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Census Marine Life scientists have reported findings of more than 17, 500 species of marine life, some of which are entirely new species, inhabiting the deepest realms from 200 meters to 5, 000 meters below the ocean surfaces.

One of the stand-outs at the IRex robotics expo in Japan this week was the Yurina Care Robot from Japan Logic Machine. Essentially a robotic bed, the 3.5 million Yen (around US$41,000) Yurina reconfigures electronically, on-the-fly and does 4kmh

Versatile humanoid robot Nao can see (via two cameras), speak, react to touch, surf the web using WiFi, and interact with other Naos.

An Italian doctor has been getting dramatic results with a new type of treatment for Multiple Sclerosis, or MS, which affects up to 2.5 million people worldwide.

car2go, the innovative car sharing program first seen in Ulm, Germany, has launched in Austin, Texas, where a pilot will initially see 200 vehicles made available 24/7 within the city to a select group of city employees and their relatives.

The second largest pearl ever found is to go to auction. Weighing 2.25 kg (5 lb), the six inch diameter pearl bears an uncanny resemblance to a human brain and will sell with the lower half of the giant Tridacna Gigas clam in which it formed.

Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway officially opened Statkraft's osmotic power plant prototype on 24th November

Olive, renowned maker of audiophile products has served up another addition to its already impressive line of music servers with the Olive 4 HD, which the company says can play back your music at 250 times the resolution of CDs!

A team of MIT graduates has demonstrated a thermally-activated, color-changing, roofing material called “Thermeleon” that helps reflect heat in summer and absorb heat in winter.

Two new devices harnessing the disinfecting capabilities of plasma are being developed – one to disinfect healthy skin in hospitals and public spaces where bacteria can pose a lethal threat; and another to treat infested chronic wounds.

The Buell Blast was a friendly motorcycle, a beginner's bike and a favourite of US-based rider training organisations. But Erik Buell decided it wasn't fast enough or man enough to wear the Buell badge. So he crushed it.

Nissan and its transmission supplier Jatco have jointly developed a new generation compact and lightweight CVT (continuously variable transmission) that increase the current ratio of 6.0:1 to 7.3:1 – roughly 20 percent higher than other CVTs.