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Wedding rings are made of bones themselves
Couples may have the opportunity to give each other wedding rings made from their own bones grown in the laboratory. Such first rings were created in England. Scientists…
Growing dinosaur scene in the house
Hon Hai Precision, the largest electronics maker in Taiwan, signed a contract with US-based Ugobe to install and manufacture a new toy robot called the Pleo dinosaur. Mi…
Ear protection when listening to music
Scientists have successfully developed a device that will not damage your hearing: the red light will blink as you stand next to the deafening noise.
Filter 'exhausted', spam rebellion
A study published last month by security firm Postini found that spam now accounts for more than 91% of all email sent, and in the past 12 months, daily spam volume has…
Paper removed by time
Recognizing that one day papers would become overwhelming in the office, a group of Canadian chemists created a self-erasing paper. Paper information will be automatical…
Germany: In 2008, the unmanned subway system came into operation
After a successful test run, the first full automatic German unmanned tram system is expected to be operational from the beginning of 2008. A 1-month trial run in the ci…
T-shirt turns ... air into the guitar
Australian scientists claim to have successfully developed a high-tech t-shirt that can make
Machine 'look' across the wall
British consulting firm Cambridge has launched a radar-sized device with a laptop
China manufactures protective robots
Chinese scientists have created a robot that can help ensure security in public places. It is expected to be sold in the next 2-3 months.
Robot self-judgment
Experts from Cornell University and the University of Vermont have created a starfish starfish that is capable of sensing damage to the body and finding ways to keep it…
In 5 years, cell phones will go extinct?
Phones that we still use today will go extinct in just five years. The alternative is mobile computing, which is integrated into the clothes we wear every day.
'Pork' says
Sharper Image (USA) has launched a speech robot that can help curb spending habits of indiscriminate users. Product name
Wireless charger
The entanglement of wires and sockets every time the electronic devices are charged may soon fall back into the past as US researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of…
Save fuel with ethanol
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers say injecting small amounts of ethanol into the engine when the car is accelerating or climbing can save about 20-30% o…