http://en.redtram.com/ technologynewsdaily.com Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:56:23 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 239870 | Land Warrior, Entire Brigade http://en.redtram.com/go/112986236/top100/ 112986236 As Land Warrior reaches its first anniversary in combat, the Army is seeking to equip an entire brigade combat team with the high-tech system which increases mission speed and effectiveness and decreases risks to the warfighter. The Army has approved Thu, 29 May 2008 16:17:58 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/112986236/top100/ 239870 | High-Performance Energy Storage, Volkswagen http://en.redtram.com/go/112986223/top100/ 112986223 An Agreement has been reached on a co-operation which sees Volkswagen joining forces with Sanyo to work on new and extremely efficient high-performance storage systems based on lithium-ion technology. Lithium-ion technology, already very successfully used in communications electronics and portable Thu, 29 May 2008 16:17:56 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/112986223/top100/ 239868 | Two Nebulae In Carina http://en.redtram.com/go/112729755/top100/ 112729755 On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Very Large Telescope's First Light, ESO is releasing two stunning images of different kinds of nebulae, located towards the Carina constellation. The first one, Eta Carinae, has the shape of a Thu, 29 May 2008 01:31:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/112729755/top100/ 239870 | Advance Fuel Cell Technology Funding http://en.redtram.com/go/112729427/top100/ 112729427 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for up to $130 million over three years, subject to Congressional appropriations, to advance the development and use of fuel cells for automotive, stationary, and portable power Thu, 29 May 2008 01:31:25 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/112729427/top100/ 239867 | 'Bluetooth' Tracking System http://en.redtram.com/go/112729279/top100/ 112729279 Engineers have created a method that uses pervasive Bluetooth signals from cell phones and other wireless devices to constantly update how long it takes vehicles and pedestrians to travel from one point to another. The method envisioned by engineers at Thu, 29 May 2008 01:31:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/112729279/top100/ 239863 | 'P4P' System For Efficient Internet Usage http://en.redtram.com/go/112729190/top100/ 112729190 A Yale research team has engineered a system with the potential for making the Internet work more efficiently, in which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) software providers can work cooperatively to deliver data. The way people use the Thu, 29 May 2008 01:31:15 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/112729190/top100/ 239863 | RoboBraille, Braille Converter Free http://en.redtram.com/go/112728624/top100/ 112728624 A free, e-mail-based service that translates text into Braille and audio recordings is helping to bridge the information gap for blind and visually impaired people, giving them quick and easy access to books, news articles and web pages. Developed by Thu, 29 May 2008 01:30:50 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/112728624/top100/ 239869 | Mini Baja SAE Race Car http://en.redtram.com/go/112324191/top100/ 112324191 Adam Upah took a few minutes from the rush of final car preparations to show off the shiny transmission he built for Iowa State University's Mini Baja SAE race car. Upah, who just graduated with an Iowa State degree in Tue, 27 May 2008 21:13:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/112324191/top100/ 239870 | New Army Technologies Were On Display http://en.redtram.com/go/112324193/top100/ 112324193 Set against a backdrop of aerial stunts in the skies over Andrews Air Force Base, Md., the Army's new technologies were on display at the Joint Service Open House for Armed Forces Day. Department of Defense members and school-sponsored children Tue, 27 May 2008 21:13:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/112324193/top100/ 239870 | Trident II D5 (FBMs) Testing http://en.redtram.com/go/112324026/top100/ 112324026 The U.S. Navy conducted a successful test launch this month of two Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles (FBMs) built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). The Navy launched the unarmed missiles from the submerged submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN 739) in Tue, 27 May 2008 21:12:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/112324026/top100/ 239870 | 2.5-inch 256GB SSD with SATA II Interface http://en.redtram.com/go/111943085/top100/ 111943085 Samsung Electronics has developed the world's fastest, 2.5-inch, 256 Gigabyte (GB) multi-level cell (MLC) based solid state drive (SSD) using a SATA II interface. The new 256GB SSD is also the thinnest drive with the largest capacity to be offered Mon, 26 May 2008 21:22:06 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/111943085/top100/ 239870 | Nutating Engine http://en.redtram.com/go/111942349/top100/ 111942349 won a prestigious Silver Award at the annual World's Best Technology Showcase in Arlington, Texas. The Nutating Engine is an innovative, four-stroke cycle, which converts nutating (wobbly plate) disk motion directly into rotary motion without the usual mechanical complexity found Mon, 26 May 2008 21:21:41 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/111942349/top100/ 239870 | Torrefaction Treatment for Biomass http://en.redtram.com/go/111941929/top100/ 111941929 A process used to roast coffee beans could give Britain's biomass a power boost, increasing the energy content of some of the UK's leading energy crops by up to 20 per cent. The study, carried out by engineers from the Mon, 26 May 2008 21:20:54 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/111941929/top100/ 239870 | Megawatt Tidal Turbine Completed http://en.redtram.com/go/110877284/top100/ 110877284 Marine Current Turbines Ltd has successfully completed the installation of its 1.2MW SeaGen tidal energy system in Strangford Narrows in Northern Ireland. There will be a 12-week period of commissioning and testing before it starts regularly feeding power into the Sat, 24 May 2008 01:31:48 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110877284/top100/ 239867 | $10 Hop1800 Cell Phone http://en.redtram.com/go/110875927/top100/ 110875927 The Hop1800 , from Hop-On, Inc. (Pink Sheets: HPNN), is now available in the United States for $10 USD. The pre-paid HOP1800 is ideal as a backup cell phone, or for anyone looking for a super affordable cell phone that Sat, 24 May 2008 01:30:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110875927/top100/ 239863 | Internet Steroids Distribution Sentencing http://en.redtram.com/go/110784124/top100/ 110784124 WALTER T. COREY, 38, of Cherleroi, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States District Judge Mark R. Kravitz in New Haven to two years of probation, the first six months of which COREY must spend in home confinement, for his participation Fri, 23 May 2008 18:48:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110784124/top100/ 239866 | Nanotechnology-Based Biosensor Developed http://en.redtram.com/go/110784122/top100/ 110784122 NASA has developed a revolutionary nanotechnology-based biosensor that can detect trace amounts of specific bacteria, viruses and parasites. This biosensor will be used to help prevent the spread of potentially deadly biohazards in water, food and other contaminated sources. NASA's Fri, 23 May 2008 18:48:05 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110784122/top100/ 239870 | HPC Technology Developement MOU http://en.redtram.com/go/110784119/top100/ 110784119 Gruppo Eurotech and Intel Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding over several years of technological collaboration. Under the terms of the agreement the two companies will work together on the development of HPC (High Performance Computing) systems based on Fri, 23 May 2008 18:48:04 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110784119/top100/ 239869 | Integrated Safety Systems (ISSs), The EASIS Project http://en.redtram.com/go/110744359/top100/ 110744359 As automotive safety systems become more complex, the risk of failure increases. But European researchers believe they have found a way to improve dependability. Modern cars are complex beasts with electric and electronic components that are smarter than the average Fri, 23 May 2008 16:05:57 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110744359/top100/ 239870 | Robot Flame Walks Like A Human http://en.redtram.com/go/110520473/top100/ 110520473 Researcher Daan Hobbelen of TU Delft has developed a new, highly-advanced walking robot: Flame. This type of research, for which Hobbelen will receive his PhD on Friday 30 May, is important as it provides insight into how people walk. This Fri, 23 May 2008 01:31:53 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/110520473/top100/