By Jennifer Hooker, IEN Staff
If the thought of cutting down on cord clutter is appealing, Intel is working on a way to wirelessly charge gadgets… (8/27/08)
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By Mike Botta, IEN StaffLike Count Dracula, bad things don’t die naturally. They just keep coming back time and again until they bite you in the neck – or worse. From the 55-mph speed limit to the dreaded “Saturday night stay-over,” a whole crop of zombie-like rules and regs are gaining momentum … (8-25-08)
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By Jennifer Hooker, IEN Staff
The Cupertino powerhouse has been in the hot seat this week with a trio of explosive gaffes that has left Apple singing mea culpa yet again… (8/22/08)
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By Mark Devlin, IEN Staff
The definitions of geoengineering vary, and also involve the intentional and unintentional. Can we engineer our way out of global warming? One author says it’s time we stop pretending that changing light bulbs and driving hybrids will be enough to prevent dangerous climate change... (8/22/08)
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By Debbie Maskin, IEN Staff
Hungry bacteria at energy research labs across the country are voraciously eating and excreting their way into environmental news headlines. Here are 5 recent newsmakers...(8/22/08)
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By Mike Botta, IEN Staff
Sports Illustrated has the dead of winter sewn up. We’ve got hot fun in the summertime! … (8/15/08)
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By Jennifer Hooker, IEN Staff
Warfare expands to the Web as Russian hackers may have launched an online attack that left Georgian websites paralyzed… (8/15/08)
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By Mary O'Hara Smith, IEN StaffThe well is about to run dry, we're told. Even if it’s there for us, Social Security most likely won’t be there for our children. Or will it?...(8/15/08)
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By Mark Devlin, IEN StaffToday’s average price of regular unleaded gasoline is $3.787 per gallon. Some teleprompter-savvy Ken doll of a news reporter recently said that bottled water is more expensive than gasoline. Is it? Yeah, actually it is. Read on...
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By Debbie Maskin, IEN Staff
A car that runs over 90 mph on compressed air and costs about $18,000, and an accelerator pedal that pushes back if you have a lead foot are expected in 2009...(8/15/08)
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