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Solar Power Provides Enough Energy for Everything, Expert Argues
Solar power has the potential to provide for all the world’s energy needs, the research director of a Paris-based institute told a... Read more »
Comcast Sues FCC Over Bandwidth Cap
Comcast is suing to overturn a ruling by the Federal Communications Commission, Ars Technica reports. The FCC ruled in July that Comcast could not slow... Read more »
Carriers Upgrading Long-Distance Networks
Telecommunications carriers are upgrading their networks by replacing equipment designed to carry 10 gigabits of data per second with 40 gigabit equipment. GigaOm reports that 23 companies... Read more »
Conventions Draw Citizen Journalists
It’s not just the presidential candidates who are taking advantage of new technologies in this year’s campaign. As CNET News tells us, citizen journalists are recording... Read more »
Obama Answers Science Quiz
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has responded to 14 questions about science and technology policy, posed by a group that had been calling on candidates to debate... Read more »
Was the Convention All That Green?
Democrats had been boasting that the Denver convention would be the “most sustainable” in the history of conventions, and in some ways they may have... Read more »
New Services Target DNC Delegates
With 50,000 people gathered in one auditorium in Denver, it must seem like a golden opportunity to push new apps for cell phones. Among the offerings... Read more »
Conventions Go Green
The Democrats are committed to minimizing the environmental impact of bringing 50,000 people to Denver for their national convention. Agence France Presse reports that the DNC has a... Read more »
Nielsen Measures Obama’s Text Audience
If the phone rings at 3 a.m., it’s probably Barack Obama texting you the late news of his vice presidential choice. Nielsen, which normally measures television... Read more »
Technique Lets the Deaf Sign Through Cell Phones
Voice communications don’t work for deaf people, and the quality of video carried by American cellular networks is generally too low to carry... Read more »
New Nanomaterial Cleans Up Broken Bulbs
Compact fluorescent bulbs are being touted as environmentally friendly, since they’re much more energy efficient than standard incandescents. Their only problem: Break them, and you... Read more »
Best Energy May Be Under Our Feet
Everybody talks about wind and sun as among the most promising new sources of energy the world can tap. But speaking at the National... Read more »
Website Seeks Credibility From Readers
A new website is using a twist on popularity rankings by asking readers to score it on credibility. NewsCred, which just launched its beta version,... Read more »
Virus-Built Battery Nothing to Sneeze At
A new type of microbattery could power implantable drug delivery devices or run tiny labs-on-a-chip, thanks to a technique that uses a virus to build... Read more »
McCain Would Attack Internet Piracy, Cut Taxes
Republican presidential candidate John McCain recently issued a policy statement on various technology-related issues. He focuses on tax cuts, preventing new taxes on the... Read more »
Cyber Command Offline for Now
An Air Force project to coordinate the defense of military computer systems and launch offensives against enemy systems has been put on hold while higher-ups review... Read more »
California Considers Cyberbullying Law
Using the Internet or text messages to harass one’s fellow students could become illegal under a bill making its way through the California legislature. The Associated Press... Read more »
Web Surfers Give Away Secrets Online
Most Internet users—84 percent—say they don’t give out personal data online, but actually 89 percent of them do, according to a study done by AOL.... Read more »
Car Exhaust Could Be Turned Back to Power
Several cars companies, including General Motors, are looking for ways to turn the heat that comes out of a car’s tailpipe into electricity... Read more »
Electric Bikes Look More Appealing
A new generation of electric bicycles hasn’t quite caught on yet, but if gas prices continue to rise, they just might, one dealer tells the Chicago ... Read more »
