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Studying butterfly flight to help build bug-size flying robots

To improve the next generation of insect-size flying machines, Johns Hopkins engineers have been aiming high-speed video cameras at some of the prettiest bugs on the planet. By figuring out ...

Thu 2 Feb 12 from PhysOrg

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Mitsubishi develops ultra-high-speed elevator technology

Due to the number of stairs that needed to be climbed to reach the top, buildings of over six storeys were a rarity until the 19th century when the development of passenger elevators - along ...

Fri 3 Feb 12 from Gizmag

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Virtual Reality Contact Lenses Offer 3D Panorama

The eyewear connect to mobile devices and deliver panoramic, augmented-reality experiences.

Fri 3 Feb 12 from Discovery.com

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Self-guided bullet could hit laser-marked targets from a mile away

Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have built a prototype of a small-caliber bullet capable of steering itself towards a laser-marked target located over a mile away (approx. 2,000 ...

Tue 31 Jan 12 from Gizmag

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Union accuses MoD over science spending

The Ministry of Defence could risk another incident like the Nimrod air disaster by allowing investment in science and technology to fall, a union claims.

Fri 3 Feb 12 from Telegraph.co.uk Science

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Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering Develops Antennaless RFID Tags

By Cameron Chai Scientists from the North Dakota State University's Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) have developed an antennaless radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, ...

Sat 4 Feb 12 from AZoNano

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Hybrid fiber optic cable carries data and power

When you want to isolate communications between two devices or locations, a fiber optic link is one of the best ways to go. Under some circumstances, however, you might also want to isolate ...

Fri 3 Feb 12 from Gizmag

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An electronic green thumb

If sensors are supposed to communicate with each other to compare the measured data and to secure them, then, in the future, a network of distributed sensor nodes will aid in that: the network ...

Wed 1 Feb 12 from PhysOrg

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Humpback whales inspire better helicopter rotor blades

Oh, those humpback whales and their weird fins. First, they inspired more efficient wind turbines. Next, their unique qualities were copied by undersea turbines used to harness tidal flow energy. ...

Fri 3 Feb 12 from Gizmag

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'Life and activity monitor' provides portable, constant recording of vital signs

Researchers have developed a type of wearable, non-invasive electronic device that can monitor vital signs such as heart rate and respiration at the same time it records a person's activity ...

Wed 1 Feb 12 from Medical Xpress

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