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GM Ditches the Gas Tank in Its New Electric Car

I've also been intrigued by the Volt. I wouldn't consider a battery-only electric vehicle, even though most of my trips are local and would fit... (read full comment)  

Posted on October 18, 2011 at 1:21 AM EDT

Ethanol Blamed for Record Food Prices

A problem with using pressurized cylinders of natural gas to fuel vehicles is that the energy density is lower than that of gasoline. That affects... (read full comment)  

Posted on March 24, 2011 at 1:37 AM EDT

The Year's Best Tech Products

Target Market for the iPad The article is correct in stating that Apple has targeted a new market, but at first glance the description of that... (read full comment)  

Posted on December 28, 2010 at 12:30 AM EST

Future Perfect

The Memex I was 13 years old when Vannevar Bush's "As We May Think" article appeared in Atlantic, and was impressed by it in a way few other... (read full comment)  

Posted on November 19, 2010 at 12:26 PM EST

The Real Price of Obama's Cap-and-Trade Plan

Some salient points 1) The legislation to create a cap and trade system on greenhouse gas emissions for production of energy does not yet exist.... (read full comment)  

Posted on March 5, 2009 at 1:53 PM EST

Should Obama Take the EPA Off the Road?

Troublesome issues 1) INTENT OF THE LAW. The Clean Air Act became law some decades ago. I was around at the time, and will comment that the... (read full comment)  

Posted on January 16, 2009 at 6:25 PM EST

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Apple Ensures Laptop Obsolescence

I've got to say that this is perhaps the silliest article I've seen in Technology Review. It seems pretty obvious to me that the engineering... (read full comment)  

Posted on January 9, 2009 at 12:23 PM EST

The Nostradamus Attack

Interpretation of Nostradamus This blog gave me the best chuckle of the day. There have been so many variant interpretations of the "predictions"... (read full comment)  

Posted on November 18, 2008 at 10:20 PM EST

Natural Gas to Gasoline

Not Wrong Way I'll grant all arguments, including many that I consider unsound, to the point that we need to break the current dependence on... (read full comment)  

Posted on August 15, 2008 at 2:48 PM EDT

Crossover Camera

I don't think the title was absurd, nor that the author didn't reflect some of the differences between video and still photography. Recently,... (read full comment)  

Posted on April 22, 2008 at 5:22 PM EDT

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