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Image of atom moving in molecule
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Image of atom moving in molecule

Physicists from Ohio State University have for the first time taken a special picture of the real motion of an atom inside a molecule, using A new technique can turn one…

December 11, 2018
Eye eye detection liar
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Eye eye detection liar

US researchers have developed a new computer software capable of identifying liar more accurately than police investigators.

December 11, 2018
Chip 'pump' drug needles
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Chip 'pump' drug needles

US researchers have successfully tested a chip inserted under the skin to provide women with osteoporosis.

December 11, 2018
Toothbrushes equipped with bluetooth
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Toothbrushes equipped with bluetooth

A technology company in the UK is about to launch a bluetooth toothbrush called Beam Toothbrush that will help keep track of your baby's brushing habits.

December 11, 2018
Technology can help buildings resist earthquakes
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Technology can help buildings resist earthquakes

Mathematicians at the University of Manchester (UK) say the 'elastic waves' of earthquakes can be diverted around an object, similar to the way waves move in rec…

December 11, 2018
Artist painter
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Artist painter

In many tourist destinations, visitors prefer to sit for a street artist to receive a portrait immediately after a few minutes. Now that artist can be a robot.

December 11, 2018
The 'giant tower'
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The 'giant tower'

At present, the FRAC Center in Orleans, France, is hosting an exhibition on assembled flight robots, with the construction of a 6m high tower with 1500 pre-polished poly…

December 11, 2018
Octopus robot
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Octopus robot

Italian scientists have created a robotic prototype with a structure like tentacles of octopus. Thanks to its soft design, it is able to squeeze through complex terrain,…

December 11, 2018
Wheelchair control wheel
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Wheelchair control wheel

Persons with spinal cord injuries who have paralysis may still be able to control the wheelchair if the tongue is still moving.

December 11, 2018
New method of graphene oxidation
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New method of graphene oxidation

Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a method for the chemical modification of graphene, which could be a step forward to produce faster, smaller and mo…

December 11, 2018