Airless tire project may prove a lifesaver in military combat

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Prototype tires developed by Resilient Techologies LLC undergo a battery of performance tests including this road wheel that can simulate thousands of miles of wear at interstate speeds. Photo: Resilient Technologies LLC
Prototype tires developed by Resilient Techologies, LLC undergo a battery of performance tests, including this road wheel that can simulate thousands of miles of wear at interstate speeds. Photo: Resilient Technologies LLC

Rarely does one come across a business where the phrase “reinventing the wheel” is not just a metaphor, it’s an operating principle.


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Sinking shares could make Yahoo a target again

Oct 10, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
(AP) -- When Yahoo Inc. co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang spurned Microsoft Corp.'s rich buyout offer this spring, he promised brighter days in Sunnyvale were just over the horizon.

IBM builds online version of China's famed Forbidden City

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IBM on Friday opened online doors to a virtual version of the famed Forbidden City in China that served for centuries as an exclusive realm for the nation's emperors.

Fujitsu Develops World's First GaN HEMT Able to Cut Power in Standby Mode and Achieve High Output

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Fujitsu today announced the development of a new type of gallium nitride (GaN)-based high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) that features a new structure ideal for use in amplifiers for microwave and millimeter-wave ...

Deep sea pipelines to green gas production

Oct 10, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Queensland researchers are working to tap into a wealth of natural gas resources located in distant, deep-ocean fields off the coast of Western Australia.

Is it a bird, is it a plane? No it's supercopter

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Unmanned helicopters could soon be a key part of emergency relief operations, as well as bringing a new dimension to filmmaking, thanks to some innovative work done by European researchers.
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