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Solo inventors compete at invention show
17:23 21 October 2009 | 1 comment
See some of the innovative ideas battling for awards and recognition at the British Invention Show, judged by New Scientist
Light switch could boost network speeds
10:39 21 October 2009 | 4 comments
An all-optical switch could boost the performance of the plastic optical fibres widely tipped for use in high-speed communications networks
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Billionaire pledges $1 billion to develop green technologies
13:46 13 October 2009
George Soros has announced that he will invest $1 billion in clean energy technology to combat climate change, says Shanta Barley
Plutonium production site hosts radioactive rabbit poo
17:53 09 October 2009
The US's first plutonium production site has revealed a new surprise: radioactive jackrabbit droppings
Twisty tale of the leaked email passwords
19:10 08 October 2009
Tens of thousands of email account passwords appeared online at the start of the week, with the story developing ever since