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Research Rat’s brain powers robot

Scientists in the UK have developed a robot whose movements are controlled by biological brain matter from rats.

From Garden of England to mega greenhouse China’s robotic welcoming delegation Shepherd tests digital bell
Britain’s biggest greenhouse complex – Thanet Earth – is currently under construction in Thanet in Kent and will very soon be growing salad…
As preparations for the Beijing Games continue, China has put together a team of five cute robots to welcome visitors at the international airport -…
With more than 350 sheep to keep an eye on in the mountains of southern Norway, shepherd Per Liahagen could do with a helping hand.
  1. Speed camera that’s all flash and no fine
  2. Ocean waves power boat to record journey
  3. Summer science showcases British projects
  4. Swirling skyscrapers planned for Dubai and Moscow
  5. Sanlucar, the continent’s biggest solar power plant
  6. Robots: from the really useful to the raunchy
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History Cave temples portal to Mayan underworld?

Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered a maze of stone temples in caves that they think the ancient Mayans believed were a portal to the underworld.

German Stonehenge reveals its mysteries Two Germans share longest family tree Cartagena’s Roman theatre unveiled
Archaeologists in Germany say they are getting nearer to understanding the secrets of a Bronze Age site of worship, thought to be some 4,000 years…
Two men in a village in Germany’s Lower Saxony region have discovered they are related – through a 3,000-year-old ancestor.
Almost unbelievably, a 6,000-seater Roman theatre lay hidden for centuries in the Spanish town of Cartagena, built over and disguised by the passage…
  1. Andean glacier melts prompt worldwide concern
  2. Striking a blow against Chikungunya
  3. Mystery oyster deaths baffle scientists
  4. Breeding programme helps at-risk turtles
  5. Danish mummy takes pride of place in new display
  6. India’s tigers need ”miracle“ to survive

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Cycles, eruptions and sunspots – exploring our Sun

It is a ball of burning gas one million kilometres wide but the Sun is one of the reasons we are here. Clouds of electrically-charged particles routinely shoot from the Sun, disrupting communications…

Jason 2 to monitor global climate changes Satellites used to combat rocketing food prices Attention job-seekers: astronauts wanted
Sea levels are rising everywhere, but in some areas they are rising quicker than others, bringing increased dangers of flooding. A new satellite -…
With the cost of staple foods heading into orbit, millions of people in the world’s poorest countries are facing the prospect of hunger. And the…
Ever dreamt of becoming an astronaut? This might be your chance. The European Space Agency is on a recruitment drive for talented individuals to join…
  1. Water and the Universe
  2. Proba: Big plans for ESA’s mini satellites
  3. Galileo gets under way
  4. Hubble’s Successor in Space
  5. Corot looks for another planet Earth
  6. How Europe is facing the threat of asteroid impact
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technology Humans and machines working on road safety

Sophisticated simulators to improve driver training and an increasing number of intelligent devices to aid drivers are growing more widespread. The interaction between the human behind the wheel and…

Harvesting energy from the sea Robots learn to express emotions Virtual assistants for music teachers
There’s more energy in the sea than we could possibly ever need say experts. Now, one company is using the tides to create electricity while others…
Robots are now being developed that can ”understand“ human emotions. They can interact with their users, and express happiness and sadness, depending…
European researchers have developed a multi-lingual music tuition software that complements traditional teaching. The computer listens to the…
  1. The future for food allergy research
  2. Building the world’s biggest telescope
  3. Technology that will soon be ready to wear
  4. Probell rings the changes for Europe’s campanologists
  5. Greener, cheaper, safer: the new nuclear power plants
  6. Snow scientists research falling mercury
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Air traffic One sky for all: a look at the Single European Sky

It is an early summer morning at Athens International Airport, Greece. The captain of Aegean Airlines flight 802, bound for Munich briefs the crew and completes the pre-flight controls. Our cameras…

Air today, what tomorrow? Military-civilian teamwork helps deal with air… What goes up, must come down
Planes without pilots, and air-traffic controllers getting ever more sophisticated help from computers… These are just two of the solutions being…
Military and civil aviation have been treated in the past as two different worlds. But with commercial air traffic expected to double in the next…
They are the jugglers of the sky – the air traffic controllers who guide thousands of jets, carrying millions of people safely to their destination.…
  1. Manchester shows way ahead for airports
  2. Burgeoning air travel challenges Europe’s airports
  3. The mystery of air traffic control uncovered
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