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2019-02-28 10:10:06
- Technology: Surprise success for genetic jabs
BySUSANWATTSSCIENTISTSintheUSmayhavehituponasimpleformofgenetherapywhichavoidsthesophisticatedproceduresofgeneticengineering
2019-02-28 10:07:08
- Technology: Satellites stake out the San Andreas fault
ByCHRISVAUGHANGEOLOGISTSintheUSareusingmilitarysatellitestomeasuremovementsoftheEarth’ssurfaceofaslittleasafewmillimetresalongCalifornia’searthquakefaults.However
2019-02-28 09:13:08
- Technology: Disc could deliver drugs to Third World eyes
ByJEFFHECHTinBOSTONEYEINFECTIONSaredifficultandpainfultotreat
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2019-02-28 09:08:06
- Technology: Electric cars drive away with a tankful of electrolyte
ByHELENGAVAGHANTHEbuild-upofpollutionoverlargecitieswouldbegreatlyreducedbythewidespreaduseofelectriccars.Butonemajordrawbacktotheiruseistheamountoftimeittakestorechargethebatteries;astopofseveralhour
2019-02-28 09:05:06
- Technolony: How Britain must tackle its greenhouse problem
THEcommitteerejectstheviewthatBritain’scontributiontogreenhousegasesissosmallthattoreduceitisawasteoftime.Itbelievesthat
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2019-02-28 08:15:02
- Technology: Sun-dried air cuts cooling costs
ANair-conditioningsystempoweredonlybysolarenergycouldcutcoolingcostsbyupto95percentinhot
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2019-02-28 07:19:10
- Technology: Blushing plant cell
BySARAMELVILLEITisnoweasyforgeneticengineerstocreatenewvarietiesofplantsbytransferringgenesfromonespeciestoanother.Buttheresearchers’taskcouldnowbecomeeasier.Tokeeptrackofthegenesintransit
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2019-02-28 07:16:11
- Technology: Holography looks into the human body
BySUNNYBAINSAMERICANresearchersareusingholographytodevelopatechniquewhichcouldobtainimagesoftheinteriorofthebodysimilartothoseproducedbyX-rays–butwithvisiblelight.Theideaofworkingwithvisiblelightinmed
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2019-02-28 06:19:11
- Technology: Traffic lights learn to go with the flow
ByMICKHAMER‘SMART’trafficlightswillsoonbecuttingqueuesatroadjunctions.Researchersatthegovernment’sTransportandRoadResearchLaboratoryhavedevelopedasystemknownasMOVA–shortformicroprocessor-optimisedvehi
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2019-02-28 06:16:03
- Technology: Independent radio takes adverts from space
ByBARRYFOXBRITAIN’Sgrowingnetworkofindependentradiostationscannowcollectitsnews–anditsadvertisements–fromsatellites.Theradiostationspickupsound-onlybulletinsfromthesatellitesandinturnbroadcastthem
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2019-02-28 06:09:05
- ExoMars probe set to sniff out signs of life on the Red Planet
ATGmedialab/ESAByJacobAronUpdate:TheExoMarsTraceGasOrbiterliftedoffsuccessfullyat0931GMTon14March2016.Ithastakenawhile
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2019-02-28 06:02:08
- Technology: Automatic high-flier heads for the stratosphere
ByJONATHANBEARDPILOTLESSaeroplanedesignedformilitaryreconnaissancemaysoonbetakingtotheskiesoncivilianmissionssuchasweatherresearchandpollutionmonitoring–thekindofworknormallycarriedoutbyballoonsandsat
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2019-02-28 05:10:10
- Technology: Cars light up on a single bulb
CARSofthefuturemayhavealltheirlightfromheadlamps
2019-02-28 04:18:03
- Technology: Cheap optics get the message around the chip
THECONNECTIONSbetweendevicesonasiliconchipoftenbecomeovercrowdedbecausetheyareconfinedtotwodimensions.Opticalinterconnections
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2019-02-28 04:17:02
- Technology: New system at Fylingdales is safe, says RAF
ByGRAHAMTHOMPSONSENIORRAFofficershaverejectedclaimsthatanothernewmissileearlywarningradar
2019-02-28 04:14:05
- Technology: A technical fix for the greenhouse effect
BySUSANWATTSAGROUPofindustrialscientistsspecialisinginenergyhasproposedaformulatocutBritain’scontributiontothegreenhouseeffect.Theblueprint*
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2019-02-28 03:20:02
- Technology: Chinese crystal makes sense of silicon chemistry
ByHELENGAVAGHANinWASHINGTONDCITHTHEhelpofacrystalfromChinaandalaser
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2019-02-28 03:09:05
- Technology: Biodegradable plastic hits the production line
BRITAIN’Slargestchemicalscompany
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2019-02-28 03:08:01
- Technology: Britain sheds light on flat television
SCREENtechnologydevelopedatImperialCollegeinLondonmayhelpBritaintodevelopaflat-panelscreentodisplayhigh-definitiontelevision(HDTV)pictures.TheresearchwasfundedbyBritishcompanyTech-NelDataProducts
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2019-02-28 03:06:07
- Technology: Peering into the Universe with a bowl of mercury
ByNIGELHENBESTATELESCOPEwhosemainmirrorconsistsofaspinningbowlofmercuryisbeingbuiltinCanada–atafractionofthecostofaconventionaltelescope.Itshouldprovidenewinformationonsomeofthemostdistantgalaxiesinth
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2019-02-28 02:06:11
- Explosive golf video game has the best physics simulation ever
ThreeFieldsByDouglasHeavenBeforeteeingoff
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2019-02-28 02:06:01
- Technology: Cancer cells 'cleaned' out of bone marrow cells
ByJEFFHECHTinBOSTONAWAYtoremovecancercellsfrompeople’sbonemarrowsothatthemarrowcanthenbereturnedtotheirbodieshasbeendevelopedintheUS.Thenewtechniquecouldhelppatientswhoneedtohaveimplantsoftheirownmarr
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2019-02-28 01:15:05
- Technology: French line up Europe's high-speed trains
ByDEBORAMACKENZIEandMICKHAMMERTHEFRENCHgovernmentisconsideringamassiveexpansionofitssuccessfulnetworkofhigh-speedtrains
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2019-02-28 01:14:04
- Technology: Minister sent to Wales to defend American radar
ByDANIELCLERYBRITAIN’sministerfordefenceprocurementwillthisweekdefendthegovernment’splanstositeanewtypeofAmericanradarsysteminDyfed.Hisaudiencewillbelocalresidentswhoaredemandinganindependentpublicinq
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2019-02-28 01:04:09
- Tiny sensors carried by pigeons can test air quality on the wing
DigitasLBiBySamWongThey’reratswithwings!Andsensors.Tenpigeonscarryinglightweightpollutionsensorsinspeciallydesignedbackpackswillprovideliveair-qualityupdatesfromtheskiesoverLondonforthenextthreedays.P
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2019-02-27 10:16:01
- Gloriously bubbly
BySidneyPerkowitzinAtlantaSOITwasjustacallousrumour.Onthenightof31December1999
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2019-02-27 10:03:09
- One-bit wonder
ByBarryFoxInventorsoftencomplainthatpoliticiansknownothingabouttechnology.ButformerAustralianprimeministerPaulKeatingprovedotherwisewhenheinvestedinLakeTechnology.Nowthecompany’sco-founderDavidMcGrath
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2019-02-27 09:14:08
- Leaky recycling
ByBarryFoxHumanurinecouldreplaceaquarterofthecommercialfertilisercurrentlyusedforfoodcropproduction
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2019-02-27 09:04:03
- Fire away
ByBarryFoxBulletproofcladdingforcarshasaweakness
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2019-02-27 09:01:05
- Boon for the tuneless
ByBarryFoxForthosewhocan’tbebotheredwithtuningtheirguitars
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2019-02-27 08:18:03
- Mind the hump
ByBarryFoxSpeedfiendsinIsraelareinforaroughride.Defenceresearchershave“improved”atraffic-calmingroadhump.Conventionalhumpsaremadeofconcreteorasphalt
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2019-02-27 08:05:01
- Fiddling on the roof
ByBarryFoxThomasRobinsonofGlamorganistryingtopatent(GB2334292)asimpleideathatcouldsavelives
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2019-02-27 08:04:06
- Safer spinner
ByBarryFoxWashingmachinesandtumbledryerscanbedeathtrapsforchildrenwholiketoclimbinside.SoDonnaCharles-FrederickandMarkMcPhersonofNortholt
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2019-02-27 07:16:01
- Bogus service
ByBarryFoxTheBritishPatentOfficehaswarnedthatagangoffraudstersbasedinChinaispreyingoninventors.BasedinGuangdongprovince
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2019-02-27 07:15:08
- Look before you eat
ByBarryFoxJapanesepatentsoftenpassunnoticedbecauseofthelanguagebarrier.SoaninventorinSwedenwhospentnearlynineyearssteeringhispatentforasee-throughrefrigeratorpasttheJapanesePatentOffice(JP2032200)isce
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2019-02-27 07:11:06
- Look to the sky
TheskyprovidesthegreatestfreeshowonEarthaccordingtoveteranAmericanmeteorologistJohnDay
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2019-02-27 07:03:06
- Don't shoot me down
ByBarryFoxRolls-Roycesaysjetenginesusedinair-launchedmissileshaveaproblem.Themissile’sengineworksinrocketmodeforthelaunchphase
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2019-02-27 06:13:05
- Get it down
ByBarryFoxAstraZenecaispatenting(WO9932082)awaytohelpchildrenandtheelderlytakebulkytabletssuchastheasthmadrugZafirlukast,
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2019-02-27 06:04:02
- 51st century man
ByBarryFoxAlthoughtheY2Kbugfailedtobite
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2019-02-27 05:12:07
- Taking stock
ByBarryFoxRailwayfreightwagonsareaprimetargetforthieves
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2019-02-27 05:05:10
- Airbag 'em
ByBarryFoxSomecarsalreadyhavefrontandsideairbags
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2019-02-27 05:03:05
- A bridge too low
ByBarryFoxTruckdriverssometimesmisswarningnoticesandsmashintolowrailwaybridges
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2019-02-27 04:04:10
- Driven to diffraction
ByBarryFoxAholographicscreencanprovide“shocking”improvementsinpicturequalityforrearprojectionTVsets
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2019-02-27 03:20:02
- Rattling Seattle
Digitaltechnologyisprovingamorepowerfulweaponforprotestthananyonecouldeverhaveimagined
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2019-02-27 03:14:06
- Fresher fruit
ByBarryFoxGamblersaremorelikelytokeeponspendingmoneyiffruitmachinessmellfresher
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2019-02-27 02:10:09
- Post apocalypse
AtDoomsday-plus-twoweeks
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2019-02-27 02:06:02
- Games for a laugh
Asthecommunicationscenturycloses
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2019-02-27 01:17:09
- Lights out
ByJonathanKnightinSanFranciscoANASAsatellitehasdiscoveredelectronsstreamingoutintospacefromtheEarth’spoles.Theseparticlesmaybethecauseofthemysterious“darkaurora”thatbreaksupthecurtainsoflightinauroral
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2019-02-27 01:10:03
- Stemming the flow
ByBarryFoxWhenthevalveonaWCcisternwearsout
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2019-02-27 01:05:08
- Casting the net
InhisDeclineandFalloftheRomanEmpire
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2019-02-26 10:19:13
- Jupiter sports new 'bruise' from impact
ByLisaGrossman(Image:PaulKalas/MichaelFitzgerald/FranckMarchis/LLNL/UCLA/UCBerkeley/SETIInstitute)(Image:AnthonyWesley)SomethinghassmashedintoJupiter
