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  Carnegie Mellon's National Robotics Engineering Center Unveils Futuristic Unmanned Ground Combat Vehicles

  April 28, 2006 — Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) in the School of Computer Science's Robotics Institute is unveiling a unique unmanned ground vehicle that offers new strength, ... > full story
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  New Chip Delivers Better Performance, Longer Battery Life For Cell Phones, WiFi, Wireless

  April 20, 2006 — Anyone who uses a cell phone or a WiFi laptop knows the irritation of a dead-battery surprise. But now researchers at the University of Rochester have broken a barrier in wireless chip design that ... > full story
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  MIT Researchers Build Tiny Batteries With Viruses

  April 7, 2006 — MIT scientists have harnessed the construction talents of tiny viruses to build ultra-small "nanowire" structures for use in very thin lithium-ion ... > full story
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  MIT Makes Move Toward Vehicles That Morph

  March 22, 2006 — Picture a bird, effortlessly adjusting its wings to catch every current of air. Airplanes that could do the same would have many advantages over today's flying machines, including increased fuel ... > full story
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  MIT Powers Up New Battery For Hybrid Cars

  February 16, 2006 — Researchers at MIT have developed a new type of lithium battery that could become a cheaper alternative to the batteries that now power hybrid electric ... > full story
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  MIT Researchers Fired Up About Battery Alternative: Nanotube Structures Key To Work

  February 8, 2006 — Just about everything that runs on batteries -- flashlights, cell phones, electric cars, missile-guidance systems -- would be improved with a better energy supply. But traditional batteries haven't ... > full story
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  Sandia Researchers Seek Ways To Make Lithium-Ion Batteries Work Longer, Safer

  January 18, 2006 — As part of the Department of Energy-funded FreedomCAR program, Sandia National Laboratories' Power Sources Technology Group is researching ways to make lithium-ion batteries work longer and safer. ... > full story
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  Sandia Researchers To Model Nano-Size Battery To Be Implanted In Eye To Power Artificial Retina

  January 17, 2006 — Several researchers from Sandia National Laboratories, led by principal investigator Susan Rempe, are part of a multi-institutional, multidisciplinary team developing a nano-size battery that one day ... > full story
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  Motorized Bicycle That Works Off Fuel Cells

  December 26, 2005 — Cidetec Technology Centre's Energy Department has designed a prototype for a motorized bicycle that works off fuel ... > full story
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  Breakthrough Chip Delivers Better Digital Pictures For Less Power

  December 7, 2005 — The next advance in cameras is becoming a reality at the University of Rochester. Imaging chips revolutionized the photography industry, and now the chips themselves are being revolutionized. A pair ... > full story

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