Robot Ryomei Engineering, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, in cooperation with two other Hiroshima-area engineering companies, has developed a robotic carp.
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Introducing Robo-Carp
Scientists Invent ‘Nanorice’
Researchers in Rice University’s Laboratory for Nanophotonics say they’ve created nanorice" — rice-shaped nanoparticles of gold and iron oxide.
Study: Memory is Altered by View of People
A Cornell psychologist says viewing a person as dishonest or immoral can result in one’s recalling that person as being worse than he or she really was.
Playing in the Wild Affects Children for Life
A Cornell University study suggests children who play in the wild before age 11 grow up to actively care about their environment.
Study: Electricity Kills Cancer Cells
Scientists from Old Dominion University and Eastern Virginia Medical School say they’ve killed melanomas in mice using high-powered jolts of electricity.
Comet Dust Contains a Few Surprises
Scientists analyzing recent samples of comet dust say they have discovered minerals that formed near the sun or other stars.
Floating Nuclear Power Plants
A Russian expert in nuclear energy has said that Russia can offer the world innovations in global energy security, including floating nuclear power plants.
Top 10 Most Expensive Paintings
While some famous painting like the Mona Lisa by da Vinci and
Michelangelo’s work in the Sistine Chapel will never be sold, many are
on the open market being sold in elite auction houses. Of the paintings
that have been sold in recent years, these are the top 10 most
expensive ones.
Quake 3 on 24 Screens
This is just down right disgusting! (in a good way, not a pedophile way). This guy has managed to spread Quake 3 across 24 different LCD screens simultaneously.
Rupert Murdoch: ‘Adapt or Die’
According to media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, the newspaper industry needs to embrace the technological revolution of the Internet, MP3 players, laptops and mobile phones or face extinction.
