Science & Technology

Micropia: World’s first interactive microbe zoo opened in Amsterdam

Micropia museum, the world's first "interactive microbe zoo", opened in Amsterdam last month. The 10 million euros museum is next…

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Toyota recalls 1.75 million vehicles worldwide

Toyota is recalling 1.75 million vehicles worldwide over faulty brake installations and fuel component issues. The latest brake defect is…

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F60 America: Ferrari unveils its most exclusive creation to celebrate 60th anniversary in North America

Ferrari has unveiled the new F60 America, a car designed to celebrate the carmaker’s 60th anniversary in North America, on…

10 years ago

Bionic hand: Sense of touch restored for two patients

US scientists have restored a sense of touch to two bionic hand patients. The men can now delicately pluck the…

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Earliest cave paintings produced by humans discovered in Indonesia

Some of the earliest cave paintings produced by humans have been identified in a rural area on the Indonesian Island…

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014: Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell and William Moerner share award for improving resolution of microscopes

A trio of researchers has been awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for improving the resolution of microscopes. Eric…

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Blood Moon 2014: Total lunar eclipse to be visible across Americas and Asia

Skywatchers stay tuned for the second total lunar eclipse of 2014 that will be visible across much of the Americas…

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OECD: Canberra ranked best city in the world to live in

According to a recent report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Canberra is the best place in…

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Nobel Prize in Physics 2014: Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura share award for invention of blue LED

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 was awarded jointly to Japanese scientists Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura "for…

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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2014: John O’Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser share award

This year’s Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine has been awarded to three scientists who discovered the brain's "GPS system".…

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