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Eco-friendly rally sets off from KyotoDozens 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 SpeciesScientists 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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Back to good old wind and wavesWill technological advances, fuel costs and environmental concerns bring back commercial sailing for cargo ships? |
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Engineers Design Tsunami-Resistant HomesNot long after the devastating December tsunami, a team of structural engineers from London visited Sri Lanka and noticed a trend as they surveyed destroyed homes: Walls facing the sea were leveled, while those perpendicular to it were standing. |
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Sensor prevents shut-eye in digital snapsDigital images featuring someone in mid-blink could be banished forever using an image-analysis system for cameras developed in Japan. |
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Internet Phones Must Offer 911Federal regulators voted Thursday to require that Internet phone service providers connect their customers to the same emergency 911 capabilities as callers with traditional service within four months. |
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Firm claims fuel cell breakthroughA small British technology company on Thursday claimed to be on the verge of unlocking the vast potential of fuel cells as a commercially viable source of green energy. |
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Vattenfall to invest 40 mln eur in ‘emissions-free’ power plant in GermanyThe Swedish electricity producer Vattenfall said it is to invest 40 mln eur in the world's first carbon dioxide 'emissions-free' power station. |
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Tech Firms Owe Debt to ‘Star Wars’ CreatorAfter filming the first "Star Wars'' movie with special effects far from special, George Lucas spent millions to develop a complete digital editing system to populate his sequels with armies of X-wing fighters and Gungan warriors. |
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Remote landmine clearer unveiledA British inventor has unveiled a remote-controlled device to clear landmines that kill or maim 2000 people worldwide a month, saying the new "MineBurner" could generate huge savings for mine-clearing operations across the world. |
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Huge solar power station planned for PortugalA plan to build the world's biggest solar energy power station, covering about 250 hectares and capable of sustaining 130,000 households, has been unveiled in Portugal. |
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India completes historic satellite launchIt was a historic day for India's space programme. |
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Scientists in U.S. create ‘low-tech’ nuclear fusion deviceIn a surprising feat of miniaturization, scientists reported Thursday that they have produced nuclear fusion - the same process that powers the sun - in a small cylinder just five inches in diameter. |
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Goal: educate world’s kids with $100 PCsA cheap laptop in the hands of every child in the developing world. It's the kind of dream reminiscent of the dotcom fervor of the 1990s - and a personal goal of Nicholas Negroponte since the 1980s. |
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Science news headlines
- ‘Most Earth-like’ planets discovered
- Safer vaccine created without virus
- Asahi’s auto glass blocks UV, filters out IR rays
- Earth’s nearest solar neighborhood has a habitable planet
- New Microscopy Technique Can See The Lengths Of Atomic Bonds
- New radio telescope to watch for solar flares
- Mind-controlled helicopter aids concentration
- Fighting cancer with cell phones
- ‘Super-Earth’ exoplanet spotted 42 light-years away
- Amputee Climbs 103 Stories Using Mind-Controlled Bionic Leg
- Enjoyment of life ‘key to living longer’
- New Water Treatment Process Could Help Bring Dead Zones Back to Life
- SpaceX launches station cargo
- Energy from Solar Power now Cheaper than Fossil Fuels in 105 Countries
- Tesla Unveils Solar Powered Charging Stations
- Europe Now Creates Enough Solar Power to Fuel Austria
- Robots join the fight against cancer
- Puppet experiment suggests humans are born to be fair
- Bill Nye the Science Guy asks parents not to raise creationist kids
- Male contraceptive pill ‘step closer’ after mice studies
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