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# Sucking diesel
Students from NUI Galway built a car that can do the equivalent of 10,500 miles per gallon
It’s called the Geec.
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Jun 25th 2017, 11:00 AM
# Q-tip
Stop closing down your apps, it only makes things worse
If you’ve been doing it because you think it’s good for your battery life or phone, you’re going to be disappointed.
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May 19th 2016, 7:30 PM
# shortcuts
This keyboard's keys will respond differently to whatever finger you use
Pressing the same key with your index finger or middle finger will yield different results.
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May 16th 2016, 4:58 PM
# efficiency
A new kind of WiFi could stop it from draining your phone's battery
The method, called Passive WiFi, consumes 1/10,000th the energy current methods use.
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Feb 24th 2016, 4:22 PM
# fast charge
This smartphone company says it can charge a phone fully in 15 minutes
The Chinese company Oppo says it can fully charge a 2,500mAH battery in the space of 15 minutes.
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Feb 23rd 2016, 3:00 PM
# efficiency
Efficient Chelsea ease past Watford and into the fourth round
Watford held out for a while but the result was inevitable really.
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Jan 4th 2015, 6:23 PM
# take that down
Taking notes by hand is more effective than typing them
Note-taking by hand forces you to think about what you’re writing.
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May 10th 2014, 4:30 PM
# eyes of the law
New York police begin testing Google Glass as crime-fighting tool
The wearable device is being used by police officers to see if it has any use in law enforcement.
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Feb 7th 2014, 12:50 PM
# Buuuurrrrrrr
Tips on how to stay warm, protect the environment and heat your home this winter
The Environmental Protection Agency said that householders can save money and be environmentally friendly this winter.
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Nov 9th 2013, 7:30 AM
# Game theory
Nobel prize for economists who worked on matching schools with students
US economists Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley share the award for their work in ‘the theory of stable allocations’.
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Oct 15th 2012, 1:06 PM
# Motoring
New car efficiency standards ‘would save drivers €800 a year’
Tougher laws to cut emissions would lead to dramatic savings in the cost of motoring, it’s been claimed.
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May 25th 2012, 6:30 AM
Voices
Column: Ireland is a country that doesn’t know what it wants to be
First we blame our leaders for going one way, then the opposite. We need a grown-up discussion about where Ireland is headed, writes Aaron McKenna.
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Mar 22nd 2012, 7:30 AM