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The world’s first ‘printed’ car rolling off the 3D printing presses…

September 26, 2011
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The world’s first ‘printed’ car has rolled off the 3D printing presses… … and it actually works By DANIEL BATES The ‘Urbee’ was made using a special printer which built up layer upon layer of bodywork – almost as if the car was ‘painted’ into existence, except using layers of ultra-thin composite that are...
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Cancer drug trial halted in UK for being too successful

September 26, 2011
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Doctors halt prostate cancer treatment so others can benefit. Picture: ThinkStock THE trail of a new drug for prostate cancer was halted in the UK because the results were too good. Doctors at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London concluded that it would have been unethical not to offer it to all 922 cancer...
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Frisky farmer, 90, has 50 children

September 26, 2011
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Daddy cool … father-of-50 Luiz Costa de Oliveira dons shades as he is surrounded by three women A FRISKY farmer has told how he fathered 50 children with four women — who included two sisters and their MUM. Retired Luiz Costa de Oliveira, 90, admitted he does not know all the names of his...
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Einstein theory busted! Particles seen to travel faster than light

September 24, 2011
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If the finding is verified, Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity will be blown to pieces. Picture: zebra.klv.si PHYSICISTS have reported that sub-atomic particles called neutrinos can travel faster than light, a finding that, if verified, would be inconsistent with Einstein’s theory of relativity. In experiments conducted between the European Centre for Nuclear Research (CERN)...
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The Force is strong in this one: BT tower shines ‘lightsaber’ into the sky… switched on by C3-P0

September 23, 2011
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By ROB WAUGH A giant lightsabre beams over London, Stormtroopers parade across New York’s streets and Darth Vader is seen hailing a taxi. It can mean only one thing – Star Wars is in town. Walk this way: Three Jawas and a Stormtrooper cross New York’s 42nd Street as Star Wars comes to Blu-Ray...
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Mind’s eye: Experts use magnetic scanner to see videos ‘playing’ inside people’s brains

September 23, 2011
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By CHRIS PARSONS and ROB WAUGH Scientists have created a revolutionary brain imaging process which allows them to ‘see’ moving images inside people’s minds. As the test subjects think of a video, the researchers ‘see’ it on screen. It’s the most astonishing demonstration of ‘mind reading’ technology ever demonstrated. The academics from the University...
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Online gamers crack AIDS virus enzyme puzzle at University of Washington

September 19, 2011
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Scientists stunned by a group of online gamers who succeeded in beating computers at figuring out a HIV like virus. Picture: AFP Source: AFP ONLINE gamers have achieved a feat beyond the realm of Second Life or Dungeons and Dragons: they have deciphered the structure of an enzyme of an AIDS-like virus that had...
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Glowing cats shed light on Aids

September 13, 2011
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Cats that have been genetically modified to glow in the dark are being used to gain insights into Aids. The scientists inserted one gene into the cats that helps them resist the feline form of Aids. They also inserted a gene that produces a fluorescent protein called GFP, Nature Methods journal reports. This protein...
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IBM produces first ‘brain chips’ capable of mimicking the process of human thought

August 20, 2011
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The challenge in training a computer to behave like a human brain has tested the limits of science for decades. But researchers from IBM today said they have made a key step towards combining the two worlds. The U.S. technology firm has built two prototype chips that it says process data more like how...
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Bulletproof human skin made from spider silk and goat milk developed by scientists

August 18, 2011
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By DANIEL BATES It might look like a poorly drawn picture of an alien, but this is actually one of the most advanced types of skin ever made – that can even stop bullets. Researchers genetically engineered goats to produce milk which is packed with the same protein as silk spiders. Once this is...
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