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Amazing Discovery Of A Giant Tarantula Sprider (video)
A giant Tarantula has been discovered in northern Sri Lanka. Named as Poecilotheria Rajaei, it lives in the trees and has the size of a human head. The photos of these new species of Tarantula, discovered by researchers from Sri Lanka, are very impressive. Most remarkably, the spider has a very large size. This particular tarantula…
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Scientists Develop Method To Remotely Control Cockroaches (Video)
The presence of Cockroaches may be disgusting and repugnant to the home owners but they have the quality of being amazingly tough and ability to creep into the tiny places. It would have been ideal for the scientists to have a robot of the size of the cockroach, equipped with cameras to monitor the places where other robots…
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STEALTH WAR: The Anti Drone Clothing Line Launched
The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) generally named as drones, has generated lots of controversy in recent years. Drones use thermal imaging sensors to find and lock onto a target. Their use has resulted in civilian causalities, as well as, they are increasingly being used for home surveillance. The designer Adam Harvey consider drones to be…
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The World’s Smallest Night Vision Camera Unveiled: CHOBI Cam Pro3 (Video)
If you are an amateur video maker who wants to make videos of night life in a garden or jungle then the night vision camera “CHOBi Cam Pro 3” might be the solution. Priced at just $54, it is small enough to be connected to a keychain. It is possibly the world”s smallest night vision camera. However,…
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Swiss Scientists Develop World’s Smallest Implant For Early Diagnosis Of Heart Attack Using Smartphone
The worlds smallest body implant to diagnose heart diseases by monitoring the blood chemicals, has been developed by researchers at Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland. This small 14mm implant monitors proteins like troponin in blood. The level of this protein can predict if the heart attack is going to occur. The device also tracks…
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A Novel Of 1969 Precisely Predicted Events Of Our Time
John Brunner wrote his science fiction novel “Stand on Zanzibar” in 1969. Set in 2010, he described our lives today with a surprising precision. Science fiction novels help people escape their daily lives into an imaginary world. However, many times fiction becomes a reality after many decades. One such novel is “Stand on Zanzibar” by John Brunner. Written in…
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Tourists Attend Funeral Procession Of Dolphins(video)
The enthusiasm of the tourists who went to see the dolphins playing in their natural habitat quickly waned, as instead, they attended a real funeral procession. Some of the tourists who came to Dana point on the southern California cost were stupefied to see the funeral. This surreal event was captured on video camera, uploaded on YouTube and then…
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Google Street View Offers Tour Of A Ghost Towns Near Fukushima
Since Thursday, Google is offering a virtual tour of an abandoned town “Namie”, near Fukushima, Japan. The town was abandoned after the nuclear disaster. The pictures were taken in March 2013. Abandoned houses, broken windows, empty streets, and fishing boats still standing in the dock, it is now possible to walk this ghost town in the vicinity…
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A Robotic Hand Controlled By The Mind Of A Paralyzed
A 52 years old paralyzed woman is now able to eat using a ground breaking new robotic arm. The arm is operated with the help of electrodes implanted in her brain to catch the brain signal. Named Jan Scheuerman has been suffering from a diseases of degenerative brain disorder for the last 13 years and…
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Babyloid: A Baby Robot To Fight Against Depression In The Elderly
Babyloid is a robot created in Japan by Masayoshi Kanoh, a professor at Chukyo University in Nagoya. This robot can help the elderly fight against their isolation. Japan is a country with one of the world’s lowest birth rates and the population growth is negative. However, most women in Japan live record long lives. Hence,…
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Ekso exoskeleton: A Promising Hope For The Paralysed
Many times the road side accidents as well as accidents during skiing, or falling result in damage to the spinal cord. Sometimes, this damage can be permanent and lead to the life long lower back paralysis. This leads to a severely degraded quality of life, dependence on others and psychological trauma. The medical scientists are increasingly looking…
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A Man Making His Own Nuclear Reactor In The Kitchen
The Swedish authorities have arrested a 31 years old man in July who was trying to build a nuclear reactor in his kitchen. This story of a local newspapers made its echo in the international media. “I was arrested and jailed when police along with Swedish Nuclear Security raided my apartment,” the man said in a…
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An 8 Year Old Boy Marries A Woman Of 61 Years
Sanele Masilela (8 years) marries Helen Shabangum (61 years) at a ceremony in Tshwane, South Africa, attended by a hundred guests. A marriage ceremony was held with great pomp and show. The marriage was celebrated with dance, expensive wedding dresses, bouquets of flowers and even there was a French kiss between the “young” husband and wife that…
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Holographic Keyboard for future smartphones? (Video)
Aatma Studio has unveiled a new technology which will make the holographic keyboard interface to the iPhone 5 possible. The smartphone projects a holographic image of the keyboard in the air with which user can interact and use it as a normal keyboard. The Keyboard image can not only be made in air but also…
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The Tanks Will Become Invisible To Infra-red Sensors
British military scientists have succeeded in making tanks invisible in the eyes of infra-red and thermal sensors. It has always been a fantasy of military commanders to advance against an enemy without being seen. However, this fantasy will soon be realized. The Telegraph has reported that British military scientist have succeeded in making the tank invisible, using…