Showing posts with label news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label news. Show all posts

[Video] High fashion meets tech with bulletproof clothes


[Video] High fashion meets tech with bulletproof clothes
Fashion-conscious shoppers can now feel protected without sacrificing either safety or style, thanks a range of designer clothing with built in bulletproof protection. (Aug. 20)

[Video] Cosmonauts repair Soyuz explosive


Russian cosmonauts have repaired an explosive bolt on the Soyuz spacecraft in open space.

[Video] Raw Video: Construction Work in Space


[Video] Raw Video: Construction Work in Space
Two astronauts go to work outside the international space station, helping install a new lab, the Columbus. The 10-ton laboratory is Europe's primary contribution to the station. (Feb. 11)

[Text] Third undersea Internet cable damaged in Mideast: Indian firm

[Text] Third undersea Internet cable damaged in Mideast: Indian firm
A third undersea Internet cable has been damaged in the Middle East, adding to the disruption in online services after two other lines were cut earlier this week, the cable operating firm said. The Falcon cable was cut 56 kilometres (35 miles) from Du...

Space News Feed

[Video] Raw Video: Navy Tests Electro-mag Railgun


[Video] Raw Video: Navy Tests Electro-mag Railgun
Newly released video shows the Navy's Office of Naval Research successfully conducting a record-setting firing of an electromagnetic railgun. (Feb. 1)

[Video] Cyber Terror? Government Plans for the Worst


What would happen if the country's entire electronic infrastructure was attacked? The government is planning for it. The AP's Sagar Meghani reports from Washington. (Jan. 31)

[Video] Breakthrough: Scientists Grow New Heart


Scientists at the University of Minnesota say they have reached the holy grail of tissue engineering - they created a new rat heart. (Jan. 14)

[Video] Robot Eats Snow; Creates Ice Bricks


[Video] Robot Eats Snow; Creates Ice Bricks
A Japanese company has developed a robot that takes care of snow in a whole new way. It plows through the snow and creates bricks. A commercial model could be available in five years. (Jan 4)

[Video] 'Smart' CCTV in action


[Video] 'Smart' CCTV in action
A new generation of "smart" CCTV cameras will make the recording of material more selective.

[Text] Robot used to repair renal aneurysm

[Text] Robot used to repair renal aneurysm
Surgeons in Chicago successfully performed robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery to remove a renal arterial aneurysm and reconstruct the artery.The patient was being evaluated to donate one of her kidneys to a family member in need of a transplant when...

[Text] Space travel affects immune system

U.S. researchers said prolonged time in space apparently lowers the natural immunity system of the human body.The NASA-sponsored research revealed the immune system appears to weaken in space, leaving astronauts more susceptible to bacteria and viruses, Th...

[Text] Nokia moves to curb electronic waste dumping in Africa

Mobile phone handset maker, Nokia, will collect all mobile phone waste for recycling and repairs as part of its environmental policy of reducing emissions of electronic waste known to be the fastest growing source of pollution. Nokia Eastern Africa Chief C...

[Video] Video violence still wins big



[Video] Video violence still wins big
According to NPD group, heavy gamers spend 8 times as much on video games compared tot the average gamer. Bobbi Rebell reports.

[Video] Chimp Beats Humans in Memory Game


[Video] Chimp Beats Humans in Memory Game
Think you're smarter than a 5th-grader? 5-year-old chimp beats college kids in computer game. (Dec. 3)

[Video] New Cloning Controversy

Scientists in Oregon have successfully cloned embryos from a rhesus monkey, sparking new ethical questions regarding stem cell research. Bill Whitaker reports.

[Video] Raw Video: Human-like Robot

Check out a robot that can kick a soccer ball, dance and even walk down stairs. The world's most advanced humanoid robot demonstrate its skills at the Honda Initiation Grant Technical Horizon Symposium in California. (Nov. 15)

[Video] Robotic cockroaches take power

[Video] Robotic cockroaches take power
Robotic cockroaches have integrated themselves into the insects' society, say scientists.

[Video] First ever Chess Boxing champ

[Video] First ever Chess Boxing champ
The first ever Chess Boxing World Championship, a competition which requires both brains and brawn, has taken place in Berlin.

[Video] Britons send 1bn texts a week

[Video] Britons send 1bn texts a week
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A billion text messages are sent each week in Britain, as many as were sent in the whole of 1999.