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LED lighting
LED lamps and lightbulbs are solid-state devices that use light-emitting diodes as the source of light. LED lighting offers longer service life and high energy efficiency than incandescent or fluorescent bulbs, but as an emerging consumer technology, remains more expensive than both.
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Electronic pillbox sends email reminders
A wirelessly-enabled pillbox sends email and text message alerts when it's time to take a medication.
January 27, 2013 1:07pm |
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Meet the billion euro projects: Human Brain and Graphene
The European Commission has selected the two winning proposals: one to model the entire brain using a supercomputer and another to push graphene into the marketplace. Half a billion euros each.
2 | January 24, 2013 11:14pm |
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Just a partial nuclear restart would save Japan $20 billion
Country's post-Fukushima energy pendulum is slowly swinging back to nuclear.
7 | January 24, 2013 6:02am |
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25,000 LED light display heading to San Francisco in March
San Francisco's Bay Bridge will soon be the host for a new light sculpture designed by artist Leo Villareal.
January 23, 2013 3:13am |
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In Melbourne, secret cinema business pays off
MELBOURNE -- A production company's secret cinema concept paves the way to new business.
January 23, 2013 2:30am |
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Foreign suitors including China eye only U.S. rare earth operator
Siemens, Nissan, Hyundai rumored to be interested in acquiring Molycorp. But don't count out the very country that already controls the market, says one expert.
1 | January 18, 2013 5:24am |
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For $30, world's most energy efficient lightbulb
At only 12 watts, the "Nanolight" provides the brightness of a 100-watt incandescent light bulb and can last decades.
9 | January 17, 2013 4:28am |
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Reggae, reefer and rare earths: Welcome to Jamaica!
Could the land of Bob Marley be poised to stir it up against China's dominance of rare earths? After a recent find, Japan thinks so.
4 | January 17, 2013 12:43am |
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A solar-powered electric hybrid coming to commuters soon
ELF, a pint-sized hybrid electric vehicle powered by both you and the sun, has secured enough investment to make its future a real possibility for urban commuters.
10 | January 15, 2013 1:03am |
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For ex-Givenchy design guru, a return to fine art
BUENOS AIRES -- Former luxury brand design director Pablo Reinoso has returned to his roots in the fine art world. So why do his benches and frames crawl up walls?
January 11, 2013 1:49am |
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China snubs Western complaints, restricts rare earth exports again
You might have been on Christmas break and not noticed when China tightened its stranglehold on the metals vital to everything from missiles to iPhones.
5 | January 9, 2013 5:28am |
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How the giant squid was finally caught on film [video]
"Breakthrough" live footage of the elusive creature was made possible by innovative technologies that may soon revolutionize deep sea exploration.
2 | January 9, 2013 4:15am |
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The simple plan that saved a supermarket chain millions
It's not innovative, but one supermarket is bucking an industry trend and saving millions.
18 | January 3, 2013 12:54pm |
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Teachable moment: The University of California's logo debacle
The University of California recently earned an "F" on its new university-wide rebranding. What should it have already learned from similar missteps in the business world?
18 | January 3, 2013 3:00am |
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World's first large screen OLED TV hits market
It's thin! It's light! It's vibrant! It's yours, for only $10,334! LG is now taking orders for its 55-incher.
January 2, 2013 7:16pm |
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Philips recalls LED bulb for electrical fault
Leaking current could turn housing "live" after 30 minutes.
4 | December 22, 2012 3:58am |
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Lights! Camera! Atoms! Sundance to debut pro-nuclear film
The marquee message: Alternative, safer nuclear reactors are the key to a carbon-free energy future.
5 | December 18, 2012 5:18am |
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Why more U.S. states could legalize marijuana
It's now conceivable that marijuana could be legalized throughout more of the U.S., so we sought answers about who would profit from the end of its prohibition
31 | December 13, 2012 8:19pm |
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Solar farm providing only intermittent power? Add a small nuke!
Two U.S. utilities - Pacific Gas and Electric, and Florida Power & Light - are considering adding a modular reactor at renewables sites to assure 'baseload' electricity.
9 | December 13, 2012 4:30am |
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What tech advances will change our lives in the next 5 years?
Will we see commercial mind reading, an end to the digital divide and junk mail becoming priority mail in the next five years?
December 13, 2012 3:21am |