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Nanobot lets DNA legs do the walking
FEATURE: 10:48 06 January 2009 | 1 comment
A two-legged molecular machine that is designed to walk unaided along a single strand of DNA could soon carry cargo and may one day deliver drugs inside cells
Invention: Exoskeleton power steering
13:18 05 January 2009 | 9 comments
Borrowing a trick used to steer cars without effort could make robotic exoskeletons more reliable and easier to use, a patent application claims
Desktop atom smashers could replace LHC
FEATURE: 10:50 05 January 2009 | 11 comments
The next generation of particle smashers might be considerably smaller than the Large Hadron Collider – and made almost literally out of thin air
Implants for babies could help deaf learn to speak
IN BRIEF: 11:00 04 January 2009 | 10 comments
Brain activity that is "scrambled" in deaf cats develops normally if they are fitted with a cochlear implant shortly after birth, say researchers
Psychologist finds Wikipedians grumpy and closed-minded
01:00 03 January 2009 | 50 comments
Contributors to the free online encyclopaedia are motivated by egotism, not altruism, a psychological survey concludes
Invention: Software research assistant
07:00 02 January 2009 | 8 comments
Need to appear knowledgeable on something you know nothing about? Software that does the hard work for you is the answer, a new patent application claims
Gallery: Virtual autopsies dissect humans and animals
11:00 01 January 2009 | 1 comment
Stunning 3D scans of subjects from chimps to murder victims from a team who's work has appeared in the CSI television shows
Springy robot has a gentle touch
FEATURE: 11:00 01 January 2009 | 7 comments
Industrial robots are mostly power-hungry workhorses, but a new mechanical arm and hand uses no more energy than a couple of electric toothbrushes
US investigation into gravity weapons 'nonsense'
Physicists are surprised to find that military intelligence investigated whether elusive gravitational waves could threaten US security
One Laptop Per Child ready for version 2.0
The founder of the ambitious project tells Paul Marks how its cheap, robust laptop is spreading rapidly across globe's poorest areas
FROM THE BLOG
Space elevators needed for space solar power?
19:49 05 January 2009
Could space elevators one day be used to save the planet?
Artificial butterfly flaps like a pro
16:12 05 January 2009
Flying insects continue to inspire roboticists. Early in 2008, US researchers added an artificial control system to the brain of moths, effectively creating remote controlled cyborg insects. Meanwhile, others are busy creating winged robots that flap around like real insects.A...
Space sickness and cosmic photography: the voyage of Apollo 8
15:24 24 December 2008
Forty years ago, astronauts went into lunar orbit for the first time - they took shifts staying awake and snapped an iconic image of the Earth rising above the Moon
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Fat fingers no problem for 'transparent' touchscreen
Even the tiniest gadgets are easy to use if they have a touch interface on the back
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Rolling robot can hop
A new design allows a spherical robot to either jump or roll over obstacles
