 A team of scientists has announced a breakthrough in computer memory technology that heralded more sophisticated and reliable MP3 players, digital cameras and other devices.
Scientists from IBM, Macronix and Qimonda said they developed a material that made “phase-change” memory 500 to 1,000 times faster than the commonly-used “flash” memory, while using half as much power.
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Meet “Nexi,” MIT media lab’s eerily-similar, female version of Robin Williams’ Bi-Centennial Man. Nexi is an MDS (Mobile Dextrous Social) robot designed to mimic human expressions and behaviour. It’s more of a glorified toy than an autonomous robot, due to the fact that it uses “scripted animations and pre-recorded speech.”
The Virtual Wall provides a barrier made up of plasma laser beams depicting pedestrians doing what they do best and any car that crosses that barrier suffers the consequences. Okay so maybe those lasers aren’t powerful enough to do any harm but the effect is enough to make drivers and pedestrians alike follow crosswalk rules to the tee.
So simple and really so effectively! Sit down in front of the TV with your spouse or family and watch any canal you prefer without arguing about your preference! 
Better Biodiesel will provide biodiesel fuel to the Earthrace powerboat in its bid to set a new world record for circumnavigation.
Targeting commercial and mobile computing segments and the rapidly-growing consumer electronics marketplace, microprocessor and embedded IC maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), Sunnyvale CA, and graphics chip and products manufacturer ATI Technologies Inc., Markham ON, plan to join forces in a transaction valued at US$5.4-billion.
Even though air travel has gotten marginally safer since the tragedies of 9/11 — thanks in part to fortified cockpits, increased air marshal presence, and a ban on toenail clippers — it still doesn’t seem impossible for a group of determined individuals to hijack a plane and turn it into a deadly missile.