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Cyborgs Needed For Escape From EarthMoffett Field CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2010 Scientists have warned for decades that humans are straining the Earth. The global population is increasing, economies are expanding and consumption doesn't appear to be slowing. While save-the-planet campaigns are asking people to save energy, conserve water, recycle and even go vegetarian, some scientists are thinking literally out of this world by suggesting that humans may eventually have to consider leaving Earth if they are to survive as a species. In the September issue of Endeavour, ... read more |
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Tokyo (AFP) Sept 10, 2010Japanese researchers said Friday they had developed technology to scan a book as fast as a person can flip through it. A prototype ultra-speed scanner capable of digitising a book in one minute will be built within two years, said the chief researcher of the team at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Information Science and Technology. The "book-flipping scanning" system works ... more  
Washington (AFP) Sept 9, 2010US commanders considered shooting down an unmanned navy helicopter that flew out of control towards the US capital last month before communications were restored, a top US officer said Thursday. Admiral Sandy Winnefeld, who oversees the country's air defenses, said the August 2 incident presented senior officers with an unprecedented dilemma, as a robotic Firescout helicopter strayed off cou ... more  
Klaipeda, Lithuania (AFP) Sept 9, 2010The deck of a Lithuanian mine-sweeper shakes as a blast rips below the Baltic Sea, sending a geyser of water rising into the sky. Ships from seven other Baltic navies, plus their counterparts from Belgium and France, have stepped in to help Lithuania tackle an enduring legacy of World Wars I and II, when both sides littered the sea with mines. The two-week Operation Open Spirit, which en ... more |
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Robots programmed to deceiveAtlanta (UPI) Sep 9, 2010 U.S. researchers say they've given robots the ability to lie - or at least to deceive - in what they say could be a valuable capability. Georgia Institute of Technology scientists have conducted experiments in what is believed to be the first detailed examination of robot deception, a university release said. Robots capable of deception could be useful in several different areas, including military and search-and-rescue operations, the researchers say. A search-and-rescue robot ... read more |
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