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Nano-sized device lifts 165 times its own weight – Acting like a muscle
Imagine repeatedly lifting 165 times your weight without breaking a sweat -- a feat normally reserved for heroes like Spider-Man.
New Brunswick engineers have discovered...
New autonomous robot with socially aware navigation
Just as drivers observe the rules of the road, most pedestrians follow certain social codes when navigating a hallway or a crowded thoroughfare: Keep...
London train station : Exploding e-cigarette causes scare
British police say a scare at a busy London train station on Tuesday night has turned out to have been caused by an electronic...
Thailand offers course for women who marry foreigners
Thailand is offering a free course to help Thai women cope with the highs and lows of interracial marriage and avoid potential scams or...
Brain-altering magnetic pulses could zap cocaine addiction
Luca Rossi tried to hang himself in a bedroom in Perugia, Italy, in 2012. Suspended by his belt from a wardrobe, he had begun...
REPORTAGE : Iran rejects US demand for inspection of its military sites
Iran has dismissed a top US diplomat’s demand for the inspection of Iranian military sites by the UN nuclear watchdog, shrugging off comments by...
Satellite data accessed by a rights body shows widespread fires burning in at least...
Human Rights Watch says satellite data show fires have razed 100km of land in Rakhine state in the wake of crackdown.
Satellite data accessed by...
China Internet regulator announced that would force citizens to post comments using their real-world...
The Chinese government under president Xi Jinping is continuing to make life on the internet difficult for its potential detractors. Yesterday (Aug. 25), the...
Sarahah App Secretly Steals Your Entire Contact List
Sarahah is a newly launched app that has become one of the hottest iPhone and Android apps in the past couple of weeks, allowing...
Saudis Deal $70bn Arms Contract With China
During his meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, King Salman oversaw the signing of up to $65 billion worth of economic and trade deals,...
Obama ha scelto il disonore e Israele avrà guerra
L'accordo sul nucleare, presentato come il male minore, ha permesso all'Iran di diventare più ricco e potente e di allargare le sue minacce e...
Saudi Arabia : Hajj revenues poised to exceed $150bn by 2022
Economic experts have said Hajj and Umrah revenues are poised to exceed $150 billion by 2022 in light of the expected mergers of economic...
Indian and China agree on disengagement of border troops
India and China have agreed to deescalate a months-long territorial standoff in the Himalayas, ahead of a major economic summit involving both countries.
In a...
Anti-inflammatory cuts risk of heart attack
A clinical trial of more than 10,000 heart attack patients reported today supports a novel way to protect them from a stroke or a...
The Russian Ministry of Defense revealed its immediate and future plans for hardware procurement
The Russian Ministry of Defense revealed its immediate and future plans for hardware procurement.
The wish list, including conventional arms, and those “based on new...
