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Soon, swarm robots to explore space, do dangerous jobs on Earth
The day when swarms of robots will be exploring space or doing dangerous jobs on Earth is close to reality, for it is now possible to create self-assembling robot chains as well as tiny robots for just 24 pounds, say researchers. ANI
New fuel battery may ditch gasoline for good
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Boston have come up with a new idea of combining electric power with a combustion engine, which they say may enable electric vehicles to store more energy than gasoline in the same volume, and extend their range. ANI
Aliens never visited Earth, says scientist
A leading scientist has dismissed suggestions that the human race has over been visited by aliens from outer space. ANI
Anaconda, the rubber snake, may revolutionise wave power generation
US scientists have invented the Anaconda, a device consisting of a giant rubber tube, which may hold the key to producing affordable electricity from the energy in sea waves. ANI
Steam car Inspiration to attempt land speed record
A UK team hopes that its 7.6 metre-long car Inspiration will emerge as the fastest ever steam-powered land vehicle by beating the 205.5 kilometres per hour record, which was set in 1906 by the Stanley Rocket Racer on Daytona Beach. ANI
Plankton are able to thrive in acidic oceans
Scientists have discovered that some plankton can thrive in acidic oceans, which are a result of increased levels of carbon dioxide. ANI
A new research has suggested that short streets that have fewer than 15 houses encourage recycling schemes, while there is an absent of such initiatives on longer streets. ANIDictatorship may lie in ones genes
The ruthless behaviour of historys infamous dictators-Hitler, Napoleon Bonaparte, Benito Mussolini, Saddam Hussein, and Robert Mugabe-and that of certain bosses at workplaces, often nicknamed little Hitler by the employees, may be attributed partly to their genetics, according to a new study. ANIAsteroid collision to devastate marine life in equal measure as on land
A global catastrophe brought about by a meteorite strike would equally affect marine life forms living two miles below the sea, as on land, according to a new study by a researcher from the University of Southampton. ANI
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