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Synthesize power from trees
The University and the Wageningen Research Center (NL) have developed a technology that allows the conversion of wetlands (which account for about 6% of the Earth's…
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Robot works with waste
British scientists have successfully created robots capable of producing electricity from human waste.
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Equipment to help the blind ride the bike
University of Bristol (UK) has developed a device called Ultracane, inspired by bats, to help visually impaired people easily ride their bikes.
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Measure sizes to buy clothes in 3D
Online clothing shoppers will know exactly what size of clothing suits them using a software attached to a webcam or smartphone.
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Reduced traffic jams with virtual traffic lights
Ozan Tonguz, a telecom researcher at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, recently came up with the idea of designing virtual traffic lights to tackle…
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New technique to detect fingerprints on wet paper
Researchers at the Hebrew University (HU) in Jerusalem, Israel, have found a new way to detect fingerprints on wet paper, a task that earlier technology was difficult to…
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Robot teaches autistic children to communicate
Researchers at the University of Birmingham used two knee-high robots called Max and Ben to help autistic children develop communication skills.
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Machinery will diagnose cancer in lieu of humans
British scientists are developing a breakthrough device capable of diagnosing cancer in just 20 minutes and still prescribing drugs to treat the disease.
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Foam from wood
Scientists at the University of Freiburg in Germany are working on a project called Biofoambark to take advantage of scrap in the wood industry, turning them into foam f…
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Transparent vehicles
Japanese experts have introduced a prototype vehicle that allows the driver to see through the vehicle and see the exterior.
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Can move faster than light?
Moving faster than light is not fiction but reality - mathematicians at the University of Adelaide try to prove it.
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New type solar cells
Researchers from the University of North Carolina have inspired sunflowers to design higher-efficiency solar cells.
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Robot hits the shark
US specialists have deployed robots to track tiger sharks off the coast of East America. This is the first time such a device has been used to search for and immediately…
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Australia is working on making shark diving suits
Experts at the University of Western Australia are working on developing an anti-shark suit to protect humans from dangerous fish. The new dive suit designed specificall…
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Try online with the Verisize app
A group of students from the University of Spain, UAB, have developed a new application called Verisize, which allows shoppers to try online, avoiding the risk of wastin…