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Talking Robot is Surprisingly AnthropomorphicWT-6 uses a tongue, lips and vocal cords.
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Rising Cyberviolence Mirrors Sci-FiCyberviolence, a form of vigilante "justice" in which a large group of Internet users post attacks against an individual, are increasing in South Korea.
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The Almost-Magical Floating BedA young Dutch architect has created furniture that sci-fi writers have had for years.
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Battle Bot: Machine Designed to Extract Wounded TroopsA new robot is engineered to rescue wounded soldiers without further risk to human life.
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Vision Gear Bypasses the EyeA headband selectively stimulates receptors in forehead skin to provide visually impaired people a new view.
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Bear Hug: New Robot to be Therapeutic CompanionTeddy bear with onboard PC is designed to interact with patients who need some tender loving care.
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Modern M.A.S.H.: Soldiers Could Pack Their Own Freeze-Dried BloodSoldiers in the field may carry an emergency blood supply based on their own blood, revolutionizing trauma care on the battlefield.
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A New Wave: Scientists Write on WaterA new technology generates standing waves to form letters in a tank of water.
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Totally Fake Recall: Buy Proof of Trips Not TakenPersey Tours will sell you all the stuff you would expect to have after your exotic vacation: faked ticket stubs, hotel receipts and even photos to prove you were there.
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Yesterday's News Now on DVDCustomFlix, a division of Amazon, allows customers to choose from thousands of news clips and news shows dating back more than ten years.
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Man Arrested for Doing 56 mph on In-line SkatesIf he had wanted a safer ride at those speeds, he should have used a trusty MagnaPoon.
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Live Insects Challenge Humans in Bizarre Computer GameIn Wim van Eck's project, humans square off against real crickets in a modified version of Pac-Man.
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Design Competition Brings Sci-Fi Material to LifeA new trasformable material has been made into a beanie that turns into a helmet and a suit fit for a superhero. Now it's your turn.
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Phone or iPod Run New Pocket-size ProjectorScience fiction Grandmaster Jack Vance would be pleased.
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Portable Device Reads Any Text AloudK-NFB is a portable device that scans any available text and reads it back to visually impaired people.
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Brain Chip Made With Rat NeuronsA uniform neural net of brain cells—a brain chip—has been created by a team of scientists lead by Yael Hanein of Tel Aviv University in Israel.
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Future Cell Phones Might Literally Reach Out and TouchDesigner envisions a phone that can detect and emit odors, as well as radiate colors, light and temperature from the caller's environment
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It Has Come to This: Computer Orders Restaurant Workers AroundNew computer program takes orders, analyzes the parking lot and the rest of the operation, then tells employees what to do.
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Proposal to Implant Tracking Chips in ImmigrantsScott Silverman, Chairman of the Board of VeriChip Corporation, has proposed implanting the company's RFID tracking tags in immigrant and guest workers.
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Asimov's First Law: Japan Sets Rules for RobotsSoft material and emergency shut-offs will be required so future robots don't hurt people. Isaac Asimov suggested as much in 1940.
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New Glasses Require Piercing Bridge of NoseExtreme solution? Perhaps no more so that getting your eyes lasered. And your glasses won't be slipping down your nose.
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Real Doc Ock: New Robot Has Robotic TentaclesThe military has developed Octarms to explore the interior of pipes and pick up irregularly shaped objects
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New Flexible Material Conducts ElectricityThe polyaniline they made can conduct electricity at ultra-cold temperatures, and duplicates traits heretofore found only in pure metallic materials.
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Android Has Human-Like Skin and ExpressionsEveR-1 is a Korean android with human-like skin, a modest vocabulary and realistic facial expressions.
