Larry Dignan, Andrew Nusca
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The safest (and most dangerous) cities for pedestrians
New York leads major U.S. cities as the safest for pedestrians, followed by Seattle, Boston and San Francisco. But Europe and Asia have America beat.
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At GM, the V-6 is dead. Long live the inline-four
In anticipation of federal mandates, GM will reportedly phase out the V-6 engine in its mid-size sedans, instead offering a four-cylinder model. Will consumers bite?
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For NASA astronauts, a new kind of airbag system
Inspired by seeds, an MIT researcher has devised an airbag system that surrounds astronauts to protect them for bumpy landings.
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Global disparity in access to broadband infrastructure, UN report says
A massive global disparity exists for the cost to access a fixed broadband Internet connection, according to new United Nations figures.
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The future of mail: world’s first ‘intelligent’ stamp issued in Britain
Britain's Royal Mail issued this week what it calls the "world's first intelligent stamp," which links to online content using mobile image recognition technology.
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Personal energy systems: Are we there yet?
The idea of a personal energy system is pure genius. You put a few solar panels on the roof and harness excess electricity for use at night. Your home could be completely detached from the energy company.
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What we’re reading…
Self-assembling solar cells; Ecstasy for PTSD; big box growing centers; value-added teacher data; most ambitious transport projects.
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Stephen Hawking: God did not create universe
Defying Issac Newton, theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking argues in a new book that God did not create the universe -- and the Big Bang was scientifically inevitable.
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A chlorine-free way to make industrial, household chemicals
MIT researchers have figured out a way to remove chlorine from the process of making industrial and household chemicals. Factory workers and the environment rejoice.
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Absorbent robots could prove vital in next oil spill clean up
Researchers at MIT have developed independent robots that use a revolutionary nanomaterial to absorb considerable amounts of oil - up to 20 times their weight.
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