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"HELSTON, Cornwall, UK (CNN) -- A huge cyclone struck Myanmar in May 2008. It was the largest recorded disaster in that country, killing more than 130,000 people and leaving millions homeless. ...

solar-powered car that travels hundreds of miles

"James Dyson is working on a solar-powered car to match the success of his bagless vacuum cleaner. Engineers at the entrepreneur’s Wiltshire HQ are developing a lightweight electric motor that could power a...

Parallels announced a Server application which is the first virtualization s...

"SWsoft (soon to be renamed Parallels) today announced the release of the beta version of Parallels Server, the company’s hypervisor-powered server virtualization solution. Parallels Server is the first virtualization solution designed to run on Apple hardware, including...

Ferrari 430 Scuderia

"Frankfurt show: Ferrari 430 Scuderia It's the one you've been waiting for: the new lightweight, higher-powered F430 that we latched on to a couple of months ago and scribbled right at the top of our 'Cool Stuff...

Solar plane flies into the night

"A lightweight solar-powered plane has smashed the official world record for the longest-duration unmanned flight. UK defence firm QinetiQ, which built the Zephyr unmanned aerial vehicle, said it flew for 54 hours during tests. The researchers believe it is the first time a...

Softer flashlights for LA cops

The Los Angeles Police Department is adopting new, lightweight flashlights that can't be effectively used to beat people. What's next, Nerf billy clubs? "LOS ANGELES police have unveiled their latest tool in the fight against crime - a flashlight powerful enough to stun...

Microsoft Moves in on the JPEG

Ah, but then Microsoft would own the international photo standard. I can see why MS would want to push this, but I do not see this as a good thing. For example, the .doc standard, whilst not accepted as the international standard, is the most widely used, and is also insecure...

A Summit Technology Can’t Reach

In today's opinion article in The New York Times, legendary American climber Jim Whittaker - the first American to summit Everest - wrote a great article reacting to Oregon's proposed beacon law for people...

Ultra-Tough Nanotech Materials

"Researchers have used clay nanoparticles to modify a polymer material, making it 20 times stiffer, 4 times tougher, and able to withstand temperatures that are more than twice as hot. The new materials could eventually be used in rugged lightweight fabrics, less-bulky...

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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