"180" - An award-winning documentary!

"180" - An award-winning documentary!

BMW Concept e electro-scooter looks the real deal

BMW Concept e electro-scooter looks the real deal: BMW looks set to become the first of the recognized motorcycle brands to begin leveraging the unique advantages of the motorcycle in addressing the quickly changing landscape of urban mobility.

Lamborghini's most outrageous Gallardo yet

Lamborghini's most outrageous Gallardo yet: The Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale is the most extreme V10 yet produced by Volkswagen's Italian supercar subsidiary. Only 150 of the four wheel drive 570 bhp carbon fiber projectiles, no doubt due to the extreme effort required to shave another 70 kilograms off the already anorexic Gallardo LP 560-4

Sixteen super-Earths among fifty new exoplanets discovered by HARPS

Sixteen super-Earths among fifty new exoplanets discovered by HARPS: The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has announced its exoplanet-hunting HARPS (High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher) has discovered 50 new exoplanets, making it the largest amount of exoplanets that has been announced at the one time.

Velella Research Project is raising fish in sea-drifting pods

Velella Research Project is raising fish in sea-drifting pods: "There are a number of reasons that many people are opposed to fish farming. "

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Tiny Panasonic EVOLTA robots set to take on Ironman Triathlon

Tiny Panasonic EVOLTA robots set to take on Ironman Triathlon: "While the Energizer Bunny may get all the fame, Panasonic's "Mr. Evolta" robot actually gets out and does things. In 2008, powered by two of the company's AA EVOLTA alkaline batteries, the 17 centimeter (6.69 inch)-tall robot climbed up a 1,640 foot (500 meter) rope suspended in the Grand Canyon."

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ARCHOS G9 tablets get release dates and pricing

ARCHOS G9 tablets get release dates and pricing: "ARCHOS has confirmed release dates and pricing for its new breed of G9 Android Tablets, which hold the promise of satisfying mobile storage junkies thanks to spacious HDD options being available. The only change to the specs announced in June is that the new ARCHOS tablets will launch with Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) instead of 3.1."

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'Subconscious mode' could boost smartphone run times by over 50 percent

'Subconscious mode' could boost smartphone run times by over 50 percent: "University of Michigan researchers have proposed a new power management system for smartphones that could dramatically improve battery life."

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Mercedes envisions the zero-emissions luxury sedan of 2025

Mercedes envisions the zero-emissions luxury sedan of 2025: "To celebrate 125 years of the automobile, Mercedes-Benz has provided a glimpse of where it sees things heading in the future with its F 125! research vehicle. "

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New efficiency record advances spray-on solar cells

New efficiency record advances spray-on solar cells: To make quantum dot solar cells that can be sprayed or painted on, the tiny nanoscale semiconductors need to be dispersed evenly within another substance - this is known as a colloid.

The world's oldest running car up for sale

The world's oldest running car up for sale: A very special car will cross the autcioneers block next month - it's the world's oldest running motor car, a historic 1884 de Dion Bouton et Trepardoux Dos-a-Dos Steam Runabout. The second prototype built by Count de Dion, the car participated in the world's first automobile race.

The spherical genius of the Hüttlin Kugelmotor

The spherical genius of the Hüttlin Kugelmotor: The car is not going to disappear anytime soon and neither is the combustion engine, despite the inevitable rise in fuel prices. We have said it before, electrical motors are an energy-efficient method for driving vehicles but battery technology is simply not going to advance quickly enough for all-electric vehicles to be a practical reality for most uses anytime soon.