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Evolta Robot Climbs 530 meters at Grand Canyon!

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2008-05-26 11:08:17 by max in zedomax.com
...centimeter tall can do so much with just 2 double A batteries plus its a great viral marketing for Panasonic batteries. Looks like Duracell battery and Energizer bunny have their paws full On May 24, a 17-centimeter tall, 130-gram Panasonic Evolta battery mascot robot scaled a 500-meter cliff at the Grand Canyon in a publicity stunt to...
 
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Age-verification cams on ciggie vending machines fooled with mag-photos

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2008-06-30 07:25:50 by HASH0x8b691e0 in Newlaunches.com
...centimeter (6-in) wide magazine photo of a man who looked to be in his 50s. The reporter then went to Kobe, where different face recognition hardware is being used. There, he bought cigarettes using an 8-centimeter (3-in) wide magazine photo of a female celebrity in her 30s. He also reportedly tried to use a 3-centimeter (1-in) wide photo,...
 
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Update: Oops, the MEDUSA Mind Control Ray Gun Will Actually Kill You [Death Ray]

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2008-07-26 10:00:00 by Jack Loftus in Gizmodo
...centimeter produces sound at zero decibels, which is just barely in hearing range. To produce sound at 60 decibels, or the sound of normal conversation, requires 40 watts per square centimeter of radiation. That would kill you pretty fast, Guy says. Producing an unpleasant sound, at about 120 decibels, would take 40 million W/cm2 of energy....
 
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Micro-Gel Drops on a Slide Have Huge Promise

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2008-05-12 17:35:37 by Michael in Medgadget
...centimeter by one centimeter array that comprises anywhere between several dozen and several hundred "dots," or small drops. Each of these drops contains a unique protein, antibody or nucleic acid that will attach to a particular DNA sequence or antigen A tumor, even in its earliest asymptomatic phases, can slough off proteins that find their...
 
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Invisible, Near-Weightless Nanotubes Could Support Humans, Buildings, Space Elevators [Nanotechnology]

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2008-07-21 11:15:00 by Mark Wilson in Gizmodo
...centimeter in diameter could do the trick. But when you realize that the rope is absurdly lightweight and invisible, the prospect gets a lot more exciting You see, nanotubes separated by more than one wavelength (five micrometers) are invisible. And the one centimeter human-supporting rope mentioned above takes the five-micrometer principle...
 
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Intestinal Robot Grabs Onto Cavity Walls

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2008-08-01 18:40:07 by Michael in Medgadget
...centimeter in diameter and three centimeters in length, with 1.5-centimeter-long feet that open on demand and press into the surface of the tissue to increase friction and anchor the device, says Sitti. In a recent paper published in the Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, Sitti showed that the oil increased adhesion up to 25 percent...
 
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Pleo goes under the knife in astonishingly long video

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2007-12-31 02:31:00 by Darren Murph in Engadget
...centimeter of Pleo's covering on video. Believe it or not, things get pretty interesting once the garb comes off, but you'll have to endure a near-24 minute clip in order to say you saw the entire procedure from start to finish. You ready? It's waiting after the break Continue reading Pleo goes under the knife in astonishingly long video ...
 
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Pleo goes under the knife in astonishingly long video

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2007-12-31 07:31:00 by Darren Murph in
...centimeter of Pleo's covering on video. Believe it or not, things get pretty interesting once the garb comes off, but you'll have to endure a near-24 minute clip in order to say you saw the entire procedure from start to finish. You ready? It's waiting after the break Continue reading Pleo goes under the knife in astonishingly long video ...
 
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Pleo goes under the knife in astonishingly long video

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2007-12-31 07:31:00 by Darren Murph in Robotic-Lab.COM
...centimeter of Pleo's covering on video. Believe it or not, things get pretty interesting once the garb comes off, but you'll have to endure a near-24 minute clip in order to say you saw the entire procedure from start to finish. You ready? It's waiting after the break Continue reading Pleo goes under the knife in astonishingly long video ...
 
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