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by Jean-Louis SANTINI Agence France-Presse BOSTON, United States (AFP) — Underwater meadows of seagrass offer important protection against pollution to both humans and coral reefs, but are in jeopardy worldwide due to climate change, sewage and agricultural runoff, researchers said Thursday. Places with healthy seagrass — where sponges, clams, small fish and other filter feeders thrive — can reduce bacteria that is harmful to both people and marine life by up to 50 percent, said […]
(Eagle News) — Lights go out at London’s iconic Piccadilly Circus — it’ll go off for an extended period for the first time since the blitz to allow a complete overhaul. The Piccadilly lights have been switched off for its renovations. Eagle News Service London Bureau, LoveAnne Sison
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND (Reuters) — Solar panels designed by a start-up offshoot of Switzerland’s EPFL institute have achieved the highest efficiency ever recorded, in independent tests. In tests conducted by the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany, Insolight’s panels scored a yield of 36.4 percent, almost double what current solutions on the market achieve. “Our key innovation is that you do not need to rotate the panel in order to follow the sun,” explained Insolight co-founder and chief […]
From an 18th-century clockwork swan to a robot quoting Shakespeare, a new exhibition at the Science Museum in London charts the 500-year history of machines that fascinate and terrify in equal measure. https://youtu.be/oIKjQtfgBCI
(Reuters) — Sometimes the best science is found right in nature. Engineers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) have developed a new aerial drone based on the intricate wing anatomy of bats. Called “Bat Bot,” the robot is the brainchild of Caltech associate professor Soon-Jo Chung, who said he wanted to find a another means for drone flight that did not involve rotor blades, which most drones use […]
BULGARIA, Europe (AFP) — Two stray Bulgarian cats who lost their hind legs in accidents have been given bionic paws, in what vets say is the first such operation in Europe outside groundbreaking Britain. https://youtu.be/PcqVwQdcUFQ
The robots of the future will be coming soon, rolling along at a lumbering pace with those goods you just ordered. The six-wheeled, knee-high robots from startup Starship Technologies are part of a new wave of automated systems taking aim at the “last mile” delivery of goods to consumers. https://youtu.be/k-VsIe5XtcA
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Sony on Thursday halved its full-year profit forecast as it was battered by a near $1 billion writedown on its movie unit while a strong yen also dug into the Japanese firm’s bottom line. The dour reading comes as the once-iconic entertainment giant struggles with a painful restructuring drive that has included layoffs and asset sales after years of huge losses. It said net profit in the nine months to December […]
WADDINXVEEN, THE NETHERLANDSA Dutch university spin-off says its laser printing system could revolutionize the industry, making printing both cheaper and more sustainable, according to its developers. Tocano’s ‘Inkless’ printing technology enables monochrome printing without cartridges, toners or any other consumables using only a beam of laser light. In the past laser printing required special paper coated with thermochromic ink that changes color when temperatures increase or decrease. ‘Inkless’ printing requires no coated paper and no […]
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, United States (Reuters) — Ranchers have been ear-tagging their cattle for ages, but now tech company HerdDogg is bringing the practice into the 21st century. Their “state-of-the-art smart ear tags” allow farmers to geo-track individual cows while also compiling information on the animal’s health. “Research shows that the better you understand your animals, the better you treat them,” said HerdDogg’s Melissa Brandao. “Typically an animal isn’t going to show that it is […]
LONDON, ENGLAND United Kingdom (Reuters) — An immersive horror experience has opened on London’s famous Brick Lane to mark the launch of video game Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. The experience, which ends on Monday (January 23), emulates one of the sequences of the new video game at a decrepit house. For 40 minutes, participants have to find clues while gathering tools to overcome obstacles and escape as quickly as possible. Reuters spoke producer Masachika Kawata […]
by Mike Collier Agence France-Presse Cēsis, Latvia (AFP) — Skirted on all sides by snow-clad pine forests, Latvia’s remote Lake Ninieris would be the perfect picture of winter tranquility — were it not for the huge drone buzzing like a swarm of angry bees as it zooms above the solid ice surface. The powerful three-metre-long (nine-foot) drone, sporting 16 spinning propellers, is fitted with long tow ropes with handles, the kind used in water-skiing. Two snowboarders […]
