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Hawking: 'Ventilator Not Curbed My Lifestyle'
World-famous physicist, Professor Stephen Hawking, made clear Tuesday that being on a ventilator hasn't curbed his zest for life. He said his next aim was to go into space with British tycoon Richard Branson. (April 30)
Flying Disc-throwing Robots Teach Kids Tech
Thousands of high school students from around the world have put their engineering skills to the test at an international robotics contest. "FIRST" is compared to a "Superbowl of the Mind" mixing math, science and technology with competitio...
Virgin Galactic Spaceship Passes Big Test
A spaceship bankrolled by British tycoon Sir Richard Branson made its first engine-powered flight Monday. The test flight moves Virgin Galactic toward its goal of flying into space later this year. (April 30th)
Robots Fighting Superbugs
In this era of threatening superbugs, products for fighting hospital infections seem to be multiplying as fast as the germs themselves. Hospitals can now fight superbugs with devices that resemble Star Wars robots. (April 29)
Raw: Japan's ANA Test-flies 787
Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) conducted its first test flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on Sunday. The flight departed at 8:59, circling Wakayama Prefecture, and finally touched down back at Haneda Airport at 10:54. (April 28...
Navy Tests High-Tech Tools Against Smugglers
The U.S. Navy on Friday began testing two new aerial tools, borrowed from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, that officials say will make it easier to detect, track and videotape drug smugglers in action. (April 26)
Mobile Apps Creating Big Business Opportunity
Mobile application makers are creating new business opportunity for people in search of a job or just some extra cash. Small business and consumers are embracing this exciting new path. (April 26)
Atlanta Boosts Private Cameras for Public Safety
The Atlanta Police Department is partnering with private businesses and commercial properties to leverage their public safety video surveillance initiative. (April 25)
FAA Order Formally Lifts Boeing 787 Grounding
Federal regulators are telling airlines they can fly Boeing's 787's again as soon as they replace its problematic lithium ion batteries with a revamped battery system. (April 25)
Apple Says No New Products Till the Fall
Apple is opening the doors to its bank vault, saying it will distribute $100 billion in cash to its shareholders by the end of 2015. At the same time, the company said it doesn't expect to ship any new products till later this year. (April...
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