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Shell, ExxonMobil tout a cleaner fuel for megacities
The Axis powers tried to make gas from coal during World War II. New technology makes the process cleaner and more efficient.
November 23, 2005, 11:23 AM PST
World's next fuel source could be designer organisms
High Impact Micro-organisms can create beer, cheese and gangrene. Now genome pioneer J. Craig Venter wants them to produce fuel.
November 7, 2005, 4:00 AM PST
Future nanotech tools made from clay
A nano start-up is using a naturally occurring tubular clay as a carrier in metals, perfumes and more.
October 26, 2005, 4:00 AM PDT
The key to fresh water: Imitation spleen proteins
The water is safe, of course. It's passed though designer molecules similar to the filters in your liver.
October 24, 2005, 11:48 AM PDT
Nanotech: Is it soup yet?
Executives cite examples where nanotechnology is taking root. But it's still on a nanoscale.
October 24, 2005, 11:08 AM PDT
Finding business for biometrics
Lack of clear return on investment, combined with interoperability issues, is holding back adoption of the technology.
October 19, 2005, 1:18 PM PDT
RFID chips used to track dead after Katrina
Relief workers are tagging human cadavers in Mississippi to help coroner identify victims.
September 16, 2005, 2:56 PM PDT
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Video: NASA to measure solar storms
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Images: Ships to monitor sun
NASA readies for 3D view of the sun
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Apple may have killed it off, but some consumers are still carrying a torch for last year's hot ticket.
Perspective: Technology to Detroit's rescue?
CNET's Brian Cooley says technology is the answer but most motor companies still don't get the message.
HP creates Halo effect for videoconferencing
Tech company teams with "Shrek" studio for a system that includes life-size images projected on plasma displays.
Browsers to get sturdier padlocks
Web industry group aims to lock out phishers with a stronger program to vouch for legitimate e-commerce sites.
This text will self-destruct in 40 seconds
Next year will bring self-deleting e-mails and photo messages, too, thanks to Staellium and its StealthText service.
Photos: UK refinery blast
Tech companies recover as fires burn at the Buncefield Oil Terminal, northwest of London, following an explosion there on Sunday.
Can one man reprogram Microsoft?
Ray Ozzie, whom Gates calls one of world's great programmers, aims to help company move beyond packaged software.
Wikipedia prankster unmasked
Joke ends up as a shot heard 'round Internet, with joker losing his job and Wikipedia suffering a credibility blow.
Photos: HP's original garage
The tech giant celebrates the completed restoration of the Palo Alto garage where it all began in 1939.
