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| Japan's LED-stacked cubesat will burn Morse code into the heavens |
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If you thought cloud writing was cool, then how about a message from space burnt into the night sky. |
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Published: 12:34, Friday, October 5, 2012
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| Heroes in a half shell: autonomous robot sea turtles in development |
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Sure you could have a robot assist you around the home, or even one that'll make factories friendlier, but we'll opt for a robot sea turtle any day of the week. |
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Published: 02:05, Friday, October 5, 2012
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| Bloodhound SuperSonic Car test-fires its engines, roasts the lab wall (video) |
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The land-speed record has been in British hands since 1983, but it's never been the motherland's habit to rest on its laurels. |
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Published: 15:43, Thursday, October 4, 2012
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| NASA's Curiosity rover checks in on Foursquare, gives Mars its first mayor |
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Yes, seriously. NASA announced on Wednesday that its Curiosity rover had "checked in" on Mars via Foursquare. Marking the first check in from another world, the robotic rover will utilize the location-minded social network to share updates and pictures while visiting the Red Planet. |
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Published: 10:28, Thursday, October 4, 2012
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| Fraunhofer black silicon could catch more energy from infrared light, go green with sulfur |
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Generating solar power from the infrared spectrum, or even nearby frequencies, has proven difficult in spite of a quarter of the Sun's energy passing through those wavelengths. |
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Published: 09:36, Thursday, October 4, 2012
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| Toyota Partner Robot provides everyday assistance for people with disabilities |
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Toyota has developed the Partner Robot, to provide everyday assistance for people with disabilities. This robot has a compact, cylindrical body, so it can turn round in small spaces, as well as folding arms, which can do tasks such as fetching objects and opening curtains. |
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Published: 08:35, Thursday, October 4, 2012
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| CEATEC 2012 wrap-up: concept cars, eye-tracking tech and motion sensors galore |
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CEATEC, Japan's largest annual electronics show, is winding down here on the outskirts of Tokyo. We've spent the past two days scouring the halls of the Makuhari Messe, digging up no shortage of concept cars, eye-tracking technologies and even the odd Windows 8 device. |
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Published: 06:35, Thursday, October 4, 2012
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| Tokyo University of Science shows off robotic suit powered by pneumatic artificial muscles (video) |
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What can one do with a robot suit. Well, it's certainly not limited to just lifting sacks of rice, but that was exactly what we got to do at CEATEC courtesy of Koba Lab from Tokyo University of Science. |
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Published: 12:37, Wednesday, October 3, 2012
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| Microbial music: Using sound to represent data from the deep blue sea |
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Science and music, many would say opposite sides of the same coin. Unless you're DOE biologist Peter Larsen at the Argonne National Laboratory, who would probably argue your legal tender has been double-headed all along. |
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Published: 02:09, Wednesday, October 3, 2012
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| Touch Bionics releases new prosthetic fingers, flips the old ones the bird |
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The only upgrades available for our puny human hands are gaming controller calluses, but if you're sporting an i-LIMB digits hand prosthesis, you can now grab a set of improved fingers. |
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Published: 16:56, Tuesday, October 2, 2012
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