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• Brazen smash-and-grab thieves target ATMs
Those ATMs are also usually smaller (and therefore lighter), and they are commonly less well-secured than bank machines — many of them stand out in the open on convenience store floors.
• Honda grows while U.S. auto industry falters
To go from trucks to cars, an automaker would have to replace the factory's machines for millions of dollars at a time when losses are mounting and they're burning up cash, Gardner said.
• Solar boat completes Atlantic crossing
Five months and more than 7,000 miles later, a Swiss-built solar vessel has completed the first sun-powered crossing of ... MORE FROM GREEN MACHINES      ...
• Generous slot machine gives money away
... before a player notified officials of the problem with the machine, The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Ky., reported Friday. Kathryn Ford of Louisville, Ky., realized something was wrong July 23 when she and her husband sat down at two of the machines ...
• IBM says it doubled computer speeds
International Business Machines Corp. said Wednesday that its new memory technology will help unclog crippling bottlenecks that build up as increasingly powerful microprocessors attempt to retrieve data from a separate memory chip faster than it can ...

» Animated Engines [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Animated pictures explain the inner workings of a variety of steam, stirling, and internal combustion engines.
» The Secret Life Of Machines [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Drawings and explanations to common machines and how they work.
» Simple Machines [ Teens ] - Explains simple machines such as levers, gears and pulleys with text, pictures and animations.
» Simple Machines [ Kids/Teens ] - Games challenge you to identify different types of simple machines.
» Simple Machines [ Kids ] - Gives real-life examples of the six simple machines, plus an easy quiz, and links.
» Simple Machines Learning Site [ Kids/Teens ] - An overview of the six basic types of simple machines with pictures and student drawings.