Australian government to introduce Internet filter

Technology / Internet

Dec 15, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (19) | 9

(AP) -- Australia plans to introduce an Internet filtering system to block obscene and crime-linked Web sites despite concerns it will curtail freedoms and won't completely work.

Electric cars rolling out

Technology / Energy

Dec 16, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (14) | 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- Electric vehicles are far from new, but we are still a long way from electric cars being the norm. Now two new electric cars may bring that goal a step closer.

Toyota aims to roll out plug-in Prius in two years

Technology / Energy

Dec 14, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (10) | 6

Toyota Motor said Monday that it plans to begin commercial sales of its first plug-in hybrid vehicle in about two years, aiming to meet growing demand for fuel-efficient cars.

Biking 2.0: MIT's big wheel in Copenhagen (w/ Video)

Technology / Engineering

Dec 16, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (12) | 5

Yesterday, Dec. 15, at the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change, MIT researchers debuted the Copenhagen Wheel -- a revolutionary new bicycle wheel that not only boosts power, but can keep track of friends, ...

Lithium to be extracted from geothermal waste

Technology / Energy

Dec 14, 2009 | 5 / 5 (15) | 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- A technique developed by a Californian company, Simbol Mining, will enable the valuable mineral lithium, widely used in high-density batteries, to be reclaimed from the hot waste water produced ...