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An electronic dog saves people
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An electronic dog saves people

A team of UK experts is working on a project to make electronic dogs capable of detecting victims buried in earthworms or other causes.

December 11, 2018
Clean water with scrap glass
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Clean water with scrap glass

Removable glass can be reused to remove contaminants from groundwater, making water cleaner.

December 11, 2018
Fabrication of self-replicating materials
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Fabrication of self-replicating materials

Scientists working at New York University (NYU), the United States believe they can create materials that are self-replicating, based on new research.

December 11, 2018
Robot 19 fingers playing the piano
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Robot 19 fingers playing the piano

A 19-finger robot made many people astounded by the ability to play a great piano and it can both sing and play a drum beat.

December 11, 2018
Mask-like technology
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Mask-like technology

A Japanese mask manufacturing company has been providing REAL-f face masks just like the face of a customer.

December 11, 2018
Create new heart patch
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Create new heart patch

Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of patch with gold and alginate nanofibers. Star clusters of gold nanowires can be seen in these images.

December 11, 2018
Electric bicycles spotted the road
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Electric bicycles spotted the road

Ford Motor Company said it would apply the technology to build Formula 1 racing cars to build a special electric bike.

December 11, 2018
Helicopters fly by biofuel
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Helicopters fly by biofuel

The US Navy successfully tested the first flight of an unmanned bio-fueled MQ-8B Fire Scout helicopter.

December 11, 2018
Create electricity from ... air
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Create electricity from ... air

An Australian entrepreneur has the idea of generating clean, hot gas for household use, with the primary aim of creating a clean, safe and carbon-free energy source for…

December 11, 2018
The biggest UFO hunting device in the world
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The biggest UFO hunting device in the world

Nestled inside a large dome of the Big Ben clock tower and armed with a huge mirror half-pitched in football pitch, it's hard to find a suitable name for E-ELT. It w…

December 11, 2018
Flexible phone
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Flexible phone

Earlier this year, Samsung showed off its 4.5-inch AMOLED screen, which was only 0.3 mm thick, able to bend or even roll up neatly. The technology is based on the graphe…

December 11, 2018
No casualties were born
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No casualties were born

Explosives bring rocket firepower, but a new type of US military missile hits the target with electromagnetic waves.

December 11, 2018
Portable toilets run on biogas
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Portable toilets run on biogas

Japan's largest sanitary ware company, TOTO, has launched portable toilets powered by biogas. This is part of a campaign to reduce the amount of CO2 emitted by toile…

December 11, 2018