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Alex Muller
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Telexistence robot avatar transmits sight, hearing and touch
TELESAR V, a “telexistence” robot system being researched at Keio University, aims to free people from time and space constraints by using remotely operated robots...
Obama Pledges to Veto Anti-Net Neutrality Legislation
The White House said Tuesday that President Barack Obama likely would veto upcoming legislation that would unwind net-neutrality rules the Federal Communications Commission adopted last...
LifeStraw Brings Clean Water To Almost One Million In Kenya
Most of us take access to clean water for granted. But for nearly a billion people around the world, clean water is a commodity that’s...
The $8 trillion internet economy: By the numbers
Since the first website debuted 20 years ago, the internet has become a daily reality for nearly a quarter of the world’s population, revolutionizing the...
No evidence for extraterrestrials, says White House
The announcement came as a response to submissions to the We The People website, which promises to address any petition that gains 5,000 signatories. ...
Welsh government’s opt out organ donor consultation
Families would have no legal right to stop dead relatives’ organs being used for transplant if the person has not opted out in advance, under...
Beyond GPS: your phone in 2015
Attention smartphone users: the recent launch of the first two satellites for Europe’s Galileo global navigation satellite system (GNSS) could make things a lot more...
World Emissions of Carbon Dioxide Outpace Worst-Case Scenario
The global output of heat-trapping carbon dioxide jumped by the biggest amount on record in 2010, the U.S. Department of Energy calculated. A chart...
NASA evaluating “tractor beam” technologies
NASA is looking to turn another staple of science fiction to practical use by studying ways to make "tractor beams" a reality. While none...
To Find Alien Cities, Look for City Lights on Distant Planets
The search for extraterrestrial life elsewhere in our universe has taken many forms, from the radio signal searching undertaken by SETI to the rovers and...