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Inventor makes water out of air

28 October, 2009 - 19:28
Oct 28 - A French inventor has come up with a windmill that turns thin air into water and says his creation could offer hope to millions of people around the world who do not have enough water.

Last FM innovator returns with RJDJ

28 October, 2009 - 17:33
Oct 28 - The London-based technology company started by Austrian entrepreneur Michael Breidenbruecker recently launched the world's first iPhone only album, allowing listeners to create their own real-time mixes.

S. Africa nuclear firm gets support

28 October, 2009 - 15:58
Oct 28 - A South African nuclear power firm expects the government to use its new pebble bed reactor to help diversify the country's energy mix away from coal.

Artificial heart breakthrough

28 October, 2009 - 13:34
Oct 28 - A new artificial heart developed in France could be the future for thousands of cardiac patients.

Google Juice befuddles Fleet Street

27 October, 2009 - 17:38
Oct 27 - Efforts to tailor online news to improve the chances of the articles turning up in Google's search results spark worries over the storied craft of headline writing.

Gene therapy to reverse blindness

26 October, 2009 - 20:28
Oct 26 - Results of a study using gene therapy to reverse the effects of blindness in patients with a rare genetic disease have been unveiled in Philadelphia.

A Twitter take on classic lit

26 October, 2009 - 17:23
Oct 26 - The terse writing style of the microblogging service Twitter has been used to reduce classic works of literature to 'tweets' in Penguin's forthcoming book 'Twitterature'.

Turning wood into bone

26 October, 2009 - 07:35
Oct 26 - Scientists are working on a new procedure that could eventually turn wood into artificial bones.

Field narrows in X-Prize race

23 October, 2009 - 16:59
Oct 23 - The Progressive Insurance Automotive X-Prize has announced that 43 teams from ten countries have qualified for the final phase of competition.

Safety belt fetes 50 years

20 August, 2009 - 08:06
Aug 20 - We may take it for granted, but the safety belt has saved millions of lives in the fifty years since it became a standard feature in cars.

Valve to help sick lungs breathe

20 August, 2009 - 06:51
Aug 20 - A tiny device could help the millions of people worldwide who suffer from emphysema by giving them a less painful alternative to surgery.

The 'pay what you want' video game

19 August, 2009 - 15:07
Aug 19 - The video game manufacturer Eidos is offering downloads of its 2010 Championship Manager for as little as 1 UK penny, as a means of building a following for the franchise.

Sony resets PS3 game

19 August, 2009 - 10:02
Aug 19 - Sony is launching a cheaper, slimmer PlayStation 3 console next, hoping to restart a lagging game against rivals Nintendo and Microsoft.

Drivers get virtual "guardian angel"

19 August, 2009 - 05:03
Aug 19 - A digital co-pilot that can take over should a driver lose control of his rig is in the works for long-haul truckers.

Mouse created from skin cells

14 August, 2009 - 18:24
Aug 14 - Chinese researchers say a live mouse they've created from reprogrammed skin cells represents a major scientific breakthrough that they hope will one day allow humans to regrow damaged organs from their own tissue.

Robots unite

14 August, 2009 - 16:01
Aug 14 - From huge government contractors to tiny start-ups, the world of unmanned vehicle technology comes together in Washington DC for its annual conference and exhibition.

GM says Volt gets 230 mpg

11 August, 2009 - 22:11
Aug 11 - GM has announced that the Chevy Volt electric sedan, due on sale in late 2010, is expected to get 230 miles per gallon on the EPA's city fuel economy test.

First Wi-Fi pacemaker in U.S.

11 August, 2009 - 13:04
Aug 11 - After relying on a pacemaker for 20 years, Carol Kasyjanski has become the first American recipient of a wireless pacemaker that allows her doctor to monitor her health from afar -- over the Internet.

Gary the Gadget Guy talks MiFi

10 August, 2009 - 20:16
Aug 11 - Gary Hershorn, Pictures Editor of Reuters America, talks about his newest gadget: a MiFi 2200 Mobile Hotspot.

Peering into psychopaths' brains

7 August, 2009 - 16:14
Aug 7 - In a study of psychopaths who had committed murder, rape, strangulation and false imprisonment UK scientists found that tracts linking two crucial parts of the brain have 'potholes'.

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