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In 2010 there will be an integrated fragrance phone
In early May, German technology developers have received a patent for a chip that features multimedia messaging and scented characters.
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Astronauts will drink from toilet ...
This is no longer an idea that is going to come true, maybe in early 2009. The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said this fall, the shuttle will c…
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Earthquake early warning technology, still ahead?
The death of tens of thousands of people after the devastating earthquake in Sichuan (China) once again raged about the need for optimal technology to warn such disaster…
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High-tech contraceptives for men
Earlier this month, an Australian engineer announced a new, strange method of contraception for men: implanting a radio control device that could stop sperm motility at…
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Materials 'self-welding'
Aerospace engineers at the University of Bristol in the UK have released a new technique for airplanes to 'masturbate' holes or cracks even in flight.
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Measure rain by mobile phone
The Philippines will become the first country in the world to test the rain gauge system using the available mobile communications equipment.
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Light-emitting film shows traces of explosives
The new spray film, developed by University of California, San Diego chemists, will be the basis of portable devices capable of rapidly identifying fingerprints contamin…
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See sales side
For the first time in the UK, Budgens supermarket tested facial recognition camera system at one of its branches in London to prevent teenagers and children from buying…
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NASA makes biometric sensor for bacterial detection
NASA has developed a new nanotechnology-based biometric sensor that detects bacteria, viruses and parasites.
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Robots help blind children learn to write
For the first time, blind children in New Zealand can learn to write with the help of a touch-screen computer and a robot arm.
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Clothes for a sunny day
The traditional components in solar panels are silicon and glass that make them hard and heavy, limiting their use in other applications. But a recent advertisement abou…
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Flying robot robot
A 6-inch robotic spy plane with bat-like model will collect data from landscapes, sounds and smells in battle zones in the city and transfer information back to soldiers…
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Buckyballs compress Hydro like Jupiter
Hydrogen is a clean and abundant energy source, but it is difficult to store it in large quantities. In a new study, material scientists at Rice University made a surpri…
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Can Robots think like humans?
Most children learn geometry very hard, but they are able to catch a ball without calculating its pallet line. So why robots need to think differently? A group of Europe…
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The new 3D camera will have 12,616 lenses
Normal cameras have only one lens and produce two-dimensional flat images whether people hold them in their hands or watch them on a computer screen. A camera with two l…