Toilet tech fair tackles global sanitation woes
Who would have expected a toilet to one day filter water, charge a cellphone or create charcoal to combat climate change?
Who would have expected a toilet to one day filter water, charge a cellphone or create charcoal to combat climate change?
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 23, 2014
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In the age of smartphones and social media, one question surrounding the disappearance of the Malaysian airliner is why none of the passengers tried to contact relatives, as they did during the 9/11 attacks.
Telecom
Mar 19, 2014
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Americans might have embraced the latest gadgets but they are still partial to getting at least some of their news the old-fashioned way.
Internet
Mar 17, 2014
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A California appeals court has tossed out a fine for a driver checking a smartphone map to escape traffic, offering a new interpretation in the crackdown on "distracted driving."
Business
Feb 28, 2014
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(AP)—Experts say the promise of expanded uses for "pencil lead" in electronic car, cellphone and tablet computer batteries has helped touch off the largest wave of graphite mining projects in decades.
Nanomaterials
Feb 27, 2014
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The German government's new coordinator for trans-Atlantic relations says he doubts talks aimed at securing a "no-spy" agreement with the U.S. will produce a deal that's legally binding.
Security
Feb 13, 2014
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The U.S. Supreme Court decided 40 years ago that police do not need a search warrant to look through anything a person is carrying when arrested. But that was long before smartphones gave people the ability to take with them ...
Telecom
Jan 16, 2014
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President Barack Obama is defending the National Security Agency, saying it does a very good job of not engaging in domestic surveillance.
Internet
Dec 6, 2013
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Rules against making cellphone calls during airline flights are "outdated," and it's time to change them, federal regulators said Thursday, drawing immediate howls of protest from flight attendants, airline officials and ...
Telecom
Nov 21, 2013
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The number of smartphones is forecast to triple to 5.6 billion globally by 2019, accounting for more than 60 percent of cellphones.
Business
Nov 11, 2013
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