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New fabric may lead to ‘active clothing,’ wearable robots
Researchers are developing a robotic fabric that moves and contracts and is embedded with sensors, an approach that may lead…
Coming soon: Space travel in a balloon
A Chinese entrepreneur plans to set up a commercial space project to fly travellers in a manned capsule above the…
Power boost for next gen mobile devices
Scientists have developed a new technology that could lead to gen-next wearable computers with self-contained power sources and smartphones that…
Turmeric could potentially help brain heal itself
A spice commonly used in curries could help the brain heal itself, new research has suggested. A report in the…
Stephen Hawking firmly believes ‘science more convincing’ than God
Stephen Hawking confirmed that he's an atheist. According to the Huffington Post, during the Starmus Festival in the Canary Islands,…
Now: Robot cheerleading squad
A team of cheerleading robots made their dancing debut in Tokyo on Thursday as creator Murata Manufacturing demonstrated its cutting-edge…
‘Water even older than the Sun’: New study
Over half of the water in our Solar System, found on Earth, and in various planets, their moons, comets and…
Apple’s response to iPhone glitches creates even more controversy then the glitch itself
Apple's response to a high-profile gaffe involving itsiPhonesoftware may be more important than the glitch itself. As the company scrambled…
Now: ‘Good mosquitoes’ that block Dengue released in Brazil
Brazilian researchers have freed a batch of mosquitoes infected with a dengue-blocking bacteria they hope can combat the tropical disease…