CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Technology entrepreneur Elon Musk's SpaceX will attempt to land its next Falcon 9 rocket on a barge in the Pacific Ocean, seeking another milestone a month after landing a booster on the ground in a spaceflight first, t...
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Paper airplanes go high-tech at CES
The humble paper airplane has just been given a digital upgrade.
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World’s first passenger drone unveiled at CES
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES (REUTERS) - There are hundreds of drones competing for attention in Las Vegas at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show.
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Human imprint has thrust Earth into new geological epoch : study
OSLO (Reuters) - The indelible imprint left by human beings on Earth has become so clear that it justifies naming a new geological epoch after mankind, experts said on Thursday.
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Waterless toilet uses nanotechnology to treat waste, banish smells
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A toilet that does not need water, a sewage system or external power but instead uses nanotechnology to treat human waste, produce clean water and keep smells at bay is being developed by a British university.
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Africa takes fresh look at GMO crops as drought blights continent
HARARE (Reuters) - A scorching drought in Southern Africa that led to widespread crop failure could nudge African nations to finally embrace genetically modified (GM) crops to improve harvests and reduce grain imports.
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Fire Spreads at Libyan Oil Port Terminals
Fires have spread to seven oil tanks at Libya's ports of Ras Lanuf and Es Sider following attacks this week by Islamic State militants, a Petroleum Facilities Guards (PFG) spokesman said on Thursday.
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Tailor invests $100,000 in 3D personal clothing experience
Among Hong Kong's traditional tailors one shop has hung up the measuring tape and swapped it for a 3D body scanner - one that can take more than 120 measurement data points in less than 10 seconds.
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Remains of Lost 1800s Whaling Fleet Found
NOAA archaeologists have discovered the battered hulls of two 1800s whaling ships nearly 144 years after they and 31 others sank off the Arctic coast of Alaska
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Aerojet wins U.S. contract to set standard for 3-D printed rocket engines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc on Tuesday said it has won a $6 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to define the standards that will be used to qualify components made using 3-D printing for use in liquid-fueled rocket engi...
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