Fujitsu smartphone can take your pulse
A smartphone that can take the pulse of a user just by looking at his or her face has been unveiled in Japan.
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 18, 2013
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News tagged with invention
New study provides insights into plant evolution
New research has uncovered a mechanism that regulates the reproduction of plants, providing a possible tool for engineering higher yielding crops.
Evolution
Mar 1, 2013
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China overtakes Japan on IT spending
China has overtaken Japan in terms of its share of global IT spending, German IT industry organisation BITKOM said Wednesday, ahead of the CeBIT, the world's biggest high-tech trade fair.
Business
Feb 27, 2013
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Merkel cautious on 'fracking' in Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday expressed caution over whether the revolutionary oil and gas technique of "fracking" could be introduced in Germany, saying public safety was the main concern.
Environment
Feb 20, 2013
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Dutch family sues Facebook over 'like' button patent
The heirs of a Dutch Internet inventor are suing Facebook for allegedly infringing his patents with the US social networking site's "like" and "share" buttons, court documents seen on Monday said.
Business
Feb 11, 2013
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Nonprofit organization, PureMadi, develops innovative water purification tablet for developing world
PureMadi, a nonprofit University of Virginia organization, introduced a new invention – a simple ceramic water purification tablet – during its one-year celebration event on Friday.
Engineering
Feb 11, 2013
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Chimp see, chimp learn: First evidence for chimps improving tool use techniques by watching others (w/ video)
Chimps can learn more efficient ways to use a tool by watching what others do, according to research published January 30 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Shinya Yamamoto and colleagues from Kyoto University and Kent ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 30, 2013
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UC Santa Barbara researcher to receive Academy Award for technical achievement
Only minutes into the 2011 summer sci-fi blockbuster Super 8, there is a massive train crash –– a thunderous, fiery, and frighteningly realistic scene described by one writer as the film's "most intense and spectacular ...
Other
Jan 10, 2013
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Groundbreaking air-cleaner saves polluting industrials
Industries across Europe are threatened with shutdown as European Union emission rules for Volatile Organic Compounds are tightened. Now an air cleaning invention from the University of Copenhagen has proven its ability to ...
Environment
Dec 28, 2012
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Famed futurist to direct engineering at Google
Futurist and inventor Raymond Kurzweil said on Friday that he is going to work as director of engineering at Google to help "turn the next decade's 'unrealistic' visions into reality."
Business
Dec 15, 2012
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