3D printers bring a new kind of fish to fry
An Israeli food-tech company says it has 3D printed the first ever ready-to-cook fish fillet using animal cells cultivated and grown in a laboratory. Alice Rizzo has more.
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Mercedes taps F1 team to build efficient EVs
Mercedes-Benz has plugged its Formula One team into the engineering process to build vastly more efficient mass-market electric vehicles. Ilan Rubens has more.
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Robot security guard on patrol in Switzerland
An autonomous two-wheeled robot developed by robotics startup Ascento has been performing guarding tasks for security firm Securitas AG in Switzerland. Olivia Chan has more.
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Inside the lab making enzymes for next-gen bio-plastics
London-based FabricNano are developing enzymes and a system they say would allow the global chemical industry to end its dependence on fossil fuels and produce the plastics and products the world is used to having, without the pollution that currently goes with them. Kristy Kilburn explains.
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Smart gun with facial recognition goes on sale in U.S.
Colorado-based Biofire Tech is taking orders for a smart gun enabled by facial-recognition technology, the latest development in personalized weapons that can only be fired by verified users.
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Shanghai auto show unveils cars with karaoke, 3D dashboards
Automakers keen to make a splash at the Shanghai auto show showed off vehicles boasting features from crystal balls to in-car karaoke systems and 3D dashboards, as competition to attract drivers heats up in the world's largest auto market.
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Analysts weigh in on SpaceX's rocket explosion
The spectacular aerial explosion of SpaceX's new Starship rocket minutes after it launched was a vivid illustration of a "successful failure" business formula that serves Elon Musk's company well, Garrett Reisman, a former SpaceX employee said on Thursday (April 20). Tanya Harrison, a Fellow of the University of British Columbia's Outer Space Institute, said just making it off the pad was an achievement.
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Can the Western Balkans keep up with a solar energy boom?
Western Balkan nations are seeing a boom in solar energy investment, which could help ease a power crisis that had threatened a shift away from coal, but industry officials say transmission systems are not prepared for new energy feeds. Kristy Kilburn explains.
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Climate change thaws world's northernmost research station
At the world’s northernmost research station in Ny-Alesund, Norway, scientists are racing to collect data to understand how the fastest-warming place on Earth is changing – and what those changes could mean for the planet’s future. Fiona Jones reports.
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Philippines scientists develop climate-resistant rice
Scientists at the International Rice Research Institute are developing varieties of climate-resistant rice, hoping to curb the effects of climate change on agriculture. Ilan Rubens has more.
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'Perceval' the robot dog helps repair Paris metro
Boston Dynamics’ dog-like robot has a new job -- helping Paris metro inspectors repair the hundred-year-old regional railway network.
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Nigerian builds model airplane from trash
Bolaji Fatai has never set foot in an airplane, but that hasn't stopped him from building his own remote-controlled model aircraft from trash and sending it soaring over Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital.
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Soccer-playing humanoid robot readies for the pitch
Standing at 4 feet 8 inches tall, ARTEMIS is a first-of-its-kind robot that University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) mechanical engineers developed, and it is ready for the pitch. Ilan Rubens has more.
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New method promises safer, less painful lung transplants
A Spanish hospital carried out a lung transplant using a pioneering technique with a robot and a new access route that no longer requires separating the ribs and opening up the chest, experts said on Monday (April 17). This edit contains graphic images of surgery.
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Island for birds made entirely from mussel shells
Sardinia is successfully merging recycling and protection of endangered migratory birds in a 'blue circular economy' project, involving an artificial islet made of mussel farming waste.
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Shell launches first electric ferry in Singapore
Shell has launched its first electric ferry globally at its Singapore refinery and said it would work with the city-state's port authority to cut emissions from ships.
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Elon Musk plans 'TruthGPT' AI chatbot to rival Microsoft's
Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday (April 17) he will launch an artificial intelligence platform that he calls "TruthGPT" to challenge the offerings from Microsoft and Google. Julian Satterthwaite reports.
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Solar energy ovens help Lebanese bake under the sun
On the rooftop of a bakery in the Lebanese village of Remhala, concentrated solar power systems installed by 'Partners With Sun' generate heat to operate a hybrid convection oven.
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SpaceX aims to revolutionalize space travel with Starship rocket
Elon Musk's SpaceX made final preparations early on Monday (April 17) to launch its powerful new Starship rocket system to space for the first time, on a brief but highly anticipated unmanned test flight from the Gulf Coast of Texas.
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ESA Juice mission successfully launched
ESA successfully launched its Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) into space on Friday (April 14) from Kourou, French Guiana.
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New Mexico researchers develop taxidermy bird drones
Scientists in New Mexico are giving dead birds a new life with an unconventional approach to wildlife research. A team at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in Socorro is taking birds that have been preserved through taxidermy and converting them into drones in order to study flight.
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Scientists create edible and rechargeable battery
Researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology have created a prototype of an edible and rechargeable battery, made entirely from food products.
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ESA's Juice mission to explore Jupiter and its moons
The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Juice, will make detailed observations of the giant gas planet and its three large ocean-bearing moons.
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How rewetting peatland could help tackle climate change
Germany has adopted strategies to protect and rewet peatlands like Brandenburg’s ‘King's Meadow’, playing an important role in achieving targets to reduce greenhouse gasses.
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Spanish startup grows hydroponic hops to help 'save' beer
In warehouses outside Madrid, hop vines grow under LED lights and close supervision in what their guardians say could be the best way to futureproof the supply of a key ingredient in beer, now threatened by climate change. Fiona Jones reports.
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