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New way to decode ancient writing
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New way to decode ancient writing

The new technology may soon allow historians to decipher the ancient mysteries that have helped reveal important parts of human history.

December 11, 2018
US ships will have laser guns in 2014
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US ships will have laser guns in 2014

A US admiral says the warship will be capable of destroying small ships and planes by laser pulses over the next two years.

December 11, 2018
US re-testing supersonic aircraft
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US re-testing supersonic aircraft

The US military is planning to re-test the X-51A Waverider unmanned supersonic aircraft after its latest unsuccessful test on Aug. 15.

December 11, 2018
Muscle 'machine'
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Muscle 'machine'

French researchers have been able to assemble thousands of nanoparticles and activate them to coordinate movement like human muscle fibers.

December 11, 2018
Laser equipment for sleep monitoring of newborns
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Laser equipment for sleep monitoring of newborns

Concerned about the baby's breathing, Gjoci, a young Hungarian dad, decided to make a baby monitor. If within 10 seconds, no measurement of the child's movement…

December 11, 2018
Turn color into gold
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Turn color into gold

A team of experts in the UK creates blue, red, green ingots by changing the way they absorb and reflect the light of the metal.

December 11, 2018
New product: Brick made from animal blood
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New product: Brick made from animal blood

Recently, new graduate engineer Jack Munro, the British, came up with the idea of turning waste of animal blood during the slaughter into bricks that could be used in co…

December 11, 2018
T-shirts for small children
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T-shirts for small children

A group of high school girls in the United States invented a Watawescue t-shirt that is self-inflating when wet, to protect children from 2 to 4 years of age when swimmi…

December 11, 2018
Waterproof iPod player Waterfi
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Waterproof iPod player Waterfi

Apple's iPod recently launched the Waterfi waterproof music player that lets users swim and use without fear of damage.

December 11, 2018
US students are fitted with RFID chips
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US students are fitted with RFID chips

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification, radio identification) is an automatic identification method based on remote data storage.

December 11, 2018
Contraception for squirrels
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Contraception for squirrels

Impregnating contraceptives into seeds is a way that American scientists want to apply to reduce the rapid growth rate of gray squirrels, a rodent species that have a ha…

December 11, 2018
The bike creates the lane
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The bike creates the lane

Thanks to a special light system, a new type of bicycle in the United States can create its lane while traveling at night.

December 11, 2018