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Google.org Invests $2.75M In Aptera Motors 110

Posted by kdawson on Thursday July 24, 2008 @12:25PM from the hoping-for-a-smooth-ride dept.

Google's philanthropic arm, Google.org, has just invested the first funds from its RechargeIT program: $5.5 million for plug-in electric vehicles. Half of the money goes to Aptera, whose 230-mpg, 3-wheeled electric we have discussed before. The other half bolsters the efforts of ActaCell, a Texas company working on li-ion battery technology developed at UT Austin.

Comment Re:How is this news? (Score 1) 465

by chandlerc1024 on Wednesday August 08, 2007 @01:41PM (#20159333) Attached to: Couple Bonding Through PC Building

Just as a point of fact, while better than nothing, state based civil unions fail to provide any of the many federal rights. That is one of many reasons to question the state-only civil union moves. There is also the small problem of these being "seperate but equal" institutions, an oxymoron if ever there were one that I had thought we dispensed with many years ago.

Submission + - New water-cooled hard drives coming (arstechnica.com)

Submitted by CoolHandLuke on Friday August 03, 2007 @03:26PM

CoolHandLuke writes: NEC and Hitachi are teaming up on a liquid cooling system for hard drives. The goal is to cut down on noise levels while providing more efficient cooling. 'Hitachi and NEC are developing the water-cooled hard drive systems for desktop computers mainly to reduce noise levels to 25 decibels, 5 decibels quieter than a whisper. To do this, NEC and Hitachi actually wrap the hard drive in "noise absorbing material and vibration insulation." According to Hitachi and NEC, the cooling cold plate they're planning to use is the most efficient plate ever used for heat conduction, which means they'll be able to cool the hard drives quicker and more efficiently.'

PS3 Issues Caused GTA IV Delay? 117

Posted by Zonk on Friday August 03, 2007 @12:11PM from the cue-wacky-sad-noise dept.

Dr. Eggman writes "According to statements made by Michael Pachter on Gamasutra, 'The Rockstar team had difficulty in building an exceptionally complicated game for the PS3, and failed to recognize how far away from completion the game truly was until recently.' The article goes on to describe an agreement between Rockstar and Sony not to favor the 360 by releasing their version first, necessitating the delay on the 360 as well. Pachter's comments are interesting, because all Take-Two has been willing to say is that 'technological issues' were causing the hold-up. "

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