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Keep up-to-date on cutting-edge research and what's new in a wide range of areas from robotics, space ventures and general science to automobile design and solar energy.

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The 15-petabyte network and the atom smasher

Work being done to prep CERN's Large Hadron Collider for operation is paving the way for future lightning-speed networks.
(By Nick Heath of Silicon.com)

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Intel's in-home health device gets FDA nod

Health management gadget, which remotely connects patients and doctors, is expected to hit the market by early 2009.
Posted By: Holly Jackson Jul 10 2008

Boeing touts heli-blimp for heavy lifting

When it's airworthy, the JHL-40 will float like a balloon, tote like a helicopter, and look like something out of 1930s sci-fi.
Posted By: Jonathan Skillings Jul 9 2008

Study: Prescription-free drug sites still abound

Columbia University survey finds that while there's been a sharp decline in the number of Web sites selling controlled drugs, often sans prescription, their existence is still a problem.
Posted By: Caroline McCarthy Jul 9 2008

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The wild green yonder

Airplane manufacturers are trying to bolster their green credentials by lauding initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of flying, as well as the cost.
(From The New York Times)

July 17, 2008, 9:38 AM PDT

U.K. armed forces recruit backseat driver tech

In-vehicle sensor will record driving maneuvers and tell military drivers where they are going wrong, as part of 6-month trial to improve road safety.

April 4, 2008, 12:19 PM PDT

How PARC sees printers boosting clean tech

Researchers at PARC, famed for its computing innovations, say printers and copiers have a lot to offer on the eco-tech front.
Photos: PARC prints green tech

April 2, 2008, 4:00 AM PDT

Harnessing the power of wind and waves

Ireland is in the right place to generate electricity, and a lot of it, out of oceanic surges, but it won't be easy sailing.
Video: Ocean-based renewable energy

March 24, 2008, 4:00 AM PDT

Taking in Microsoft's TechFest

roundup Annual in-house science fair shows off array of research projects--from the WorldWide Telescope to a new touch-based interface for mobile devices.

March 11, 2008, 3:33 PM PDT

Balancing law with tech and privacy

roundup Legal issues collide with privacy, intellectual property, innovation, and technology at the Legal Futures Conference at Stanford University.
• Why we should care about the spectrum debate
• The future of professional content, ad infinitum

March 8, 2008, 2:22 PM PST

Ballmer: Microsoft is thinking green

At the CeBit technology show in Hannover, the chief executive says the software giant is focusing on lowering energy consumption.

March 5, 2008, 9:00 AM PST

The tech of the Irish

CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos just finished a whirlwind tour of Ireland's tech start-ups and research centers. Here's what he found.

March 4, 2008, 10:32 AM PST

Coming soon: Movies on flash memory cards

Distributing movies on the Internet isn't the only game in town. Flash is better, says a new Irish start-up.

March 3, 2008, 4:00 AM PST

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