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Politics (28 Feb, 2007)
Scientific contribution in Iraq war undermined
Britain's Armed Forces may no longer take part in operations countering Iraq's thread without considerable funds in essential technology advancements, where scientists make their greatest contribution, announced a committee of MPs. ...
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Science (22 Apr, 2007)
Nano-nose to help identify illnesses
Vince Rotello and his team from the University of Massachusetts and Georgia Institute of technology develop a 'nano-nose' to find and identify different anomalies, i.e. illnesses in a human body. ...
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Science (12 Dec, 2007)
Nanotubes Can be Produced from Bacteria
Scientists discovered that living bacteria can produce semiconducting nanotubes that have a great potential for their application in electronics, nanotechnology and other fields of material science. ...
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Technology (17 Jul, 2008)
Japanese Scientists Developed Flash Able to Function for Hundreds of Years
Japanese scientists claim they have developed world's first flash memory with a potential lifetime of hundreds of years. ...
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Technology (29 Sep, 2008)
Saudi Arabia to Become One of the Top Supercomputing Powers
The government of Saudi Arabia is purchasing a hectoteraflopping megacomputer, called Shaheen, for the country's newly founded King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). ...
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Environment (17 Nov, 2008)
Scientists in an Unprecedented Experiment to Restore the Largest Coral Reef in Japan
Researchers look forward to restore the largest coral reef of Japan. They intend to plant thousands of baby corals that would grow on small ceramic beds. ...
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Current Events (30 Jan, 2009)
Microsoft Founder Predicts Four-Year Recession
The founder of the software giant Microsoft, Bill Gates, recently told the British Broadcasting Corporation that economies would have to handle the global economic downturn for at least four years. ...
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Technology (19 Feb, 2009)
ESA Gives 1M Euros for Skylon Spaceplane Project
The European Space Agency (ESA) decided to invest 1 million euros ($1,259,500) into a UK launcher concept. The project is called Skylon spaceplane. ...
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Science (24 Feb, 2009)
Study Explains How Women's Attitude Towards Sexy Ads Can be Improved
In a recent study, published in Journal of Consumer Research, scientists tried to answer the question on whether sexy pictures can improve the sales of products. ...
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Technology (16 Mar, 2009)
Latest Invention: World's First Cybernetic Fashion Model to Be Presented in Japan
A black-haired cybernetic fashion model is going to be presented at a fashion show that will take place in Japan. ...
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Technology (14 Jul, 2009)
Latest Invention: Doll's House that Helps Cut CO2 Emissions and Serve as Security System
The latest invention from scientists at University of Hertfordshire, UK, is a doll's house that could one day change our way of life, at least that what its developers state. ...
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Technology (14 Jul, 2009)
Japanese Researchers Closer to Creating Hybrid Robot Insects
Japanese researchers look forward to construct robot insects that could perform different tasks, such as sniffing out drugs that are located several miles away or identify landmines or people that are buried under ruins. ...
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Technology (27 Jul, 2009)
Latest Invention: System that Converts Energy from Tramping Feet into Electricity
British scientists are working on their latest invention - a system able to use the boot force in order to power various electronic tools, including torches and radios used by military troops. ...
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Science (13 Aug, 2009)
Scientists Closer to Developing Invisible Portals
With the help of a technique called transformation optics, scientists will be able to make invisible portals like the ones seen in several Harry Potter movies leading to platform 9 and 3/4. ...
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Environment (14 Mar, 2007)
Scientist's call upon policy makers on global warming
Scientists gathered at Arctic Science Summit Week, which started on Wednesday in New Hampshire to make up their mind on crucial changes in the North Pole that highlights global warming more than ever before. ...
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