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Japanese Researchers Develop Girlfriend Coat for Lonely People (April 8, 2013): Japanese researchers at the University of Tsukuba have developed a girlfriend coat.

New Camera System Creates 3D Images From Kilometer Away (April 4, 2013): A new camera system can create 3D images from up to a kilometer away.

Digital Talking Head Named Zoe Can Express Human Emotions on Demand (March 19, 2013): Cambridge University researchers have unveiled Zoe, a digital talking head that can express human emotions on demand.

Google Unveils Talking Shoe at SXSW (March 11, 2013): Google unveiled a talking shoe at SXSW.

Carnegie Mellon and Japanese Researchers Embed Camera Inside Football (February 27, 2013): Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Electro-Communications (UEC) in Tokyo have embedded a camera inside a football.

SpiderSense Suit Enables Blindfolded Wearer to Sense People Sneaking Up on Them (February 22, 2013): Viktor Mateevitsi, a grad student at the Electronic Visualization Lab (EVL) at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has designed a special suit, called SpiderSense, that enables the wearer to locate obstacles and objects by "feeling" the environment around them.

Researchers Create Hailstorm Indoors to Test Roof Damage (February 20, 2013): Researchers for the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) have created an indoor hailstorm.

Scientists Make Nano-Cupid for Valentine's Day (February 12, 2013): Brigham Young University (BYU) researchers made a tiny nano-cupid for Valentine's Day.

Researchers Create 3-D Images of Living Cells Using Holographic Microscopy (February 7, 2013): Researchers from Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a device that can create 3-D images of living cells - and track their reactions to stimuli - without requiring contrast dyes or fluorophores.

Scientists Plan to Build Nanostructure Cages for Living Cells (February 5, 2013): Researchers from the Vienna University of Technology, led by Aleksandr Ovsianikov, have revealed plans to build microstructures that contain embedded living cells.

DARPA Seeks Transient Electronics That Dissolve After Being Used (January 28, 2013): DARPA wants transient electronics that can dissolve after being used.

IBM Research Announces Hydrogel That Annihilates Drug-Resistant Bacteria on Contact (January 26, 2013): IBM Research and Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBM) in Singapore recently announced that they have developed an antimicrobrial hydrogel that can break through biofilms and destroy drug-resistant bacteria on contact.

Panasonic Researchers Develop Artificial Photosynthesis System (January 24, 2013): Researchers at Panasonic have developed a device called the Artificial Photosynthesis System.

Researchers Say New Imaging Technique Can Identify Age and Sex of a Corpse With 95% Accuracy (January 23, 2013): Researchers at the University of Grenada, Spain, say they have designed a new imaging technique that can determine the age and sex of a corpse with a 95% accuracy rate.

Rheinmetall Defence Laser Weapon Cuts Through Steel Girder Located 1,000 Meters Away (January 8, 2013): Germany based Rheinmetall Defence continues to develop its high-energy laser (HEL) technology.

Japanese Researchers Developing Power Loader Power Amplification Exoskeleton Robot (January 8, 2013): Japanese researchers at Panasonic subsidiary Activelink are developing a robotic exoskeleton, called Power Loader.

National Intelligence Council Predicts Superhuman Trend in 2030 Report (December 14, 2012): The National Intelligence Council (NIC) has issued a new report, Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds, that predicts future trends.

GE Says Its Dual Piezoelectric Cooling Jets Will Lead to Thinner Laptops and Tablets (December 13, 2012): GE says its Dual Piezoelectric Cooling Jets (DCJ) technology could lead to much thinner tablets and smartphones.

10-Story Building Erected in 48 Hours in India (December 11, 2012): A 10-story building in Mohali, India was erected in just 48 hours.

Hydrogel Can Flow Like a Liquid Then Return to Its Original Shape (December 6, 2012): Researchers from Cornell say their new hydrogel is a "bit reminiscent of the Terminator T-1000.

Scientists Build Micropyramids to Observe Living Cells (November 30, 2012): Scientists at the University of Twente's MESA+ and MIRA research institutes in the Netherlands have built micropyramids for 3D observation of cells.

Microsoft Technology Instantly Translates User's English Voice Into Spoken, Translated Chinese (November 9, 2012): Microsoft Chief Research Officer Rick Rashid recently demonstrated a speech recognition technology that converts the speaker's voice into another language.

Nanolasers: Researchers Create Lasers the Size of a Virus Particle (November 5, 2012): Northwestern University researchers say they have found a way to manufacture virus-sized lasers.

Scientists Digitally Restore 1878 St. Louis Edison Tinfoil Recording (October 25, 2012): Researchers at California's Berkeley Lab have digitally restored a Thomas Edison tinfoil recording from 1878.

Danish Company to Launch Software Enabling Eye Control of Smartphones and Tablets in 2013 (October 21, 2012): A Danish company, named The Eye Tribe, is close to launching software for eye-operated tablets and smartphones.