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Lighting on the wall: World's most spectacular video projections
Sydney has had a radical makeover this summer, with the famous Opera House dressed in snakeskin and the underpass dotted with flowers to mark the city's Vivid festival.
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Can Amazon help 3-D finally catch on?
Over its extensive history, 3-D entertainment has seen its share of successes and failures.
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World Cup survival glass tells you when to stop drinking
Imagine you are welded to the sofa at home about to watch a third match in a row. You have been drinking throughout the day, but reach for another can of cold beer and fill your glass.
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Solar storms! Full moon! Must be Friday the 13th
Common Western superstition says Friday the 13th is unlucky. But what does it say about a Friday the 13th with a full moon and solar flares that could create geomagnetic storms large enough to disrupt Earth's atmosphere?
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Vanishing spray makes World Cup debut
Now you see it, now you don't. That's the logic behind the vanishing spray being used at this year's World Cup in Brazil.
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What an Enterprise! NASA physicist, artist unveil warp-speed craft design
Thanks to a NASA physicist, the notion of warp speed might just travel out of sci-fi and into the real world.
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New technology aims to rid World Cup of 'ghost goals'
In 1966, British soccer legend Geoff Hurst booted a right-foot shot against Germany in the World Cup championship game. The ball struck the top crossbar and rifled down near the goal line before spinning out.
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'Smart' football helmet may help detect concussions
For years, the protocol for treating possible concussions on a football field has been this: After a player takes a hard hit to the head, a coach or trainer examines him to assess the severity of the impact and his readiness to return to the field.
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Meet Pepper, the emotional robot
When someone is being stiff and acting emotionless, we may have to quit calling them a robot.
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One month under the sea with a Cousteau
Could we one day live underwater? Ask Fabien Cousteau -- a month from now.
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Hollywood to feds: Let us use drones
It's almost entirely illegal to use drones for money-making purposes in the United States. But a little Hollywood magic could change that.
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Tool can plug gunshot wounds in seconds
You can find many things in Williams-Sonoma, the kitchenware retailer.
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At Harvard, swarming robots that mimic termites
Ask 100 robotics scientists why they're inspired to create modern-day automatons and you may get 100 different answers.
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Bone conduction: Get used to the voices in your head
Long established as the premier portal for sound, your ears are facing increased competition from emerging techniques for transmission through your skeleton.
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