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During the Cold War, filling space with tiny copper bits didn't seem like such a bad idea
Right now, the Okeanos Explorer has a rover in the water about 600 meters below the ocean. You can join it by watching this live stream
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if you install a computer in something, a skilled hacker can probably take it over
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Does it look like a ton of fun? You bet. Is its use on a broad scale a good idea? Officials aren't so sure
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Robots are getting better at everything. Including sex
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The conversationalist robot Kirobo has just been launched into the abyss, and is scheduled to arrive at the International Space Station by August 9
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Forget stuffed animal replicas or little plastic figurines, this team just made a real, life-sized Wall-E Robot
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New pressures have engineers turning to old ideas, and Rolls-Royce is working on a sailing ship
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In the near future, it may become both cheaper and greener to fly small planes
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When electricity came around, it wasn't immediately seen as a necessity
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The Mississippi and Alabama governors say they hope to draw upon knowledge and best practice insights established in Alberta
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Next time you get a hand written note from your hostel mate in a language you can't understand, you can turn to Google Translate
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Not so much the dream of the far future, agricultural robots are nearly ready for prime time
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The knife cauterizes tissue and then analyzes the smoke produced by the burning flesh using mass spectrometry
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The World Health Organization issued HIV treatments that could impact the number of patients who receive drugs and other support for the condition
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Google won't be changing anything in response to the video, but they do say they're talking to lawmakers about the implications of recording everything
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A window speckled with little holes will let the air through, but not the sound
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The Diagon Alley set from Harry Potter has been added to Google Street View
It has to be pushed to start and caught when he stops to not fall over but this strange fish-shaped bike might be able to beat the speed record
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