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Blind can take wheel with vehicle designed by university engineering design team

Blind can take wheel with new vehicle

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 6

A student team in the Virginia Tech College of Engineering is providing the blind with an opportunity many never thought possible: The opportunity to drive.





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New planet discoveries suggest low-mass planets are common around nearby stars

New planet discoveries suggest low-mass planets are common around nearby stars (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (19) | comments 14

(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of planet hunters has discovered as many as six low-mass planets around two nearby Sun-like stars, including two "super-Earths" with masses 5 and 7.5 times the mass of ...


App in the hand finds birds in bushes as you roam (AP)

App in the hand finds birds in bushes as you roam

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- When Jory Langner finds time for a field trip during an upcoming visit to Washington, he won't have to ask local birders where to find candidates to add to his life list of birds sighted.


Hunting for Planets in the Dark

Hunting for Planets in the Dark

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 5

A proposed space mission that aims to measure dark energy could also detect planets that current surveys are unable to find.


Syringes with influenza virus vaccine sitting on a tray

Google launches online flu shot finder

Technology / Internet

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google on Tuesday launched an online tool for tracking down where to get vaccinations against H1N1 and seasonal influenza in the United States.


The robot uses a laser range finder and radio communications to recreate the behaviour of fish

Cars may one day mimic fish to avoid collisions

Technology / Hi Tech

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 1

Engineers in Japan say they are a step closer to developing technology they hope will cut the risk of car crashes -- by mimicking the behaviour of fish.


A Sleaze Detector feature in DateCheck finds and lists records of crimes

Date Check turns smart phones into 'sleaze detectors'

Technology / Software

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

People in the dating scene will be able to use iPhones as "sleaze detectors" to quickly check whether aspiring mates are creeps or gems.


Isopod Replaces Fish's Tongue

Isopod Replaces Fish's Tongue

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (13) | comments 3 weblog

(PhysOrg.com) -- An isopod that replaces a fish's tongue has been discovered for the first time in the Channel Islands in Europe. The marine isopod, described by its finder as hideous and vicious, is a rare ...


Panasonic Introduces New LUMIX DMC-GF1

Panasonic Introduces New LUMIX DMC-GF1 Digital Camera

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Panasonic today announced that it has introduced its newest addition to its LUMIX G Micro System line-up of advanced digital interchangeable lens system cameras based on the Micro Four Thirds system standard. ...


The latest craze: Free e-books offerings (AP)

The latest craze: Free e-books offerings

Technology / Internet

created Aug 07, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

(AP) -- James Patterson's latest best seller, "The Angel Experiment," is a little different from his usual hits. The novel isn't new; it came out four years ago. Its sales aren't happening at bookstores, ...


Intel project seeks to mark disputed Web information

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Do Eskimos have more words for "snow" than we do? You're probably not alone if you thought the answer was yes.



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