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Watch the earthquake on the firefly map
This map shows 203,186 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0 or more that occurred between 1898 and 2003. Each match was marked by a firefly with increasing brightness proportion…
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Explore the flora and fauna on the map online
The first online mapping tool for the distribution of all living and living species on the planet, 'Map of Life'. A team of researchers from Yale University and…
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Air pollution analyzer
In preparation for the 2012 Olympics in London, UK, scientists have tested the analyzer to determine the location of air pollution due to the flow of people to the city…
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Online map of global rainforest carbon stocks
Recently, a team led by Eric Davidson, managing director of the Woods Hole Research Center (USA), published a map of global rainforest carbon stocks, based on ArcGIS tec…
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Developed a method for mapping cell receptors that regulate inhibitory reactions
Developers of drug therapies have been searching for long-term drugs that are able to access cell receptors that regulate 'stress-suppressive reactions' in the human bod…
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Use GPS as a flashlight
Industrial art designers at Designaffairs Studio in Germany have introduced the idea of a Tamtam 'GPS torch', a compact navigation device that features a project…
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Recreate Rome in 1 day
Ancient Rome city was not built in a day. It took nearly a decade to build Collesseum, and for nearly a century to complete St. Peter's Church. But now the city, includi…
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Microsoft produced super-sensitive camera 'Terrible'
Microsoft will produce a 196-megapixel UltraCamXp camera. UltraCamXp can capture images up to 2.5 Gb.
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Improve oil extraction with new techniques
The exact map of a large underground oil field was developed to direct engineers' efforts to bring oil from large rocks into wells so that the oil could be pumped up for…
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Surf the web in the rain
It's dark, it's raining but we can still access the internet or find a way home with just one umbrella. It is the internet parachute, a product of a group of stu…
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Technology warning rain ... and the earthquake of Honda
Honda's new satellite navigation system, in addition to conventional functions, can also warn drivers that rain will fall heavily at points hidden on the screen.
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Cheap gene map for individuals
In 2003, the Human Genome Map Project ended with nearly 25,000 human genes being decoded. Now people are racing to have a genetic map for each person at a cheap price. T…
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Remote vehicle monitoring system
This system, when connected to the existing radio network, will create a breakthrough in the taxi business. All information about the way, speed of car, time to pick up,…