Immersive Multiplayer Gaming System Integrates Virtual and Physical Worlds
Wii wand not cutting it for you anymore? A group of game designers at the National University
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Congressional UAV Caucus Courts Robot Voters
The US Congress has well over 100 caucuses, or groups of common interests. They're
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Robotic Knee Helps Perfectly Healthy Runners Run Even Better
Attention cyborg wonks and lazy people: Japanese scientists at Tsukuba University have created
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DoD Grants $3.4 Million To Fund Face Transplant Surgery, Research
Thanks to improved body armor, more US troops survive encounters with the enemy than ever before. Unfortunately,
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An Electrifying Christmas Light Display, Courtesy of Nikola Tesla
A physics fanatic down under is having a very Tesla
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Video: Furious Eruption of Deepest Known Undersea Volcano
The West Mata volcano erupted nearly 4,000 feet underwater in the Pacific Ocean
This
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Granted accelerometer patent causes potential headaches for touchphone manufacturers
It wasn’t so long ago that we reported the news of the first royalties being paid to the Australian patent-holder of Wi-Fi technology. Considering that Wi-Fi is now a standard technology in many computers and mobile devices, it’s not difficult to see how important it is to respect the patent
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US Air Force Tests Method for Using Light to Heal Battlefield Injuries
In the near future, wounds may be treated with a flash of light. A process called photochemical tissue bonding can replace conventional stitches, staples and glues in repairing skin wounds and even reconnecting nerves and blood vessels.
Researchers
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Motorola looking to offer 3D mobile phones
We’ve said it before, but for dramatic effect we’ll say it again: 2010 is the year of 3D. And while TV manufacturers are currently vying for your attention as to why their particular 3D TV flavour is better than the rest, at least one mobile phone manufacturer is looking to bring 3D to
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How It Works: The Deepest Drill
The world's deepest drill is about to get taller-tall enough to dig into Earth's semi-molten interior. Already, the Chikyu research vessel is capable of fetching samples at depths of 2,890 feet below the seabed, two to four times that of any other drill. In 2007, off the coast of Japan,
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Nintendo's 3DS Will Take the DS Experience into Three Dimensions, Somehow
With Avatar, the highest-grossing movie of all time, and the World Cup, the most-watched TV broadcast, both in 3-D, it was only a matter of time until Nintendo, the most popular video game maker in the world, jumped on the three-dimensional bandwagon. And last
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Sanyo's Solar Parking Lots Charge Community Bikes Without Tapping the Grid
The future of community bike systems may not require much pedaling at all; Sanyo has just installed two "Solar Parking Lots" that serve as solar charging stations for 100 Eneloop electric hybrid
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Although It's Been Said Many Times, Many Ways: The iPad is the Future
After a weekend using the iPad, I've realised I'm not interested in hedging my reaction to it with careful considerations of its lack of a USB port or webcam. It's not every day, or every year or maybe even every decade that we're able to see a piece of technology that takes a familiar human
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Ubisoft Goes Green-Friendly
It's a question many experienced gamers have probably asked: Why do video game software publishers continue to print instruction manuals for their games? It's not as though games aren't already furnished with comprehensive training modes and option menus that can't be summarily skipped by players
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Ellen Degeneres Forced To Apologise To Apple
Following the release of a manifesto in which Steve Jobs details what he believes to be the shortcomings of Adobe's Flash program, comedian and talk show host, Ellen Degeneres, appears to have been
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