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High-tech rides: Cars with cool technology

Knight Rider has nothing on what's brewing in the labs of leading automotive researchers. Today's technologies range from mobile Internet access to collision-detection systems to automated braking and steering capabilities. Some car manufacturers are even designing their cars to offer a personal touch by pulling up drivers' preferences based on fingerprint and other biometric technologies. Here we detail some of the leading-edge technology embedded in today's cars and what new vehicles are on tap from automotive giants in the near future.

| Feature | Tech & society | 10/06/08 at 10:36 am |


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Murata working on turning laptop heat into power

Murata Manufacturing's unicycling robot was the star attraction at the company's Ceatec booth this year, but visitors in a hurry to see the robot perform likely rushed by one of the company's more interesting projects: a thermoelectric device capable of turning heat into electricity. The device could one day find a home in laptops, and other products.

| News | Green IT | 10/02/08 at 8:29 am |


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Small gestures: Talking to tomorrow's tech

The Wii's success is truly phenomenal. All but dead in the console race three years ago, Nintendo is now leaving Sony and Microsoft in the dust. The biggest reason, aside from its low price: its easily mastered, gesture-based interface.

| Opinion | Personal tech | 09/30/08 at 10:28 am |


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"Invisibility cloak" coming soon?

Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed a substance that light actually bends around, rendering it effectively invisible.

| News | Science | 08/15/08 at 10:36 am |


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