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New York City to Install Radar for Coordinated Traffic Control
Nov 18, 2009 - For some 200 intersections in four different boroughs as part of a NYC Transportation Department traffic coordination program.
Power Management Solution Reduces Police Car Dead Batteries, Emissions
Nov 17, 2009 - The Dallas Police Department piloted anti-idling technology that operates a car's electrical system while it's turned off. Laptops, lights, radios and other equipment are powered.
Cryptographic Voting System Has Real-World Test
Nov 13, 2009 - Any attempts to tamper with the vote are easily detected.
Cell Phone Runs on Ethanol
Nov 12, 2009 - Runs on ethanol and exhausts water and carbon dioxide.
Handshake Communicates Digital Information
Nov 11, 2009 - The exchange of digital information flowing through human touch.
IPv6 Engineers Receive Itojun Award
Nov 11, 2009 - Lorenzo Colitti and Erik Kline of Google.
Gartner: SaaS Revenue to Grow 18 Percent in 2009
Nov 10, 2009 - "The adoption of SaaS continues to grow and evolve within the enterprise application markets."
Personal Computing: Should You Upgrade to Windows 7?
Nov 5, 2009 - Windows 7 is faster on the same hardware than Vista, though not faster than Windows XP running programs designed for XP.
Innovation News Briefs
Nov 5, 2009 - Assistive robot, solar-powered monorail, universal chargers fit all phones, high-altitude wind generation, from bus to bus shelter, solar car race across Australia.
Top Digital Cities Announced for 2009
Nov 3, 2009 - These city governments are using digital technologies to better serve their citizens and streamline operations.
$151 Million Awarded for Energy Research Projects
Nov 3, 2009 - "Pie in the sky mad science" to "so crazy it just might work."
Taxi Drivers Watch Television Behind the Wheel
Nov 3, 2009 - Digital Media Broadcasting (DMB) beams television to more than 17 million mobile screens including those on the dashboards of taxis.
The Internet is Over the Hill
Oct 29, 2009 - Most agree the Net was born 40 years ago today.
Vermont Utilities Receive $69 Million for Smart Grid Rollout
Oct 28, 2009 - Smart grid projects will include a statewide fiber-optic build-out that enhances Vermont's grid, improves interconnections with surrounding states and Quebec, and facilitates statewide broadband.
Technology Improves Boston Traffic Management
Oct 28, 2009 - Accomplished using the city's recently deployed fiber-optic network, originally built for the purpose of better connecting city facilities.
Obama Announces $3.4 Billion for Smart Grid Projects
Oct 27, 2009 - Called the largest single energy-grid modernization investment in U.S. history.
Stealth Wind Turbines Reduce Interference With Radar
Oct 22, 2009 - The stealth turbine solution uses a portfolio of radar absorbing materials.
Australian Smart Meters to use WiMAX
Oct 22, 2009 - An agreement to roll out 680,000 smart meters by 2013.
Electric Vehicle Batteries Could Reduce Household Peak Power Demand
Oct 22, 2009 - Vehicle-to-home is a simple first step toward a mass vehicle-to-grid system.
G.hn Smart Home Networking Standard Approved by ITU
Oct 15, 2009 - The first chipsets employing G.hn will be available in early 2010.

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