People who suffer from paralysis are confronted with many situations in which they need a helping hand.

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Nov 12, 2007 3.9 / 5 (19) 0

Computer security researchers are heading to Las Vegas with a software hack that gets bank teller machines to spew out cash jackpots.

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Since the idea of using DNA to create faster, smaller, and more powerful computers originated in 1994, scientists have been scrambling to develop successful ways to use genetic code for computation. Now, new ...

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Jul 23, 2008 4.3 / 5 (16) 2

Italian Renaissance painter Caravaggio used revolutionary optical instruments to "photograph" his models more than 200 years before the invention of the camera, according to a researcher in Florence.

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Tufts University researchers are developing techniques that could allow computers to respond to users’ thoughts of frustration — too much work — or boredom—too little work. Applying non-invasive and easily portable ...

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Oct 01, 2007 4.3 / 5 (15) 0

Delft University of Technology (Netherlands) research has discovered a method that could drastically change the way we purify water within a few years. Delft, in partnership with DHV engineering bureau, has developed a compact ...

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Jun 27, 2006 3.9 / 5 (15) 0

Hong Kong director Christopher Sun arranges toy action models in front of a massive penis-shaped fountain, the easiest way to explain his intentions to the multilingual cast of what has been billed as the ...

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Aug 14, 2010 3.5 / 5 (17) 3

While digital video recorders and products like TiVo allow television viewers to skip past commercials, Boston College researchers have found that fast-forwarding viewers actually pay more attention and can ...

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Nov 03, 2008 4.5 / 5 (13) 9

The book "Freakonomics" estimates that 50 percent of people lie on their resumes. Marilee Jones is one of them, and it cost her a high-profile job at MIT.

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Apr 28, 2007 4.1 / 5 (14) 0

Siemens is making border crossings in Europe more secure through biometric systems that store individual characteristics such as fingerprints and facial photos on a chip integrated into a passport.

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Sep 25, 2007 4.3 / 5 (13) 0

Urea tanks will be standard equipment for most new diesel trucks, buses, cars, and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) manufactured in the United States after Jan. 1, 2010. An automotive grade of urea will be injected ...

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Nov 10, 2008 4.2 / 5 (13) 0

Google on Friday named five groups that will be sharing 10 million dollars that the Internet powerhouse is investing in ideas that promise to change the world.

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Sep 24, 2010 4.6 / 5 (12) 0

A learning system that adapts to the abilities and needs of students opens the way to a more personalised approach in delivering education electronically.

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Jul 18, 2008 4.9 / 5 (11) 0

Traffic flow accounts for as much as one-third of global energy consumption. However, unconventional changes in managing traffic flow could significantly reduce harmful CO2 emissions. ETH Zurich Professor for Sociology, Dirk ...

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Nov 15, 2007 3.2 / 5 (17) 0

Morning sickness. It's the bane of many of a pregnancy. And many a future mother wonders at the apparently unnecessary suffering.

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