Baidu to hit the road with self-driving bus
by Glenn Chapman Agence France-Presse LAGUNA BEACH, United States (AFP) -- Baidu chief executive Robin Li on Tuesday said the…
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Emma the robot masseuse gets to work in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- A robot masseuse named Emma is offering Singaporeans high-tech back rubs with a gigantic metal arm and warm silicone…
9 years ago
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…
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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…
9 years ago
How coffee could power your car
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- A new one-step process that turns spent coffee grounds into biofuel could help in the fight…
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Wind farms in Atlantic could power the world: study
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Wind farms in the open ocean can generate far more renewable energy than those on…
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The handheld device that accurately diagnoses cancer in seconds
TEXAS, United States (Reuters) -- A team of US researchers have developed a way of accurately spotting cancer within seconds,…
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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…
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British James Dyson to make electric cars by 2020
by Jean-Baptiste OUBRIER Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- James Dyson announced Tuesday he was investing £2.0 billion…
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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…
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Driverless hover-taxi makes first ‘concept’ flight in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Dubai has edged closer to its goal of launching a pioneering hover-taxi service, with…
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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…
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