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Afghans show prison break tunnel

Officials in Afghanistan show a tunnel dug by Taliban insurgents through which hundreds of prisoners escaped. more »

Agricultural Robots to Help Commercial Farmers Soon

In the future, the commercial farms could possibly be managed by robots, which would spray, identify and pick produce from plants such as peppers, grapes and apples. more »

Lasers could replace spark plugs in car engines

Car engines could soon be fired by lasers instead of spark plugs, researchers say. more »

Chernobyl Legacy

Twenty five years after the Chernobyl explosion, radiation contamination continues to haunt the survivors as it spreads to the next generation. more »

Synthetic trees capture carbon

Scientists at New York's Columbia University are developing a synthetic tree that removes CO2 from the atmosphere. The researchers say the tree, if mass produced, could make a significant difference to the quality of the air we breathe. more »

ZenRobotics Recycler saves the Planet from Waste

ZenRobotics Recycler is a robotic waste sorting system. Built with off the shelf industrial robotics components, the system utilizes machine learning to separate raw materials from waste. more »

BS/2 celebrates its 10th anniversary of operations

BS/2, which is a member of Penki Kontinentai group of companies and specialises in providing banking equipment and outsourced services for banks and the retail trading sectors, has celebrated its 10th anniversary of operations. more »

Bank SNORAS starts performing settlements with Chinese yuan

AB Bank SNORAS begins performing settlements with Chinese yuan and opens a correspondent account in Chinese yuan in the bank “Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.” registered in the People's Republic of China. more »

Ancient 'debit card' discovered

Archaeologists in the town of Wittenberg, Saxony–Anhalt, have unearthed a 453–year–old wooden “tally stick” used to keep track of debts. more »

Trimensional for iPhone

3D? Terribly lame when it's tossed into devices as a bullet point feature. Trimensional for iPhone takes a picture of your face and maps your mug in a 3D model. more »

European Union to investigate internet service providers

The European Union is to investigate whether internet service providers (ISPs) are providing fair access to online services. more »

Prince William and Kate Middleton marriage live on YouTube

The royal wedding will be broadcast live on YouTube after Prince William and Kate Middleton insisted they wanted their marriage to be the world’s most interactive public event. more »

Google’s Chrome OS Windows rival to launch in May

A stable ‘channel’ for Google’s Chrome operating system is now available, with rumours suggesting a big announcement coming at the company’s May I/O Conference. more »

Happy Easter!

Let this joy of Easter may fill up your heart today and forever. Happy Easter! more »

Brit builds ship from Lego

A British man builds a model of the retired U.S. aircraft carrier the USS Intrepid in New York, made entirely out of Lego pieces. more »

3D printer lets You "Eat your face" for Easter

A researcher at MIT has used his technical skills to give chocolate bunnies and eggs a run for their money. David Carr built a new type of 3D printer that uses chocolate to give a new face to Easter treats. more »

Storm chasers capture massive tornadoes

Storm chasers captured two tornadoes on tape as they touched down in the midwestern United States- continuing a recent onslaught of twisters that have killed dozens and destroyed swathes of land and property. more »

Politics on the brain - scientists say grey matter differs between left and right

Scientists in the UK have revealed that people with opposing political views have different brain structures. The London University College researchers say the part of the brain that processes emotional reactions is larger in conservatives than in liberals. more »

iPhone5 will go on sale in September

A new generation of smart phone "iPhone5" will go on sale in September. more »

Meet Kate Middleton, the doll

Fit for royalty -- a limited edition Kate Middleton doll goes on sale in the United States. more »