Innovations

Harry Potter exhibition blends wizardry with history

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- A new exhibition celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first Harry Potter book's publication is offering…

From thin air to stone – greenhouse gas test starts in Iceland

HENGILL, Iceland (Reuters) -- A Swiss company will start to extract carbon dioxide from thin air in Iceland on Thursday (October…

Solar panels shine in darkest Amazon, the ‘last frontier’

by Paula Ramon Agence France-Presse ITUXI Extractive Reserve, Brazil (AFP) -- In the darkest reaches of Brazil's Amazon, solar panels are bringing…

Eye selfie could screen for pancreatic cancer

SEATTLE, USA (Reuters) -- In a laboratory in the Computer Sciences building at the University of Washington a photograph is…

Twitter aims to boost appeal with new 280-character tweet limit

by Glenn Chapman Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Twitter is testing allowing tweets to be expanded to…

Cooking pancakes on computer cover: Chinese ‘office chef’ becomes internet sensation

HONG KONG, China (Reuters) -- In what looks like a typical office setting, a woman takes apart the central processing…

Robotic fashion: Wear your heartbeat on your sleeve

by Joshua Melvin and Charlene Pele Agence France-Presse MILAN, Italy (AFP) -- Dutch designer Anouk Wipprecht has a vision for a…

Chinese solar energy company striving to reduce greenhouse emission

Dezhou City, China (CCTV) -- China, one of the world's leading countries in clean energy investment, has made efforts to…

Defibrillator drones could save lives in hard-to-reach areas

BRALANDA, Sweden (Reuters) -- A drone which carries a defibrillator to help people suffering from a cardiac arrest is being…

Insect robot that brings robotics to the amateur

SAN FRANCISCO, California (Reuters) -- Six-legged robot HEXA isn't simply a slightly creepy, over-sized insect that will scare your children.…

UAE introduces driverless car in collaboration with VW

DUBAI, UAE (Reuters) -- The Dubai Land Department has showed off a driverless car developed with Volkswagen at the much…

Glow-in-the-dark jacket that is charged by sunlight

  LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Twin brothers Steve and Nick Tidball have created a solar-powered glow-in-the-dark, waterproof jacket that they…

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