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Researchers To Build Underwater Airplane

coondoggie writes to tell us that DARPA seems to still be having fun with their funding and continues to aim for the "far out." The latest program, a submersible airplane, seems to have been pulled directly from science fiction. Hopefully this voyage to the bottom of the sea is of the non-permanent variety. "According to DARPA: 'The difficulty with developing such a craft come from the diametrically opposed requirements that exist for an airplane and a submarine. While the primary goal for airplane designers is to try and minimize weight, a submarine must be extremely heavy in order to submerge underwater. In addition, the flow conditions and the systems designed to control a submarine and an airplane are radically different, due to the order of magnitude difference in the densities of air and water.

Airplane-seat exhibit opens at SFO museum

The proof is at San Francisco International Airport, in a new exhibit about airplane seats. Seven genuine airplane seats, without the airplanes, are on display at the airport museum.

Wayward penguins returned home on airplane

Almost 400 lost Magellanic penguins march back to the sea after being rescued by animal-welfare groups.

Pentagon: Change Afghan strategy

Airplane!’ stars reunite, trade gags

Bloggers support Plane Crash Victim Stephanie Nielsen

Airplane crash victim Stephanie Nielsen is being held up and supported by bloggers, who are conducting auctions to help Stephanie.

In-flight Cell Ban Advances In Congress

narramissic writes "The awkwardly named Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace (HANG UP) Act was approved by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on a voice vote Thursday. The bill would make permanent the long-standing ban on in-flight cell phone calls by the FAA and FCC. 'Polls show the public overwhelmingly doesn't want to be subjected to people talking on their cell phones on increasingly over-packed airplanes. However, with Internet access just around the corner on U.S. flights, it won't be long before the ban on voice communications on in-flight planes is lifted,' said Representative Peter DeFazio, a Democrat from Oregon who co-sponsored the HANG UP Act in a statement. 'Cash-strapped airlines could end up charging some passengers to use their phones while charging others to sit in a phone-free section of the plane,

P&G sues RNA Corp., alleging patent infringement

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US company sues Nintendo in Wii wand patent suit

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Hillcrest Files Patent Suit Against Nintendo

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Japan's Mitsubishi Electric, others to hike appliance prices - report

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Sony introduces updated PSP

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Deutsche Telekom says call centre provider may have abused customer data

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Fla. student test scores online in security breach

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Some eBay sellers frustrated with rule changes

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Sysco denies forming online grocery venture

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Apple says battery problem caused iPod overheating

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Barnes & Noble.com CEO Marie Toulantis Resigns

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Column: How to ensure online shopping is safe

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AP settles online copyright lawsuit with VeriSign

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Correction: Video Games-Learning

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Sector roundup: Electronic retailers, banks

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Smithsonian Channel to offer programming on iTunes

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Forget HD: Toshiba focuses on plain old DVD

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Belgian, French fans to see Met operas live

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BRIEF-GraphOn files lawsuit against Google for patent infringement

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