Archive for 'Cutting Edge'

Newsweek: Latest fire in the Gulf little to do with BP

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

While the two accidents don’t do much to help the image of offshore drilling, they appear to have little in common. The BP disaster took place on a drilling rig that was on the very cutting edge of oil exploration. The rig had previously drilled to the furthest depth ever attained: 35,000 feet

At Woods Hole, conquering the deep ocean

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

Road Trip 2010: In a quest to uncover secrets of the deep, scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute have developed cutting edge hardware–a series of underwater vehicles–and software to tackle the issues.

Notion Ink tablet first with Pixel Qi display

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Android-based tablet boasts cutting edge display technology that works in bright environments and uses 90 percent less power than conventional panels.

Futuristic tech for daily living outshines outer space in 2009

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Despite a few big space discoveries being made, cutting edge breakthroughs were concentrated on solving earthbound problems this year.

My uncle’s quest for a beer-fetching robot

Friday, May 29th, 2009

A chip engineer’s simple dream–to build a robot that can bring him a cold one–turns into a years-long home-brewed robotics project.