Air pollution is now the biggest
global environmental killer, the WHO has confirmed. The seven million
deaths it caused in 2012 exceeded the victims of cigarettes, and is more
than double previous estimates.
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Would you live in a house made of sand and bacteria? It's a surprisingly good idea
Peter Trimble found his formula through trial and error. A design student at the University of Edinburgh, he was aiming to produce an artistic exhibition for a module on sustainability, when he stumbled on "Dupe," a living alternative to concrete.
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App lets you customize sneakers with Instagram pics
In case your social feeds aren't enough of a platform, you can now take a selfie and print it -- on your sneakers.
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Mars hopefuls ponder life without families, favorite foods
If your romantic partner pointed you to an application for a one-way trip to Mars, would you be upset -- or thrilled?
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Meet Mr. Robin, grandma's robot buddy
Almost eight years have passed since Bill Gates hailed a new era of "a robot in every home," and for most of us the sci-fi dream of an all-purpose automated assistant seems no closer.
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Music 'hackers' unleash new generation of cool and bizarre instruments
I keep my hands hovering in the space between an elevated lamp and a square white box that resembles a washing machine. At a signal, I make patterns with my hands, creating shadows that stretch out on the bright surface below, generating a cacophony of barking, as if a pack of dogs have been released into the East London basement.
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Custom-built robot to probe Fukushima leaks
The push to plug the plumbing problem from hell at Fukushima Daiichi is about to get some help from a U.S.-built robot designed to search for leaks from one of the Japanese nuclear plant's crippled reactors.
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FDA approves 'Star Wars' bionic arm
Amputees will soon get help from a groundbreaking bionic arm, thanks to the inventor of the Segway and a little inspiration from "Star Wars."
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Meet the BAT, an airborne wind turbine
The first time you see this bizarre aircraft floating high above the horizon, you may be confused. It looks kind of like a giant, winged doughnut.
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How our universe grew up
It's hard to describe billions of years of cosmic history. But scientists have used a code to create a model of how the universe as we know it today might have evolved.
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New cassette tape could hold 47 million songs
Forget the cloud, and rework your mental image of those mysterious data centers. Sony has reinvented a tool for storing a mind-numbing amount of data:
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Stealing from nature: Incredible new tech inspired by biology
When the body comes under attack by flu, dendritic cells rush to the site of infection and identify the alien forms attacking it. Millions raise the alarm and the immune system is fired into action.
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Oculus chief wants 1 billion people in virtual reality
When Oculus, makers of a virtual-reality headset many view as the future of video gaming, agreed in March to a $2 billion buyout by Facebook, they weren't tempted by the success of "FarmVille" or "Candy Crush."
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Drones banned from Yosemite, other parks
If you're planning to enjoy this spring or summer at a national park, you'd better leave your drone at home.
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A bug repellent that could save lives
When is bug spray more than just bug spray? When it's a compound that, according to researchers at Vanderbilt University, is thousands of times stronger than DEET, works on many different insects and could very well save lives.
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A 'club sandwich' may support life on Jupiter's moon Ganymede
At least one corner of the solar system may be serving up an ice-and-water sandwich, with the possibility of life on the rocks.
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