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Submission + - Sleek Solar and Wind Powered Hybrid Street Lamps (inhabitat.com)

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Mike
Mike writes: "Why choose between solar power and wind turbines when you can have both? That's the approach behind a recently unveiled hybrid wind/solar street lamp, which is completely powered by a 300W wind turbine and an 80W set of solar panels. These stylish street lamps are capable of operating completely off grid and can be easily scaled to accommodate a wide range of components (LED lights, solar panels, wind turbine, tower height, and battery storage) to suit various projects. Designer and manufacturer Urban Green Energy has announced that they just signed an agreement with an undisclosed city in China to outfit their streets with these new hybrid lamps."
Space

Submission + - Tomorrow's Science Heroes?

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: As a kid (and still now) I was heavily influenced by Carl Sagan and a little later by Stephen Hawking. Now as I have started a family with two kids (currently age 5 and 2) I am wondering who out there is popularizing science. Currently, my wife and I can get the kids excited about the world around them, but I'd like to find someone inspiring from outside the family as they get older. Sure, we'll always have 'Cosmos,' but are there any contemporaries who are trying to bring science into the public view in such a fun and intriguing way? Someone the kids can look up to and be inspired by? Where is the next Science hero?
Security

Submission + - Zero-day Exploit Leads to Apparent Suicide (avertlabs.com)

Submitted by methamorph
methamorph writes: According to the McAfee Avert Labs blog, the creator of HyperVM apparently commited a suicide after someone erased more than 100,000 websites using a 0-day exploit in HyperVM. A few hours later, K. T. Ligesh, the 32-year-old Bangalore-based developer was found dead on Monday, leaving behind him plenty of worried customers who were left with their VPS installations unpatched.
E3

Submission + - E3 2009 Unawards (crispygamer.com)

Submitted by Ssquared22
Ssquared22 writes: As the gaming community reflects back on E3 2009, and since the hangovers have faded, sites are starting to roll out their inevitable "Best of E3" lists and awards. While E3 is the time-to-shine for most video game companies, E3 2009 was full of moments that were deserving of their own type of accolades. Check out E3's unrecognized, unconventional, undesirable and unexpected moments in Crispy Gamer's Unawards.
Robotics

Submission + - RoboGames Land at San Francisco This Weekend (singularityhub.com)

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Singularity Hub
Singularity Hub writes: "The RoboGames are coming to San Francisco this weekend. Voted top ten geek-fest in the nation by Wired Magazine, Robogames promises 70 different events and endless hours of weekend entertainment. With so many events taking place in one weekend, there really is a big draw for almost any type of robot enthusiast. For the humanoid robot lovers, there are the autonomous humanoid robot challenges, including basketball, weight lifting, a soccer tournament and a marathon. Other categories include Sumo, where two opponents try and knock each other out of a ring, self-navigating robots, art-bots and a junior league for the wee ones."

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