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Human Feces Powers Rwandan PrisonRwanda - Imagine eating food that was cooked using natural gas generated from your own human waste. Thousands of prisoners in Rwanda don't have to imagine it -- they live it. |
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No escape for the oil slick cheatsAustralia - Finding the tanker responsible for an oil spill can be surprisingly difficult, but new software could soon make the task easier |
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First hydrogen plane tested in USCalifornia - US company says it has successfully completed test flights of a potentially environment-friendly aircraft powered by liquid hydrogen. |
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This loo has a lot to sayTokyo - Japan's famously hi-tech toilets which can frighten foreign visitors with their range of buttons have never stopped evolving. Now the call of nature can turn into a medical check-up. |
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Honda Leases First Fuel Cell Vehicle to a FamilyLos Angeles, CA - A Los Angeles family became the first in the United States to lease a hydrogen-powered car from Honda Motor Co. Ltd. as the company introduces consumers to the zero-emission technology. |
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World’s largest telescope begins with a spinTucson, Arizona - Expert mirror makers are gearing up to cast the first component of what is planned be the world's largest telescope. When completed, its seven 8.4-metre mirrors will more than quadruple the power of today's best observatories. |
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Mobile phones get cornyTokyo, Japan - Japanese firms say they have developed a plastic made of corn for mobile telephone bodies, meaning users need not fear polluting the environment. |
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Finger scanner fine-tunes car safety settingsLoughborough, UK - A dashboard finger scanner could prevent thousands of car injuries each year by fine-tuning crash restraint systems to a passenger's bone density. |
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Eco-friendly rally sets off from KyotoKyoto, Japan - Dozens of eco-friendly cars cruised from this ancient Japanese city that gave birth to the landmark environmental treaty in a motor rally to promote sustainable development. |
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Ancient Bear DNA Mapped—A 1st for Extinct SpeciesSan Francisco, CA - Scientists have sequenced the DNA of two cave bears that roamed the Austrian Alps some 40,000 years ago. It marks the first time researchers have been able to completely sequence the DNA of a species that has long been extinct. |
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- Mysterious tunnel discovered under Mexican ruins
- Innovative India water plant opens in Madras
- Mars site may hold buried life
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