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Super-foam makes contaminated water fit to drink

Researchers at North Carolina State University have created and eco-friendly super absorbent foam they say could revolutionise efforts to purify drinking water in developing countries and disaster-stricken areas. more »

Greek taxi drivers clash with police

Protesting taxi drivers clash with riot police outside the transport ministry after government talks fail. more »

A different shoe for each and everyday

Israeli student designs a low-cost solution for shoe addicts. more »

Yao Ming retires from basketball

Chinese basketball player Yao Ming announces his retirement from the NBA. more »

Pain molecule discovery opens door to new treatments

Scientists in the UK have discovered the molecule that causes pain in sunburn and say further research could lead to treatments for other inflammatory conditions like arthritis and cystitis. more »

Roving puppeteers tug at heart strings

A travelling puppet theatre charms Lithuanian children as the horse-drawn show brings stories alive on a pop-up stage. more »

Waste coffee grounds add flavour to fabric

A Taiwanese textile company is using waste coffee grounds to make an environmentally friendly fabric that dries fast and controls odours. more »

Swedish family learn to live low-carbon lifestyle

After six months living a carbon-lean life in a specially built house in Stockholm, the Lindell family has returned home to reflect on the lessons learned... more »

Twitter record broken during the Women's World Cup final

A new Twitter record for highest amount of tweets posted per second has been set during the climax of the Women’s football World Cup. more »

Singing robot finds its voice at Tokyos Robotech

A robotic mouth may not seem like a must-have accessory for your robotic workforce but Japanese researchers say that future human-robot communications may well depend on such devices. The mouth was just one of many robotic innovations on display at this year's Robotech expo in Tokyo. more »

Munich scientists set to electrify Frankfurt Auto Show

Scientists from Munich's Technical University will be joining the world's major car manufacturers at the Frankfurt Auto Show later this year, with an electric vehicle they have designed and built themselves. more »

Liquid Robotics Introduces Wave Gliders

Liquid Robotics has launched remote controlled robots, called Wave Gliders, which traverse across oceans and collect oceanographic data. more »

1.3 million websites shut in 2010 shut in China

More than one million websites closed down in China last year, a state-run think tank has said. more »

Social media game aims to end extremism

A social media game with Arab super heroes at its heart has been launched on Facebook. more »

YouTube blocks Lady Gaga channel

Lady Gaga's official YouTube channel has been suspended by the video sharing website. more »

Flying sphere goes where man fears to tread

Researchers from Japan's Ministry of Defense have developed an unmanned aerial vehicle with a difference. more »

Bringing light to the poor, one liter at a time

A bottled liter of water with a few teaspoons of bleach is proving to be a successful recipe for shanty dwellers in light-deprived slums of the Philippines. more »

Solar windows offer solution to brighter future

An Israeli company hopes to revolutionize the green solutions market with solar windows that combine electricity production, energy reduction and transparent design. more »

Fujitsu Next Generation Color e-Paper Module

Fujitsu demonstrated a next generation cholesteric LCD color digital paper module at the International Digital Publishing Expo. more »

BMW's Electric Scooter

BMW recently highlighted an electric scooter, currently still in the concept phase, targeted at green-leaning commuters. more »