Taiwan, China may develop electric cars together

Technology / Energy

15 minutes ago | not rated yet | 0

Taiwan and China are looking into developing electric cars together and will hold a conference here next week to seek areas where they can cooperate, a Taipei official said Monday.

All eyes on Murdoch as newspapers ponder digital future

Technology / Internet

21 hours ago | not rated yet | 1

Is Rupert Murdoch bluffing? Making a bold high-stakes gamble that will save the troubled newspaper industry? Or pursuing a pipe dream that can only end in failure?

Japan eyes solar station in space as new energy source

Technology / Energy

Nov 08, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (23) | 31

It may sound like a sci-fi vision, but Japan's space agency is dead serious: by 2030 it wants to collect solar power in space and zap it down to Earth, using laser beams or microwaves.

Road trains may be coming soon to Europe (w/ Video)

Technology / Engineering

Nov 13, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (16) | 22

(PhysOrg.com) -- Road trains linking vehicles together in a traveling convoy are planned for Europe. With only the lead vehicle being actively driven, the road trains would allow commuters to sleep, read a ...

Netherlands to levy 'green' road tax by the kilometre

Technology / Hi Tech

Nov 13, 2009 | 3.2 / 5 (5) | 8

The Dutch government said Friday it wants to introduce a "green" road tax by the kilometre from 2012 aimed at cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 10 percent and halving congestion.