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Robots to Control Solar Energy Supply to Earth

Japanese scientists are working on a project to supply 13,000 TW of solar energy with the help of robots stationed on the moon to receiving stations on the Earth’s surface. more »

Students at University of Pennsylvania Incorporate Reading Ability in Graspy Robot

The students at the University of Pennsylvania have been working on a robot, named, Graspy. more »

Toshiba prices its new tablet to undercut Apple's iPad2

The growing popularity of tablets has seen many new players enter the market. more »

Tiny Eco-Home demonstrates big energy savings

An energy efficient home, measuring just 3 metres cubed, is helping people realise how to cut their carbon footprint. more »

Poison and dogs deployed to rid Macquarie Island of rampant rabbits

Remote, windswept Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean is being purged of its rabbits in a massive eradication programme designed to reverse more than a hundred years of environmental destruction. more »

Endeavour lands for last time

Space Shuttle Endeavour lands at the Kennedy Space Station in Florida for the last time after completing its mission to the International Space Station, as Space Shuttle Atlantis prepares for NASA’s last shuttle mission. more »

Top 5 social networking hacks

Anthony Weiner, a Democratic congressman, has claimed his Twitter account was hacked after a photograph of a bulging pair of underpants was sent to a follower. Here are some of the most memorable social networking 'hacks'... more »

Dr Web representatives visited Penki kontinentai Central Office

At the initiative of the Kazakhstan subsidiary of BS/2 (a member of the Penki kontinentai group of companies), a group of visitors were in Vilnius in May. more »

Genevieve Bell: Anthropology meets technology

The first question anyone asks when they meet me is: "What does a corporate anthropologist do?"... more »

In Riga: ATMIA training sessions and focus on ATM security

On 7–8 June this year, ATMIA, the ATM Industry Association, is arranging training sessions focussing on ATM security. more »

Google e-mail accounts attacked by Chinese hackers

Hace China have compromised personal e-mail accounts of hundreds of top US officials, military personnel and journalists, Google has said. more »

Really big shoes to fill

Guinness World Records officially declares that an Australian man has the world's largest feet. more »

The Belgian Shepherd that can detect cancer

It's a sniffer dog with a difference: a military Belgian Shepherd that has been trained to detect signs of prostate cancer in patients' urine. According to French scientists, the dog can do it far more accurately than any currently available scientific technique. more »

Extreme weather and looming hurricane season keep scientists on alert

This week marks the beginning of hurricane season in the United States and scientists will be watching closely in the wake of extreme weather patterns that have devastated the Midwest. One of the questions they're trying to answer focuses on the impact of climate change and global warming. more »

For Skynet Users – Internet Speed of 550 Mbps!

Cannot live without Internet? Or perhaps You are not satisfied with the speed of Your current Internet? If so, then choose the fiber-optic Skynet of an especially high quality and reliability, the suppliers of which were among the first ones to offer citizens the Internet speed of 550 Mbps. more »

Spanish cucumbers blamed for outbreak

Spanish cucumbers are being blame for an E.coli outbreak that killed 10 people in Germany and sickened hundreds. more »

Beers in space – aussies brew big plans for space tourism

An australian micro-brewery has joined forces with a space engineering firm to produce the first beer for consumption in space. more »

Number of „Facebook“ users - 700 million

According to statistics server socialbakers.com, Facebook social network has 700 million users. more »

Serbia. Protesters clash with police

Protesters clash with police as pro Mladic rallies continue in the Serbian capital. more »

Japan short of Geiger counters

Japan, Geiger counters, radiation leak, Fuji Electric more »