Category Archives: Videos

Fancy a fish with 6-pack abs?

By anthony | Published: March 17, 2010
Mar 17 - Scientists have created a transgenic trout with muscles your average body builder would die for. But this guy is more than just pretty - his creator says the buff fish could be big news for the commerical fish-farm industry. Julie Gordon reports.
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Folding plug wins UK design award

By anthony | Published: March 17, 2010
Mar. 17 - Royal College of Art graduate Min-Kyu Choi has won the Brit Insurance 2010 Design of the Year award for his radical take on the standard three-pin UK plug. top honour at the UK Design Awards.
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Simulator helps blind soldier "see"

By melissa | Published: March 16, 2010
Mar 16 - A soldier blinded in Iraq can "see" again, thanks to a device that allows his brain to recreate a low resolution image of what is in front of him. Stuart McDill reports.
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Changing the world in 140 characters

By melissa | Published: March 12, 2010
Mar 12 - Tennis pro Andy Murray, Booker Prize winning author Margaret Atwood and celebrity chef Jamie Oliver are among the famous names backing an effort to raise money for education through 'Twestival'. Matt Cowan reports.
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Sails help ocean trawler save fuel

By anthony | Published: March 12, 2010
Mar 12 - For the first time, an industrial-sized paraglider is helping a modern trawler save fuel with old-fashioned wind-power. Developers hope it will significantly impact the vessel's energy consumption. Stuart McDill reports.
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3D TV hits homes

By melissa | Published: March 11, 2010
Mar 11 - Consumers can now bring the 3D experience into their homes, but programming is limited, and the prices can be high. Bobbi Rebell reports.
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Economy grounds flying car

By shervin | Published: March 10, 2010
Mar 10 - Boston-based technology company Terrafugia has created a car that can fly. The company says it's ready to begin manufacturing the flying car but the recession has stalled progress. Ben Gruber reports.
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World’s largest solar-powered vessel

By admin | Published: March 9, 2010
Mar 9 - The world's largest solar-powered boat aims to be the fastest such vessel to cross the Atlantic Ocean and the first to cross both the Pacific and Indian Oceans when it embarks around the world in 2011. Natalie Armstrong reports.
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Robot is soldier’s best friend

By shervin | Published: March 8, 2010
Mar 8 - With the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, battlefield technology has jumped forward by leaps and bounds. Now a Boston company is taking combat to the next level, with a robot companion for soldiers that mimics man's best friend. Ben Gruber reports.
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CCTV predicts suspicious behavior

By melissa | Published: March 5, 2010
Mar 5 - As surveillance video is used to probe the killing of a Hamas official in Dubai, in nearby Abu Dhabi, CCTV companies are the most sought-after stalls at the International Security and National Resilience exhibition. Natalie Armstrong reports.
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