News tagged with design flaws
Top physicist probes unintended acceleration after recalls
A prominent US physicist will lead a panel aiming to identify possible causes of unintended acceleration in vehicles on the heels of widespread problems that led Toyota to issue mass recalls.
Jun 23, 2010 |
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3 Questions: Steven Spear on Toyota's troubles
For decades, Toyota has been viewed as a paragon of corporate improvement, innovation and effectiveness, qualities that helped it become the world’s largest automaker.
Feb 10, 2010 |
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Extreme droughts could increase by 15 percent in Spain by the middle of the century
A team at the Polytechnic University of Cartagena has designed a new method for calculating drought trends. Initial results suggest that by the year 2050 there could be a 15% increase compared to the droughts ...
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Wikipedia founder hails role in US
(AP) -- The founder of Wikipedia hailed the online encyclopedia's role in helping halt U.S. legislation aimed at cracking down on Internet piracy, saying the proposed bills needed to be stopped because they ...
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Study faults research linking hormone therapy to cancer
A landmark investigation which found that hormone treatment for the menopause boosts the risk of breast cancer is riddled with flaws, a new study published on Monday alleges.
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Stretching exercises: Using digital images to understand bridge failures
(PhysOrg.com) -- With a random-looking spatter of paint specks, a pair of cameras and a whole lot of computer processing, engineer Mark Iadicola of the National Institute of Standards and Technology has been helping the Federal ...
Jan 11, 2012 |
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US-CERT says Wi-Fi hole open to brute force attack
(PhysOrg.com) -- The US Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has issued a warning about a security hole in the Wi-Fi Protected Set-up protocol for Wi-Fi routers. Security researcher Stefan Viehbock ...
Dec 29, 2011 |
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CA startup sees entrepreneur-ship as visa solution
(AP) -- You've heard of tech companies starting in a Silicon Valley garage. What about on a ship?
Dec 16, 2011 |
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When your criminal past isn't yours
(AP) -- A clerical error landed Kathleen Casey on the streets.
Dec 16, 2011 |
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Industry, regulators should take 'system safety' approach to offshore drilling in aftermath of Deepwater Horizon acciden
To reduce the risk of another accident as catastrophic as the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill, a new report from the National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council says, companies involved in offshore ...
Dec 14, 2011 |
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Flaw makes Jawbone UP wristbands go down
US wireless earpiece maker Jawbone on Thursday apologized for a flaw that causes its fitness focused UP wristbands to go down and offered users their money back even if they keep the gadgets.
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Dec 09, 2011 |
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Streamlining chip design
In the same way that computing power moved from mainframes to the desktop in the 1980s, it’s now moving from the desktop to handheld devices. But that’s putting new demands on chip designers. Because ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 08, 2011 |
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