Spanish scientists trial promising HIV vaccine

Spanish scientists trial promising HIV vaccine: The MVA-B vaccine first showed promising signs back in 2008 when clinical trials involving mice and macaque monkeys demonstrated a very high efficiency against Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV).

Panasonic to unveil new helper robots

Panasonic to unveil new helper robots: "With the aging of populations in many countries around the world, particularly Japan, there are ever increasing numbers of elderly to care for, but relatively fewer younger people to do the job."

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Acoustic Alarm clock replaces buzzer with strings

Acoustic Alarm clock replaces buzzer with strings: "We've heard about alarm clocks that jolt you awake with 113 decibels of sound while shaking your bed, that won't stop ringing until you've done your exercises, or that you have to chase across the room."

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Faster-than-light travel observed ... of neutrinos, maybe

Faster-than-light travel observed ... of neutrinos, maybe: "According to Einstein's restricted theory of relativity, nothing can travel faster than light in a vacuum. Up until today, that had pretty much seemed to be the case, too. Early this morning, however, researchers from the Geneva-based OPERA project announced that the results from one of their recent experiments indicate that neutrinos can in fact outrun light particles."

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Scientists reconstruct visual stimuli by reading brain activity

Scientists reconstruct visual stimuli by reading brain activity: "In the 1983 film Brainstorm, Christopher Walken played a scientist who was able to record movies of people's mental experiences, then play them back into the minds of other people. Pretty far-fetched, right?"

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NASA to demonstrate laser beam communications system

NASA to demonstrate laser beam communications system: "Since the dawn of the space age, NASA has been relying on radio communications technology to send and receive data to and from spacecraft."

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HTC Amaze 4G to land on T-Mobile, with 4.3-inch Super LCD and HSPA+ support

HTC Amaze 4G to land on T-Mobile, with 4.3-inch Super LCD and HSPA+ support: T-Mobile has announced that it will soon offer a highly spec'd smartphone with its 4G (HSPA+) network support in the U.S., in the form of the HTC Amaze 4G. Slated for an October 12th release, the Amaze features a 4.3-inch qHD (540x960) touchscreen, along with an 8-megapixel camera equipped with several features tailored for fans of smartphone photography.

Acoustic Alarm clock replaces buzzer with strings

Acoustic Alarm clock replaces buzzer with strings: We've heard about alarm clocks that jolt you awake with 113 decibels of sound while shaking your bed, that won't stop ringing until you've done your exercises, or that you have to chase across the room.

Gold nanowires used in promising new heart patches

Gold nanowires used in promising new heart patches: Around the world, scientists have been working on ways of replacing the heart tissue that dies when a heart attack occurs. These efforts have resulted in heart "patches" that are made from actual cardiomyocytes (heart muscle cells), or that encourage surrounding heart cells to grow into them

"180" - An award-winning documentary!

"180" - An award-winning documentary!

BMW Concept e electro-scooter looks the real deal

BMW Concept e electro-scooter looks the real deal: BMW looks set to become the first of the recognized motorcycle brands to begin leveraging the unique advantages of the motorcycle in addressing the quickly changing landscape of urban mobility.

Lamborghini's most outrageous Gallardo yet

Lamborghini's most outrageous Gallardo yet: The Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale is the most extreme V10 yet produced by Volkswagen's Italian supercar subsidiary. Only 150 of the four wheel drive 570 bhp carbon fiber projectiles, no doubt due to the extreme effort required to shave another 70 kilograms off the already anorexic Gallardo LP 560-4