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Siemens Breaks Network Speed Record
German electronics company Siemens has set a new network speed record: 107 gigabits, 2.5 times faster than the previous record. The test was performed over a 100-mile distance using a fiber-optic cable in the United States. Such a record was broken outside the laboratory for the first time. The achievement is possible with a new [...]
Posted: December 21st, 2006 under Technology.
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Yahoo’s cooking oil-powered car sets speed record
Yahoo! Autos cooking oil-powered car set a land speed record over the weekend at the El Mirage Dry Lake Bed near Victorville California. The heavily modified six-cylinder, ‘Lipid Lightning’ truck reached 98.155 mph which, according to Yahoo, is a record for a grease car.The team set the record on its first try. High winds and [...]
Posted: November 14th, 2006 under Technology.
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