Technology - New Discoveries, Research, Studies And Breakthroughs

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New Spy-Like Gadget to Help Recover SMS Messages

by Ben Arnold

A new spy gadget helps recover deleted SMS messages from the SIM card of any cell phone. Cheating significant others, shady business people, and teenagers the world over are getting nervous.

Green Lawnmower For the Lazy Environmentalists

by Gloria Campos

Once upon a time lazy environmentalists, like me, tired of pushing our push reel mowers, dreamed of an eco-friendly automatic lawnmower that would cut our lawns on it’s own. Helping us live our green lives more conveniently. Luckily, I have a friend who thinks about me and sends me links like the one for the Robomower Automatic Lawnmower RL-1000 .

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For Kids By Kids: Chocolate Flavored Brussel Sprouts

by Toby

If three kid inventors have anything to say about it, all vegetables will taste like chocolate... even brussel sprouts! Yep! Three third-graders from Annapolis, MD have invented "The Micro Flavor Machine," and won a shot at the finals of the 2008 Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association ExploraVision Awards.

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Mazda-2 : World Car of the Year

by George Delozier

For the past 4 years, a panel of almost 50 automotive journalists get together and choose the best overall car form around the world. For 2008, their choice was the Mazda-2. What was their reasoning?

Great Invention Idea? Kill Bugs Fast with Radiation Gun!

by Elizabeth Valeri

Gnats, mosquitoes, field mice, ants, and all manner of creepy crawlies are just as interested in your summer activities as you are. In the past, the most effective protection against these tiny critters was to slather yourself with some deet or paraben laden lotion only to find you had traded one set of problems: bug bites, for another: cancer. Well those days of compromise are over thanks to United States patent 6647661.

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Italian Car Design Takes to the Sky

by George Delozier

Pininfarina is best known for making some of the most beautiful and fastest cars we have even seen. Names like the Ferrari F50 and 612 come to mind. So if you are responsible for such names, what happens when you want more? Well, I guess the sky is the limit.

Motorola's New Mobile TV With Touchscreen

by Ben Arnold

With Motorola in the middle of a reorganization, can the company still produce quality, intriguing gadgets and technology aimed at the consumer market? The DH02 mobile touchscreen television is a definite step in the right direction.

Earliest Known Sound Recording Discovered

by Samantha

Thomas Edison has long been credited for the invention of sound recording, thanks to his phonograph. However, researchers have recently discovered a a 10-second recording that was created 17 years before the phonograph was invented. It is believed to be history's earliest recording of sound.

Stickybot is a Spy in the Sky

by Thomas A. Parmalee

The Geico lizard might be nervous as there appears to be a new reptile in town that is aiming to grab some attention.

Well, it's not actually a reptile, to be be honest. And it has nothing to do with car insurance. But it will likely steal some of the thunder away from the amiable reptile that hawks auto insurance. The Pentagon says the robotic lizard could be used to spy on America's enemies.

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Raytheon's Killer Bee Unmanned Aircraft

by George Delozier

Ever since the military realized the benefits of using unmanned aircraft, there has been a race to build the most up-to-date UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), with the winner receiving a government contract. Raytheon has been working on a design for quite some time and finally showed it to the world.

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