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16:57 • 25.04.14Death of the car wash? Nissan develops the world's first self-cleaning car"Washing a car can be a chore - and a costly one at that. In response, Nissan has begun tests on innovative paint technology that repels mud, rain and everyday dirt, meaning drivers may never have..."
15:32 • 25.04.14Agreement reached on deep sea mining“This is a very exciting opportunity and we are looking forward to learning from the tests of the new machine, which is a world first and should give us some valuable insights into…”
12:09 • 25.04.14Facebook buys fitness-tracking app MovesDeveloped by Finnish start-up ProtoGeo, the app runs in the background on users' phones, using location data to build up a profile of their activities throughout the day. Described as ...
09:12 • 25.04.14Apple, Google to pay $324 million over conspiracy lawsuitTech workers filed a class action lawsuit against Apple Inc, Google Inc, Intel Inc and Adobe Systems Inc in 2011, alleging they conspired to refrain from soliciting one another's employees ...
20:03 • 23.04.14A giant game of Jenga? No, a hotel design made of shipping containers that can be rearranged without falling overA 'core' structure at the heart of the building would maintain structural integrity and act as a vertical lobby to connect different containers…
19:43 • 22.04.14Robots making school less scary place for autistic children: Friendly mini-droids chat, play games and even teach pupils“Autistic children find them less threatening and easier to engage with than adults and other children, so they provide a safe environment for them to explore and develop their communication skills…”
14:01 • 22.04.14Laser that can make it rain: Radical system to start storms and create lightning on command unveiledThe researchers at the University of Central Florida’s College of Optics & Photonics and the University of Arizona developed a new technique to aim a high-energy laser beam ...
17:57 • 21.04.14Next Oxford dictionary could be too big to print! It'll be 40 volumes and won't be finished until 2034"A lot of the first principles of the OED stand firm, but how it manifests has to change and how it reaches people has to change. Although the internet has made access easier, it’s also created..."
13:25 • 21.04.14Apple, Google vie for exclusive game appsBoth the companies are trying to lure game developers by offering premium placement to these games on their app stores' home pages and features lists ...
16:35 • 20.04.14This military robot can jump from sidewalk onto roof (video)But the "Sand Flea," weighing in at a mere 11 pounds (compared to Atlas' 330 pounds) can do something that none of these others can. It can jump, and it can jump high…
15:50 • 20.04.14This military robot can jump from sidewalk onto roof (videoBut the "Sand Flea," weighing in at a mere 11 pounds (compared to Atlas' 330 pounds) can do something that none of these others can. It can jump, and it can jump high…
15:09 • 19.04.14Nasa's moon explorer Ladee crashes on far side of the moonFlight controllers confirmed Friday that the orbiting spacecraft crashed into the back side of the moon as planned, just three days after ...
21:12 • 18.04.14This bizarre capsule is a bicycle - and it could be fastest in history, reaching 90mph by pedal-power alone“The whole bicycle is enclosed in a lightweight carbon fiber shell, giving the vehicle a streamlined shape which allows it to cut through the air more easily…”
12:03 • 18.04.14Female insects with penises discovered in Brazil"Although sex-role reversal has been identified in several different animals, Neotrogla is the only example in which the intromittent organ is ...
17:17 • 17.04.14Artists have structurally different brains - studyParticipants' brain scans revealed that artists had increased neural matter in areas relating to fine motor movements and ...