hide some of the comments.

Display comments: newest first

NeilFarbstein - Jul 23, 2008
- Rank: not rated yet
Expect next year's R&D winners to include Vulvox Nanobiotecnology's high strength composite structures! http://vulvox.tripod.com
- report abuse
- - Current rank
  - 1
  - 2
  - 3
  - 4
  - 5

Other News

Creating 3D models with a simple webcam (w/ Video)

Technology / Computer Sciences

9 hours ago | 5 / 5 (11) | 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Constructing virtual 3D models usually requires heavy and expensive equipment, or takes lengthy amounts of time. A group of researchers at the University of Cambridge, Qi Pan, Dr Gerhard Reitmayr ...

Google Go gets going (w/ Video)

Technology / Software

19 hours ago | 4.6 / 5 (5) | 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- Google has introduced its new experimental programming language Go, which aims to combine speedy application development through simplified coding with high-speed program execution.

Microsoft brings more Web data to Bing results; teams up with WolframAlpha

Technology / Internet

8 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Microsoft's Bing search service will pull more information and tools from other Web sites as the company tries to distinguish itself as part of its challenge to market leader Google.

Many computer users hesitate to ride the Wave

Technology / Internet

8 hours ago | not rated yet | 3

Google's latest brainchild, Google Wave, is all the rage among bleeding-edge technology enthusiasts. But corporate information technology executives say that while they're intrigued by Wave -- a replacement ...

Poked: The difference between Facebook's News Feed and Live Feed

Technology / Internet

4 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

First off, I'd like to thank Facebook for confusing its users yet again with a new feature that is hard to decipher and makes users grumpy. It really makes my job of picking a column topic so easy when they ...