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The explorer uses electricity generated by bacteria
Scientists working at the US Naval Laboratories (NRL) plan to use advanced microbial fuel cells (MFCs), which will provide enough electricity in the long run (from proce…
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Perforated Punches: Small improvements, great efficiency
With a simple improvement of chiselling the small holes in the middle and around the body of the bullet head, people can shoot faster, smaller blasts, less gun shocks, h…
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Watches can pay for goods
A high-tech watch has just been launched in the UK that can help people pay for coffee, newspapers and other small-value items.
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Robot riding a two-wheel bike, foot brake
This small robot can ride a bike and balance on the car no less than human.
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Obesity control device
People will be able to lose weight easily thanks to a device created by scientists at the University of Pittsburgh. The device is called Ebutton.
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Produces the world's smallest 'four wheel' nanoparticles
A team of Dutch scientists has created a super-small, four-wheeled nanoparticle, according to a study published today in the journal Nature.
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What Are Small Modular Reactors?
Small modular reactors, or SMRs, are nuclear fission reactor designs intended to have lower electrical output per module than many traditional large reactors and to use…
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Waterproof fabric antenna
A small device such as a tag on jeans that supports search and rescue at sea. This project is supervised by the European Space Agency (ESA).
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'Flying carpet' in the lab
A small plastic carpet made of conductive plastic has 'flown' in the laboratory of Princeton University (USA).
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Aircraft 'suicide' to kill the enemy
The US military will own small unmanned aerial vehicles capable of penetrating enemy targets with very high accuracy.
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Reconnaissance robot
Small, lightweight, maneuverable, and flexible, it's a feature that the robotic line acts as a remote-controlled self-propelled vehicle that QinetiQ continues to gro…
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Ultra-small oxygen generator increases the effectiveness of anaerobic digestion
For some types of cancer such as pancreatic cancer or cancer of the neck, cancerous tumors are very anaerobic, or in other words, they contain very low levels of oxygen.
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Artificial lung
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have created a small artificial lung (photo) that can be operated with normal air.
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Cars run 659km just 1 liter of gasoline
Polish students have successfully designed a super-car, capable of over 659 kilometers, consuming just one liter of gasoline, the Associated Press reported.
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Micro aircraft simulate insects
The next generation of unmanned military aircraft will be designed based on insect sensors in nature.