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Fuel cells were invented in the 1800s and adopted by NASA for generating clean power in space in the 1960s. Only in the past decade have they been made small enough to fit inside a car. The NECAR4, based on a Mercedes-Benz A-class compact sedan, accommodates five people plus luggage, reaches speeds of 90 m.p.h. (145 km/h) and goes about 280 miles (450 km) between fill-ups. "It's comparable," says Ferdinand Panik, head of DaimlerChrysler's Fuel Cell Project, "to the impact the microchip had on computer technology...
...true that the illegal piracy of copyrighted music has become commonplace in universities across the nation with the introduction of MP3 compression, which can convert an entire compact disc of music into files small enough to be easily transmitted across college networks. Indeed, the problem of overloading networks with music files was the first issue to face universities after the launch of Napster.com: Northwestern University banned use of the service last fall after it began to consume more than 20 percent of the traffic on the campus network...
PALM WARS Microsoft's new Pocket PCs (described at left) will soon have more than Palm to compete with. Next month Research in Motion, whose two-way pager won accolades last year for its compact size and wireless stock-trading capability, plans to release its own $500 handheld. The Blackberry 957 will feature an organizer, address book and note-taking features. Wireless e-mail service will cost $40 a month. While the RIM will link to corporate e-mail, a monochrome screen and paucity of extras could make it a tough sell...
...almost 15 years after Zack's reign, all of those jealous viewers are living out their childhood fantasies--with a vengeance. At Bayside, Zack's cell was a sure symbol of status. Nobody thought, however, that shiny Nokias and compact Motorolas would ever be anything but a modern means of communication and another way to look cool. Nowadays, the Qualcomm QCP-1960, among other impressive cellular instruments, causes the onset of malignant brain tumors. With excessive use, of course...
...Director Karin Alexander '02 has united these roles into a compact, efficient drama. Her actors seem at ease with their parts, and the intricacies of Kornhaber's themes are clearly born out in elegant, carefully paced sequences. The remarkable seriousness of Kornhaber's prize-winning script challenges both the actors and the director to bring two or three days of violence, revenge and love to life, and to make it believable and immersive. They go a long way towards doing the latter, and more impressively, they succeed at the former...