Thirty-five years of improvements have, however, made wind, solar power and high-tech batteries attractive.
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China and Russia have cooperated closely in areas such as energy, aviation, nuclear power and high-tech industries.
Giffords is also smart-as-a-whip and a fierce advocate of developing solar power and other clean-tech jobs, especially in her sun-drenched southern Arizona district.
No longer a lab project, high-tech solar power is now commercial and competitive with power rates in the parts of U.S. with the highest power rates.
That was not only a lesson in monumental hubris, but also a testament to the destructive power of rapid change in high-tech.
In short, Bush's approach is more in sync with today's high-tech, more-power-to-the-individual ethos.
The high-tech bins use solar power to compact materials, allowing them to hold up to eight times more rubbish than a standard model.
Intel (INTC) : Like Oracle, this California-based computer-chip power has morphed from a flashy tech sector darling to a steady, reliable performer.
This case involves something called rare earth materials, which are used by American manufacturers to make high-tech products like advanced batteries that power everything from hybrid cars to cell phones.
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Staying connected to the internet can be a challenge at times, especially for Kenya-based Ushahidi, a non-profit tech organization that battles with power outages and flaky ISPs in Africa.
For all Ehow's high-tech helpfulness, though, the real power lies in the old-fashioned sell.
But coal advocates point to high-tech operations such as the Bruce Mansfield Power Plant, north of Pittsburgh.
Mills, a physicist and a co-founding partner in Digital Power Capital, an energy tech venture fund.
In another exciting development, researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a self-charging power cell that's able to directly convert mechanical energy into chemical energy, making it possible to harvest up to five times more energy from footsteps.
The mortgage crisis that has sapped the strength from once-hot home builders and banks has left the earnings power of tech companies such as Apple and Google untouched (so far).
The team is planning all sorts of other capabilities for the tech, including navigation systems -- "Power lines are like highways in the sky, " says one of the researchers -- and auxiliary surveillance systems that power up when jacked in.
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Yet even in the tech industry shared leadership works best when there is a power-broker behind the scenes.
The Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act would give courts more power to award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party.
The company's thanking the continued adoption of its low-power chip designs, encompassing smartphones, mobile computing and even digital TVs and wearable tech.
Essentially leveraged as a form of high-tech turbocharging, here a small electric motor gives a modest fuel-free power boost to a direct-fuel-injected 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine.
But with the help of some high-tech tracking devices, a fan-friendly Web site and a little star power, conservation officials are hoping a contest among 11 leatherback tortoises will raise awareness, and some money, for the critically endangered species.
Global revenues from clean tech businesses--including air and water purification, advanced materials, distributed power generation, renewable energy, and process controls, such as sensors to monitor air and water--now surpass 85 billion pounds, according to the Cleantech Venture Network, a for-profit membership group that connects venture and institutional investors with entrepreneurs.
In this high-tech information age few look to the most basic industries as sources of national economic power.
Two hi-tech cables link the kite to an electric generator on the ground where the electrical power is generated.
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Lab tests by Tech-On, however, show the 11-inch display has an appetite for power that belies its diminutive size.
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The shock has propelled some moneyed buyers to consider a new, high-tech type of residence: the self-sufficient safe house that can withstand storms and power outages.
The laptops will have a low-tech independent source of energy, so they can be used in towns with little or no electric power.
Billionaire Silicon Valley tech investor Peter Thiel has funded a Canadian engineer trying to tap the power of tornadoes to generate carbon-free electricity.
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All told, the Fast Launch team will help would-be entrepreneurs understand market demand, tech planning, website development, and innovative techniques to harness the power of technology in boosting financial performance.
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