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Robots Dive Deep To Solve Airliner Crash Mystery
coondoggie writes "A small squadron of undersea robots has begun to conduct a 4-month, 3,900 square mile search of Atlantic Ocean bottom looking for the deep-sea wreck site of and black boxes from Air France Flight 447 which crashed off the coast of Brazil nearly two years ago. The Air...
Read more »March 31, 2011, 6:11 pm| Read full article | More articles from slashdot.org
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SIM-Drive's SIM-LEI electric car achieves 207-mile driving range in Japan
Manufacturers are constantly optimising the driving range for electric vehicles, and sure enough, a Japanese startup recently made a breakthrough with its first prototype. Dubbed the SIM-LEI, this cute four-wheeler from SIM-Drive sips juice off a Toshiba 24.9kWh lithium ion battery, and can go from zero to 100km/h (62mph) in...
Read more »March 31, 2011, 6:00 pm| Read full article | More articles from engadget.com
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Facebook, Your Future Bank
Forget sharing photos. Mark Zuckerberg may soon manage your finances
March 31, 2011, 5:56 pm| Read full article | More articles from businessweek.com
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Australia’s NBN Says Costs Are Too High, Suspends Tenders
NBN Co., the Australian government- owned builder of a national broadband network, said it suspended the bidding process because the proposed construction costs are too high.
March 31, 2011, 5:24 pm| Read full article | More articles from businessweek.com
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Nanogenerators produce electricity by squeezing your fingers together, while you dance
It's been a while since we last heard about nanogeneratos -- you know, those insanely tiny fibers that could potentially be woven into your hoodie to juice up your smartphone. Dr. Zhong Lin Wang of the Georgia Institute of Technology has reported that he and his team of Einsteins constructed...
Read more »March 31, 2011, 5:23 pm| Read full article | More articles from engadget.com
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Charities Turn To Twitter To Boost Fundraising
'Twestival' raises more than half a million dollars for charity.
March 31, 2011, 5:17 pm| Read full article | More articles from abcnews.go.com
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Mercedes' A-Class E-Cell gets taken for a test drive
Mercedes-Benz's new A-Class E-Cell may be a limited production vehicle, but it is a production vehicle, which likely means that some folks will be interested in how it actually drives. Thankfully, the folks from PluginCars have now managed to take one for a quick spin, and have delivered a few...
Read more »March 31, 2011, 4:41 pm| Read full article | More articles from engadget.com
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Case Closed On Jerusalem UFO Video
astroengine writes "Skepticism was high after videos surfaced earlier this year depicting a UFO over Jerusalem. However, ufologists defended the sighting, dismissing claims that it was a hoax. But a few days ago, the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), one of the oldest, largest, and most respected UFO investigation organizations in...
Read more »March 31, 2011, 4:40 pm| Read full article | More articles from slashdot.org
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Four New Features Coming to Ubuntu 11.04 'Natty Narwhal'
On top of all the big changes already on the way, several newly announced features could make using this next Linux release even more of a pleasure.
March 31, 2011, 4:30 pm| Read full article | More articles from pcworld.com

