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Glasses self-turning pages
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Glasses self-turning pages

With the new high-tech glasses developed, users simply need to use the eye to flip through the e-book, without the need to click the mouse to flip the page as before.

December 11, 2018
Light curtains and sheets
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Light curtains and sheets

If you are afraid of the dark do not worry, a French company will have solutions for you - curtains and bed linen glow.

December 11, 2018
Painless needles by porcupine
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Painless needles by porcupine

A study published Tuesday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that feathers may help scientists develop less painful needles under the skin.

December 11, 2018
Smartphone through walls
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Smartphone through walls

Smartphones can soon be equipped with the ability to look through walls, thanks to the next-generation image chip.

December 11, 2018
Robot 'tank' repair nuclear plant
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Robot 'tank' repair nuclear plant

Mitsubishi, Japan has introduced a radio-controlled remote control robot used in the repair and cleaning of the Fukushima nuclear plant.

December 11, 2018
Laser transmission technology
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Laser transmission technology

A Washington, DC-based company is developing a state-of-the-art wireless technology that enables laser power transmission.

December 11, 2018
Charge your phone from the bonsai tree
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Charge your phone from the bonsai tree

A French designer has created an electronic bonsai that is both decorative and rechargeable for electrical devices such as telephones, iPads ... Its leaves are not green…

December 11, 2018
First shot of a DNA image
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First shot of a DNA image

59 years after James Watson and Francis Crick deduced the double helical structure of DNA, a scientist for the first time in the world directly captured the image.

December 11, 2018
Netatmo Weather Station
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Netatmo Weather Station

Through the wireless internet, users will be able to download support for devices like the iPhone or iPad and synchronize with the Netatmo.

December 11, 2018
Lights from plastic
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Lights from plastic

The Wake Forest University team in the US has successfully developed a new type of glow lamp that can replace fluorescent lamps.

December 11, 2018
Toshiba develops robot for Fukushima plant 1
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Toshiba develops robot for Fukushima plant 1

Toshiba has developed a four-legged robot capable of conducting investigation and recovery operations at locations deemed too risky for human use, such as the Fukushima…

December 11, 2018