"All space missions grapple with the issue of how to produce enough power to complete their goals while minimising the weight of batteries and solar arrays." The solution? Ear hair proteins.
"US researchers have created an ultra-dense memory device the size of a white blood cell that has enough capacity to store the Declaration of Independence and still have space left over."
"As the year 2006 winds to a close, I suspect a key question on your mind is: What will happen in the wireless industry in 2007? This article makes ten predictions." Does what it say on the
The report runs the numbers on the financial value waiting to be extracted from dead mobiles: if all closet-sitting cell phones were recycled, they would yield $314 million worth of metal
"The first order of business? Developing a completely open source model, called the TuxPhone, which anyone with soldering skills can replicate. DIYers will be able to download the schematic, orde
"While the ruling doesn't make it clear exactly what this means, apparently, many believe that the FBI can make use of the microphones within mobile phones to remotely spy on anyone with (or near
"Although extrapolating from today's phones by following technology trends can provide some clues about their future direction, the danger with this approach is that it risks overlooking disconti
"...unlike other social location services, [it] automatically updates the location of everyone in a private network and displays that information directly on a map on the phone." The future
"The bill ... would relax rules on stem cell research and allow therapeutic cloning of embryos for medical research. The House of Representatives still needs to pass the bill before it becomes la
"Mobile phones costing less than $15 will be available in developing countries by 2008 [...] If handsets can be delivered that cheaply, it could lead to another 100 million people a year getting
"Well, we don't really have a whole lot to tell you, but our pals at the Federal Communications Commission have all but confirmed the existence of what appears to be the new Nokia internet tablet
"With two 65-kilowatt fuel cells and six hydrogen tanks under the floor and a secondary battery on the roof, the clean train emits only water and runs without receiving juice from power lines.&qu
"They manage to download the phonebook of a Nokia 6310i from over 1.1 miles away. They also take over they phone and get it to text their phone a message. This has to be seen to be believed!"
" [It] will be sold with a wireless ID card that fits inside a wallet or handbag and lets the phone detect when its owner moves more than a few metres away." Genius - that'll be real hard to
"Web site Smartpox lets you create barcodes for any URL, email, or phone number." This will either blow up, or flop completely, but I rather like the idea for some reason. Huge in Japan, I'm
Recent research has revealed that a standard cell-viability test may be causing carbon-nanotubes to “fake” toxicity." It's not just about the question, it's about how you ask it.
"With new technology called near-field communications, you could use a cell phone to make purchases, or even download a movie trailer from a poster." Is there anything that your mobile phone
"A team of Korean scientists has developed a new method of storing hydrogen as a solid, easing potential complications associated with the commercialisation of fuel cell technology." A step
Is there an iPod phone in the pipeline? Not like *I* give a crap...my new N80 will do me fine until my next upgrade, thankyou. Link via CyberNetTechNews.