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Fancy a fish with 6-pack abs (18 March 04:11) |
| Mar 17 - Scientists have created a transgenic trout with muscles your average body builder would die for. But this guy is more than just pretty - his creator says the buff fish could be big ... |
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Folding plug wins UK design award (18 March 12:17) |
| Mar. 17 - Royal College of Art graduate Min-Kyu Choi has won the Brit Insurance 2010 Design of the Year award for his radical take on the standard three-pin UK plug. top honour at the UK Des... |
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Simulator helps blind soldier see (17 March 04:13) |
| Mar 16 - A soldier blinded in Iraq can "see" again, thanks to a device that allows his brain to recreate a low resolution image of what is in front of him. Stuart McDill reports.
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Changing the world in 140 characters (13 March 03:42) |
| Mar 12 - Tennis pro Andy Murray, Booker Prize winning author Margaret Atwood and celebrity chef Jamie Oliver are among the famous names backing an effort to raise money for education through... |
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Sails help ocean trawler save fuel (12 March 09:37) |
| Mar 12 - For the first time, an industrial-sized paraglider is helping a modern trawler save fuel with old-fashioned wind-power. Developers hope it will significantly impact the vessel's ene... |
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3D TV hits homes (12 March 05:07) |
| Mar 11 - Consumers can now bring the 3D experience into their homes, but programming is limited, and the prices can be high. Bobbi Rebell reports.
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Economy grounds flying car (10 March 08:46) |
| Mar 10 - Boston-based technology company Terrafugia has created a car that can fly. The company says it's ready to begin manufacturing the flying car but the recession has stalled progress. ... |
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Worlds largest solar-powered vessel (09 March 09:48) |
| Mar 9 - The world's largest solar-powered boat aims to be the fastest such vessel to cross the Atlantic Ocean and the first to cross both the Pacific and Indian Oceans when it embarks around... |
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Robot is soldiers best friend (09 March 01:45) |
| Mar 8 - With the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, battlefield technology has jumped forward by leaps and bounds. Now a Boston company is taking combat to the next level, with a robot companion ... |
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CCTV predicts suspicious behavior (05 March 08:00) |
| Mar 5 - As surveillance video is used to probe the killing of a Hamas official in Dubai, in nearby Abu Dhabi, CCTV companies are the most sought-after stalls at the International Security an... |
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Video games industry targets women (04 March 05:12) |
| Mar. 4 - A slew of new video games on the market target fashion-conscious girls and women
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Japans road to the future (04 March 02:07) |
| Mar 4. - Japan's road to the future will be paved with electric and fuel cell vehicles, say industry watchers, predicting 2 million cars in 15 years.
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A monorail that gets you pedaling (04 March 01:07) |
| Mar 3 - A New Zealand company is combining 20th century technologies to solve this century's transportation troubles. The 'Shweeb' monorail technology prototype is fully operational near Rot... |
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Netbooks for kids big at CeBIT (03 March 11:52) |
| Mar. 3 - Computer makers and software manufacturers are teaming up to tailor small low-cost computers to the children's market, offering parents easier solutions for controlling kids' online... |
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Small cars star at Geneva car show (03 March 02:12) |
| Mar 2 - Carmakers were keen to show off cleaner, greener models as emissions legislation gets tighter. Hayley Platt reports.
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CeBIT looks to the future of 3D (03 March 12:02) |
| Mar 2 - In what has already been a breakthrough year for 3D entertainment, the world's largest technology trade fair presents a variety of views of what next generation 3D may look like.
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China village goes green with biogas (02 March 10:32) |
| Mar 2 - A village in rural Sichuan, central China is pioneering a biogas project that authorities hope will ease the region's chronic smog problem and help reduce the country's soaring CO2 e... |
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The hovercraft that flies (01 March 07:27) |
| Mar 01 - A New Zealand inventor has created a flying machine, a hovercraft that acts like a boat until it hits 70km per hour and takes to the skies.
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Mercedes unveils car of the future (01 March 05:27) |
| Mar 01 - Mercedes-Benz reveals a new four-door concept car with green drivetrain technology ahead of the 2010 Geneva car show which opens on Thursday.
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Betfair ups the interactive TV ante (26 February 08:07) |
| Feb 26 - The UK-based interactive gambling servce Betfair has built the first betting application for internet-enabled televisions running the Yahoo! TV Widget Engine.
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New trachea grown in arm (25 February 10:07) |
| Feb 25 - A Belgian woman has a new lease on life after a breakthrough transplant surgery gave her a new windpipe, which was grown in her own arm. Julie Gordon reports.
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Unraveling the autism mystery (25 February 06:46) |
| Feb 25 - An ambitious study of autism is underway at MIT, with researchers using tailor-made brain scanners and behavioral analysis in an effort to better understand how and why autism devel... |
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The double life of Leicas X1 (24 February 11:13) |
| Feb 24 - The iconic German camera manufacturer Leica says its new compact camera appeals to professionals and enthusiasts alike, but its price tag is rather large for a small camera.
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Dirt beware liquid glass is here (24 February 09:45) |
| Feb 24 - Imagine every surface of your home being enveloped in an invisible protective layer, safeguarding you from dirt and disease. Sounds like sci-fi, but a German company says their "liq... |
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Airbags make off-piste skiing safer (23 February 09:01) |
| Feb 23 - Researchers have developed a new type of avalanche airbag which allows off-piste skiers to pair their devices wirelessly so that if one in the group is activated - the rest also dep... |
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Airbags make off-trail skiing safer (23 February 09:01) |
| Feb 23 - Researchers have developed a new type of avalanche airbag which allows extreme skiers and snowboarders to link their devices wirelessly so that if one in the group is activated - th... |
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Smile - it could save your life (22 February 07:34) |
| Feb 22 - For happy people all over the world, there's even more reason to smile today. A new report suggests that people who are content are less likely to develop heart disease than those w... |
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Crunch time for data networks (19 February 09:37) |
| Feb 19 - Management of the data traffic has become a priority for the telecoms industry as mobile internet usage is booming but revenues are not growing at the same rate.
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Cruise the deeps with pedal-sub (19 February 08:12) |
| Feb 19 - Russian scientists have invented a pedal-powered submarine, overcoming a mathematical conundrum to allow underwater tourists to propel themselves along at speeds of up to 3 knots. G... |
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Powermat surges at wireless show (18 February 09:52) |
| Feb 18 - At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the world's largest wireless communications showcase, a company offering options for wireless charging is drawing a lot of attention.
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Tiny home gets big makeover (18 February 02:02) |
| Feb 17 - An award-winning Hong Kong architect has managed to squeeze 24 rooms - including a home cinema and "spa" - into 344 square feet of apartment space. Rob Muir reports.
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Google woos sceptical phone industry (17 February 11:12) |
| Feb 17 - Google's Chief Executive Eric Schmidt urged the mobile industry to embrace the mobile Web instead of seeing Google as the enemy, in a speech to the world's biggest wireless industry... |
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Tic toc goes the bacteria clock (17 February 09:50) |
| Feb 17 - Blinking bacteria cells glow as the world's first genetic clock. Julie Gordon reports.
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HTC rides Google mobile wave (17 February 02:02) |
| Feb 16 - The Taiwanese company HTC says a record number of mobile operators have signed up to carry its new mobile called Desire, which closely resembles the Nexus One.
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Microsoft launches Windows Phone 7 (15 February 09:37) |
| Feb 15 - The world's largest software manufacturer is taking aim at the consumer market with its new mobile software, launched by Chief Executive Steve Ballmer at Mobile World Congress in Ba... |
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Genome brings extinct man to life (12 February 08:09) |
| Feb 12 - Scientists in Denmark have reconstructed the nuclear genome of an extinct human being, shinning new light on extinct cultures, heredity and disease. Julie Gordon reports.
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Fetal skin cells act like stem cells (12 February 07:56) |
| Feb 12 - Breakthrough research shows fetal skin cells from amniotic fluid can be swiftly and efficiently "reprogrammed" to behave like human embryonic stem cells. Tara Cleary reports.
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Coma patients talk with brain (11 February 07:02) |
| Feb 11 - New brain scan technology shows sign of consciousness in some coma patients, potentially leading to major changes in coma patient care. Julie Gordon reports.
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A 5-star hotel that flies (10 February 06:29) |
| Feb 10 - An flying cruise ship that is as comfortable as a 5-star hotel could herald a new era in luxury travel - where the super-rich cruise around the world in giant airships powered by na... |
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Robonaut takes on GM and space (09 February 10:42) |
| Feb 9 - NASA and General Motors have unveiled the "Robonaut 2", a humanoid robot designed to help humans manufacture cars on Earth, and make repairs in space. Julie Gordon reports.
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iPad fuels widgetization of media (05 February 11:47) |
| Feb 5 - In his attempt to kickstart consumer demand for tablet devices with the iPad, Apple CEO Steve Jobs is also raising hopes of a new economic model for traditional media.
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How to grow more renewable energy (05 February 10:04) |
| Feb 5 - Researchers are trying to breed plants that could be better sources of renewable energy. A team at Aberystwyth University in Wales is looking improving yields of fast growing plants ... |
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Poll position for Virgin racing car (03 February 11:02) |
| Feb 3 - Virgin Racing has celebrated an early victory as the first all-new Formula One team to present a 2010 car, unveiling a machine designed like no other.
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Pole position for Virgin racing car (03 February 11:02) |
| Feb 3 - Virgin Racing has celebrated an early victory as the first all-new Formula One team to present a 2010 car, unveiling a machine designed like no other.
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Pole position for Virgin racing car (03 February 11:02) |
| Feb 3 - Virgin Racing has celebrated an early victory as the first all-new Formula One team to present a 2010 car, unveiling a machine designed like no other.
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Ocean robots to explore mysteries (02 February 03:10) |
| Feb 1 - Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego are developing swarms of miniature robotic ocean explorers that will help plug gaps of knowledge about key ocean pr... |
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New York company makes biodiesel (02 February 12:56) |
| Feb 1 - A New York entrepreneur and environmental activist collects millions of liters of used cooking oil from restaurants to make clean-burning biodiesel fuel. Tara Cleary reports.
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Transparent goldfish offer clarity (30 January 01:40) |
| Jan 29 - Researchers in Japan have developed a transparent goldfish designed to help in scientific research and education. In a country where animal dissection is controversial, the developm... |
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An alternative to stem cells (30 January 01:26) |
| Jan 29 - Researchers have succeeded in transforming ordinary skin cells in a mouse into fully functional neurons, a development that could have a profound impact on stem cell research. Ben G... |
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Solar solution to pollution (29 January 11:37) |
| Jan 29 - Students in Manila have designed and built a solar-powered race car they hope will outshine competitors at next year's World Solar Challenge race across Australia.
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