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Texas startup unveils its Ebola-killing robot

Following the death of a man in Texas who was infected with Ebola, hospitals across the country are bracing themselves for the possibility of having to manage the deadly disease....

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Firefighters might soon be equipped with high-tech exoskeletons

We’ve often seen it in science fiction: an exoskeleton worn over the body that turns an average human into a super human, sort of like Iron Man. An exoskeleton not only...

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Discovery Channel to partner with the Google Lunar X Prize

Science Channel and Discovery channel are partnering for the Google Lunar XPRIZE, a global competition to land an unmanned spacecraft on the moon with live coverage from the lunar surface. The nets will...

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Sea water to fuel conversion is a game changer for the U.S. Navy

The U.S. Navy has developed a new process for generating jet fuel out of ordinary seawater thanks to technology that could be widely deployed in as little as a decade. Described...

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Computer teaches other computer how to play Pac-Man

Children of the 1980s spent hours perfecting the art of playing Namco’s Pac-Man computer game. And now computers are teaching each other to play the popular game, which sees a player...

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PINgrid makes passwords more secure AND simpler to use

Passwords are the bane of every computer, mobile phone and internet user’s existence. We need them for pretty much everything: for banking, for social media, and for accessing our data. Using...

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New app helps you read more words-per-minute

Spritz is a company that makes a speed-reading technology which allows you to get through a mass of text, reading every word, in a fraction of the time it would...

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University of Coimbra modifies robot to detect landmines

I suppose when you send a robot out to clear mines, it is a whole lot less stressful than being out there in the open field by yourself, taking very...

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xxArray can put a playable version of yourself into a game

Nikon was showing off its new xxArray here at CES 2014, and if you’ve ever wanted to live in a video game, this may be your chance. The xxArray features an...

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NASA telescope finds water vapor plumes on Jupiter moon

New observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope suggest water vapor plumes are venting from Jupiter’s moon, Europa. The discovery was made on Europa’s south pole, which has previously shown evidence...

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