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Charging Ahead
Gadgets Cell phones are moving toward a single universal charger standard. What's next? We've all got the drawer. It has an indiscriminate collection of electronic connections, cords, and chargers for...
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Is Qi Ready to Be the Standard for Wireless Power?
Science The Wireless Power Consortium, made up of Sanyo, Texas Instruments, Philips, Olympus, and Samsung, are making headway towards making their Qi wireless charging spec the… The Wireless Power...
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Where International Standard Units Come From, Part One: The Meter
Technology In honor of the 50th anniversary of the International System of Units, PopSci is looking at the origin and continued preservation of five of our favorite standard units Think of the most...
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Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Two: The Second
Science This week, the origin and continued preservation of five of our favorite standard units of measure This week, Sam Kean takes a look at some ridiculously precise standards -- the meter, the...
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Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Three: The Candela
Technology This week, the origin and continued preservation of five of our favorite standard units of measure This week, Sam Kean takes a look at some ridiculously precise standards -- the meter, the...
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Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Four: The Mole
Science All this week, the origin and continued preservation of five of our favorite standard units of measure This week, Sam Kean takes a look at some ridiculously precise standards -- the meter, the...
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Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Five: The Controversial...
Science All this week, the origin and continued preservation of five of our favorite standard units of measure This week, Sam Kean takes a look at some ridiculously precise standards -- the meter, the...
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The Next Generation Of USB Connector Will Plug In Either Way
Gadgets Truly revolutionary The USB 3.0 Promoter Group, which is a group of tech companies that promotes USB, has announced that the next USB plug specification is currently being developed. The new…...
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YouTube Now Plays HTML5 Video By Default, Eschews Adobe Flash
Entertainment Good riddance, buffering screen--hello, standard web video experience YouTube is putting another nail in Adobe Flash's coffin as it switches to streaming HTML5 video by default in most...
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Seven Decades Later, Cars Still Need To Get Lighter
Cars Little cars flopped in the 1950s. Today, failure isn’t an option. In May 1951, racecar driver Wilbur Shaw tested a batch of cars that—in contrast to the veritable barges trendy at the time—were...
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