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Dishing out power with a solar engine

October 25, 2006 Infinia looks to an existing technology--the Stirling engine--to compete in solar-electric industry.Photos: Retro energy-harness TAGS: photovoltaics, electricity, power generation, engine, energy, California, power

MIT engine boosts mileage by 30 percent

October 25, 2006 Precisely timed blast of ethanol eliminates knocks in experimental engine that would add only $1,000 to cost of car. TAGS: engine, gas, car

Kaspersky update zaps Microsoft antivirus

February 22, 2006 Update to Kaspersky Lab antivirus software causes e-mail problems for some users of Microsoft's Antigen. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, engine, representative, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Toyota: Gas-saving valve in engines by 2010

June 15, 2007 "Valvematic" technology will make gas engines 5 percent to 10 percent more efficient, Japanese automaker says. TAGS: emission, engine

New Netscape embraces Firefox, IE

November 30, 2004 AOL releases Netscape browser prototype bristling with RSS feeds, tabs, plenty of Netscape branding--and the option to surf in IE. Image: Netscape's new browser TAGS: Netscape Web Browser, Netscape Communications Corp., OneStat, America Online Inc., Mozilla Corp., Firefox, engine, Time Warner Inc., Web browser, market share, Microsoft Internet Explorer, survey, portal, Microsoft Corp., security

Smokeless rockets launching soon?

May 17, 2006 A propulsion system that emits nothing but heat could revolutionize the space and transportation industries. Photo: Professor moves rockets closer to warp speed TAGS: rocket, professor, Star Trek, capacitor, engine, satellite

A motorcycle that's fast, silent and green

August 2, 2007 Zero's electric bike takes some getting used to. The benefits? Forty miles on a single charge and no stopping at the pumps.Photos: Motorbikes go green TAGS: motorcycle, mile, battery, engine, car

Hummers and muscle cars go green

April 9, 2007 Diesel's not just for truckers anymore. Converting cars with notoriously bad mileage can make them eco-friendly without compromising performance.Photos: Muscle cars with a conscienceVideo: Souped-u... TAGS: biodiesel, Hummer, car, horsepower, natural gas, engine, alternative energy, mile, video

NASA tries to set airspeed record

November 15, 2004 Space agency wants to see if pilotless aircraft has right stuff to travel at 10 times the speed of sound. Photo: NASA's X-43A scramjet TAGS: aircraft, engine, feet, agency

Powering a new generation of cars

September 2, 2005 Don't expect fuel cells. The power under your hood in a few years may come from a new spin on diesel. TAGS: engine, alternative fuel, car, generation, researcher

Flying-car firm releases simulator, takes deposits

September 6, 2006 Operators of this "roadable aircraft" would drive it to the airport, unfold the wings and take off. Prototype due in 2008. Images: Terrafugia's flying car TAGS: deposit, airport, plane, aircraft, flight simulator, engine, car

Hydrogen cars to hit the road by 2015?

July 13, 2006 Will the Hindenburg's gas be running cars in a decade? Carmakers say it could be in the works. Photos: Hydrogen car tech revs up Photos: Toyota's hydrogen SUV Video: Ford's hydrogen Focus TAGS: hydrogen, chip-equipment, hydrogen fuel cell, fuel cell, kilogram, alternative energy, SUV, car, mile, engine, transportation, road, battery, photograph, video

Trend Micro flaw opens PCs to takeover

February 8, 2007 A serious security hole in a wide swath of the company's antivirus products could let an outsider crash or hijack a computer. TAGS: Trend Micro Inc., antivirus software, flaw, engine, software company, antivirus, security, PC

Taking the bling out of your engine

October 20, 2006 Company producing platinum alloy that substitutes more effectively for expensive pure material used in catalytic converters to curb pollution. TAGS: automobile company, carbon, converter, emission, material, nanotechnology, engine, CEO

Software glitch stalls some Toyota hybrids

October 14, 2005 Did your Prius conk out in the middle of traffic? If so, it might be the software. TAGS: Toyota Prius, car, engine, spokeswoman, U.S.

Google comes to HP's aid

September 5, 2006 Engineers help dust off and release an old HP Labs optical character recognition engine. TAGS: OCR, HP Labs, Google Inc., engine, open source, HP

Second-fastest sports car runs on batteries

September 26, 2006 Entrepreneur sees sports car prototype as fulfilling the need for speed and environmental responsibility, too. Photos: Speedy and sporty Video: A spin in Wrightspeed X1 TAGS: car, engine, efficiency, battery, video

Top Gun lives on in the Nevada desert

August 10, 2007 Navy's best fighter pilots learn how to be successful combat pilots through rigorous training in the skies near Fallon. Photos: Fight and flight TAGS: pilot, plane, training, base, aircraft, engine

Oracle buys open-source database firm

October 10, 2005 Database giant wades deeper into open source with purchase of Finnish company Innobase. TAGS: Innobase Oy, Innobase InnoDB, Oracle Corp., MySQL, database company, Finnish company, open source, middleware, MySQL Database, database, open-source software, engine, IBM Corp.

'Madden': The next generation

November 6, 2005 EA Sports Senior Producer Jeremy Strauser discusses efforts to make the venerable football franchise storm the Xbox 360. TAGS: Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Electronic Arts Inc., Xbox Live, graphics engine, engine, online game, console, games, Microsoft Corp.
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