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I-Tec's 'Maverick'
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Flying Cars Closer to Reality

Several airplane/automobile hybrids spark interest at Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture air show in Wisconsin

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A new study finds online tools help people keep the weight off.

Website Helps Dieters Keep Kilos Off

Regular users benefit most, study indicates

A 'Twitter Moment' in Politics?

Are social media like YouTube and Twitter a help, or a distraction, when it comes to organizing mass movements of people?

Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, left, discusses his recent mission on the International Space Station with Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the latter's official residence in Tokyo on 26 Jul 2010

Japan's Space Exploration Plan Takes Off

Advisory panel urges government to move forward with its $2-billion moon exploration program

Study of soft tissues in caterpillars could lead to the re-examination of how soft tissues perform in humans.

Caterpillar Crawl Could Inspire New Robots

Powerful x-rays reveal unique mode of caterpillar locomotion

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks defends the release of tens of thousands of secret US military documents relating to the war in Afghanistan,

What Is Wikileaks?

A shadowy organization makes its name - and enemies - by exposing what's hidden from view. But is sunshine always a good thing?

Sonex Aircraft President John Monnett

Aircraft Take to Skies of Wisconsin in Largest Annual US Air Show

Air show is known as place where technological breakthroughs in aircraft power and design are often first presented to public

This handout illustration image created by Australia's Electro Optic Systems (EOS) aerospace company shows a view of the Earth from geostationary height depicting swarms of space debris in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), 20 Jul 2010

Australian Company Develops Junk-Tracking Space Laser

Australian researchers say they have developed laser tracking system that will stop space debris colliding with spacecraft, satellites

Hacker Suspected in Huge Scam Arrested in Slovenia

Suspect was arrested as part of a joint US-Slovenian probe into the Mariposa virus

Facebook Has 500 Million Users Around World

Social media site shaping the way people communicate

Scientists Discover a New Monument Near Stonehenge

Timberhenge was discovered just 900 meters from the world-famous stone megaliths in England

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2010 file photo, a Chinese flag flutters outside Google's China headquarters in Beijing

Google Moves To Compete With Facebook

Google is gearing up to compete better with its popular rival, Facebook

Soldiers aim laser-equipped rifles at computer screens as they train with a simulator at Fort Riley, Kansas (File)

From Fantasy to Reality: PC Gaming¡¦s New Frontiers

Once a pure entertainment medium, gaming is being transformed into a potent teaching tool for all kinds of causes

India's Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal displays a recently unveiled prototype of a US$35 basic touch screen tablet aimed at students, which it hopes to bring into production by 2011,

India to Offer $35 Laptop for Students

New computing device will have web browsing, video-conferencing capabilities, ability to run on solar power, says HRD Minister Sibal