Mosquitos are one of the major ways that malaria is spread, causing an estimated two million deaths per year. Wouldn't it be cool if those mosquitos could be genetically modified to spread a malaria vaccination instead of the disease itself? Scientists have theorized about just such a solution for years, but recent work from...
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Baseball robots are nothing new (there's even a dedicated Wikipedia article on them), but that didn't stop Japan's Meiji University and Yokohama-based metal recycling company MRC to come up with the so-called Jet Hitter .
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In October last year, Pentax launched a "robotic" version of their K-x entry level digital camera, a colorful variation of the conventional black model. And today, the same company, presented another "creative" approach, the "Camera-man" . It's not a new camera (or a special version of an existing device) but a set of accessories,...
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Hmm, not so sure about this lot, Sony. I've always quietly coveted your S640 and S740 S-Series Walkmans with their 2-inch LCDs, 720x480 TV-out and quality MDR-EX300SL earbuds with noise cancellation tech. But these Japan-only Mickey and Minnie mouse engraved...
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