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  • Bionic robots show off in France

    2011-04-08 17:04

    Some 200 bio-robot technicians from 17 countries appear at the International Workshop on Bio-Inspired Robots to show the latest developments in robots inspired from the animal world.

  • Bionic robots show in France

    2011-04-08 12:19

    Some 200 bio-robot technicians from 17 countries appear at the International Workshop on Bio-Inspired Robots to show the latest developments in robots inspired from the animal world.

  • China to launch eighth orbiter into space

    2011-04-08 11:15

    China will launch the eighth orbiter into space in "coming days" as part of its construction of an indigenous satellite navigation and positioning network.

  • Space telescopes observe unusual cosmic blast

    2011-04-08 10:45

    Astronomers are puzzling over an extraordinary cosmic blast in a distant galaxy.

  • Russia targets bigger role for space programme

    2011-04-08 10:26

    Russia will boost its efforts to explore the solar system and seek a bigger share of the market for space launches in the next decade, Prime Minister Vladmir Putin said on Thursday.

  • US astronomers hunt for nearby stars

    2011-04-08 08:34

    Using NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GEE) satellite, US astronomers are hunting for nearby, hard-to-see stars which could very well be home to the easiest-to- see alien planets

  • Errors still common in US hospitals

    2011-04-07 14:41

    About one in three people in the United States will encounter some kind of mistake during a hospital stay, US researchers said on Thursday.

  • 'My Other Ride is a Spaceship'

    2011-04-07 11:03

    The new Virgin America A320 aptly named "My Other Ride is a Spaceship" flies in tandem with White Knight2 carrying Spaceship 2 over San Francisco April 6, 2011. The aircraft were on their way to landing at San Francisco International Airport as the first aircraft to arrive at the new $388 million 640,000 square foot Terminal 2, which is slated to be the first LEED-GOLD certified airport in the nation. Guests onboard the A320 included Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson and astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

  • Genetic variants associated with caffeine intake found

    2011-04-07 09:38

    US researchers have discovered two genes in which variation affects intake of caffeine, the most widely consumed stimulant in the world, according to a report described Wednesday in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics.

  • Autism demands world's collective attention: UN chief

    2011-04-07 09:34

    UN Secretary-general Ban Ki- moon on Wednesday said autism demands the collective attention of the international community.

  • Body Worlds exhibit reveals secret of aging

    2011-04-06 12:27

    A plastinate sample of human body is shown an exhibit called "Body Worlds & The Cycle of Life" in the Museum and Science Industry Chicago, Chicago April 5,2011

  • Ozone layer faces record 40 pct loss over Arctic

    2011-04-06 09:45

    The protective ozone layer in the Arctic that keeps out the sun's most damaging rays -- ultraviolet radiation, has thinned about 40 percent this winter, a record drop, the UN weather agency said Tuesday.

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