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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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Control the device by ... grinding teeth
Researchers at Osaka University (Japan) have successfully created communication devices between people and machines through grinding teeth. This system can be used for p…
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As thin as paper, as steel
A thin, paper-thin plastic that is as steel as steel, is a new invention of the University of Michigan (U.S.). The feature is nearly perfect, but its components seem to…
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Railcab: Unmanned taxi
German scientists are developing a small unmanned taxi, which can transport passengers or goods on railroad tracks. Using the momentum as a magnetic field, this vehicle…
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$ 1,000 sub-human robot
A Bangladeshi student claims to have built a robot capable of grasping objects, cleaning the floor and performing simple jobs at a cheaper price than other robots.
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High Tech Supermarket Trolleys
Shoppers in supermarkets may soon be pushing smart carts, which may alert you if you buy too many unhealthy foods.
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Plastic is as hard as steel and can be self-patched
Scientists have developed an intelligent composite material that can know cracks when building aircraft and repair them ...
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Pin 'sweet'
A Japanese electronics maker has successfully created a bio-battery that produces electricity from sugar. This battery has enough power to run the player and a pair of s…
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Automated lighting system for automobiles
Automotive lighting in the future will be completely automatic, different from the current car lights. This is the work of Vietnamese Professor Tran Quoc Khanh, Dean of…
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Korea and Japan lead the world in terms of patents
The latest report by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) states that in 2005, according to the number of patents granted to over one million people in ea…
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Ultra-small camera
A Taiwanese electronics maker has launched the world's smallest, binaural-type camera that is easy to use in a variety of fields, including medicine.
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Clothes made from dog fur
A German woman decided to make money from knitting clothes for customers from the very fur they sent. Bettina Menkhoff, 50 years old, from Stoetze, Germany, has created…
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The smallest, lightest, and cheapest robot
By high technology but cheap, a technology company in Taiwan has launched the smallest, lightest and most inexpensive humanoid robot in the world.
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France: On the plane with ... fingerprints
French airline Air France said it is planning to test its boarding pass. Airport checks with fingerprint scanning technology will help passengers get a quicker check.
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The bike is powered by hydrogen
Bicycle makers have launched a new eco-friendly product: a hydrogen-powered bicycle. The car - introduced at an international fair opening September 5 in Shanghai (China…