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Electric rice cooker cooks bread
Japan's leading household electric producer has just announced the world's first electric rice cooker capable of turning rice into bread, and predicts it will create a f…
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The fastest supercomputer in the world
That is China's Tianhe-1A supercomputer, which can perform 2.5 million billion calculations in a second, or 40% of the speed of the supercomputer Cray XT5 Jaguar (1.7 mi…
Computer science
Google and AFP started to cooperate
On April 6, AFP and Google signed a contract to become partners. This contract is a legal basis for Google to be allowed to legally post photos and press information on…
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Chinese police wear crime detectors
Police in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province (China) arrested at least 7 suspects, including traffickers and found 26 cases of using fake ID cards with just a glance.
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Power transmission without wires
Japan has successfully tested wireless power transmission technology, an important step that opens up the ability to produce electricity from outer space using solar ene…
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Japan made the world's most accurate watch pair
Japanese scientists have created a pair of high-precision watches, which only take one second for 16 billion years.
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Fighter with spare parts made from 3D printer tried to fly
A 3D-powered fighter jet was successfully tested in the UK in December, defense company BAE Systems announced on Jan. 5.
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US made 'bacterial batteries in waste water'
US scientists have found a new way to produce clean energy from contaminated sewage, according to AFP.
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The 16-year-old turned the banana peel into plastic
Elif Bilgin, a 16-year-old school girl from Turkey, is famous for his research on turning banana peels into bioplastics.
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Phone application helps to prevent obesity
Using a simple phone application to photograph food is an effective way to prevent obesity, according to a new trial published May 12.
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Smart toilet for the sick
A Japanese company on September 26 introduced smart toilet equipment specifically for elderly people who were unable to walk or who had to stay in bed.
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Device controlled by gesture
According to AFP, the Japanese electronics company said the device works thanks to the camcorder recognizing three-dimensional shapes, combined with a projector that sho…
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Unique cars can fold neatly
According to AFP, the folding car called Hiriko has just been introduced in the European Commission (EC). This is the first electric car to fold up like a children's tro…
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Buy through supermarket glass
A new technology has been developed that allows pedestrians to buy display products on glass doors without having to shop.