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The best Daft Punk helmet ever made was created by a pair of fans from Spain

A pair of Daft Punk fans spent more than a year crafting an identical and technically improved version of the electronic music duo's famed Guy Man helmet,.
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Flexible solar panel straps to outdoor fans’ backpacks to create mobile charger

Need to charge your phone on the go? This 6-watt flexible solar panel weighs less than 200 grams and straps straight onto your backpack.
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Raspberry Pi sells 10 millionth computer, releases special kit to celebrate

The Raspberry Pi has now sold a whopping 10 million credit card-sized computers, so the company has released the official Raspberry Pi Starter Kit."
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Seeing without sight: New technique enables blind mapping of nanostructures

To study how our bodies work at the nanoscale, researchers have developed an new innovative technique that produces high-resolution images.
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Hubble captures best image yet of our closest binaries, Alpha Centauri A and B

The most recent image of Alpha Centauri isn't the most detailed in the telescope's catalog, but it’s the brightest and best image of the star system yet.
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You'll be blown away by the world's first virtual reality ballet experience

Ballet might not be an obvious candidate for virtual reality, but the Dutch National Opera & Ballet is more than ready to show you the error of your ways.
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Your employer may know if you're quitting before you say so, thanks to Jobrate

Joberate searches public information to attempt to quantify if you're looking for a new job, and assigns you a score much like credit bureaus do.
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Zagg debuts new headphones, chargers, screen protectors at IFA 2016

Smartphone accessory maker Zagg introduced a new lineup of Bluetooth headphones, portable batteries, and screen protectors at IFA in Berlin.
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Museum’s AI exhibit compares art masterpieces to latest news photography

The Tate Britain museum has just launched a new artificial intelligence exhibit that applies machine learning technology to images in fascinating ways.
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3D printing could be key to creating authentic-tasting cow's milk, without the cows

Biochemists are using 3D printing to create lactose-free cow's milk that’s a whole lot closer to the real thing than existing dairy-free substitutes.
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Your taxes at play: Government building transformed into enormous LED Tetris game

The City Hall in Tel Aviv was recently transformed into an enormous Tetris game. Pretty sweet, huh?
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China plans futuristic $1.5-billion theme park with near-space balloon ride experience

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Owner of fried satellite wants ‘several safe flights’ before using SpaceX again

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Wall-mounted Lucy will control your smart home through voice, facial recognition

Lucy is a smart home assistant that takes the form of a giant iPad for your wall, boasting a touchscreen LED HD display, camera, and voice control.
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AT&T and Qualcomm want to connect commercial drones to cell networks

AT&T and Qualcomm are currently looking into allowing drones to connect to cell towers to enable long-distance, beyond-line-of-sight flight.
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Our 6 favorite robots from IFA 2016 will mow, vacuum, and even sketch for you

Robots lose a little bit more of their novelty every year -- but they haven't ceased to amaze us yet.
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Zerotech’s Dobby is a house elf-sized selfie drone that fits in your pocket

Zerotech's Dobby drone offers autonomous flight, voice control, USB recharging, and fits in your pocket. At $400, is it the selfie drone for the rest of us?
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New technique could be the break 3D-printed bones have been waiting for

The dream of 3D-printing bones for use in surgery just got a whole lot closer thanks to the work of researchers at bioengineering research center AMBER.
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Satellite data heat maps show which tropical forests are struggling, need help

Researchers at Wageningen University are using satellite data to produce heat maps showing which of the world’s tropical forests might be in trouble.
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Volvo and Autoliv are creating a new company to sell self-driving car software

Volvo is partnering with Autoliv Inc "to set up a new jointly owned company to develop next-generation autonomous driving software."
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3D images offer a virtual glimpse at objects found aboard the sunken Mary Rose

History buffs can now study the remains of sailors and artifacts discovered aboard Henry VIII’s sunken warship, the Mary Rose.
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Get a truly personalized multivitamin 3D-printed for you by Multiply Labs

Multiply Labs and its personalized, 3D-printed pills not only meet your specific health needs, but your schedule as well.
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Juno images reveal that Jupiter’s poles are unlike anything NASA imagined

Dipping 2,500 miles above Jupiter’s clouds, the Juno spacecraft snapped the first images of the gas giant's north pole during a fly-by on August 27.
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An android that was designed to test NASA's spacesuits will be sold to the highest bidder

PDAD was a 230-lb, life-sized android equipped with torque sensors and wiring to monitor what effects the spacesuit would have on the human body.
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This drone takes off like a quadcopter and flies like an airplane

Quantum TRON is a commercial drone able to take off and land vertically like your average quadcopter, but which then converts into an airplane in mid-air.
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Humanoid robots are helping travelers at a Tokyo airport

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Is DJI about to unveil an entry-level foldable drone called Mavic?

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Europe finally found its comet-conquering Philae probe, after a year and a half hunt

It's alive! Nearly seven months after it was given up as lost for good, the Philae has made its comeback in truly spectacular fashion.
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How a beauty contest judged by robots could one day improve your life

Artificial Intelligence is being used to judge the world's first AI beauty contest by utilizing smart algorithms to analyze 6,000 contestants.
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A teenager may select the site where NASA’s next Mars Rover lands

It's not every day that NASA allows a teenager to potentially pick the landing site for the next Mars Rover.
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Avoid feeling hot with this new high-tech textile that promises to cool your skin

Who needs AC when you have clothing? That is, when the clothing was developed at Stanford University.
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Critical data from our oceans is being collected by drones from Saildrone

The drones from Saildrone Inc. are in the business of collecting critical data from the oceans that cover 70 percent of our planet's surface.
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The best way to get rid of mosquitoes? Turn them all into males

There's new talk of eradicating moquitoes altogether. And the way to go about doing it? Turning them all into males.
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Your self-driving Google car will know when the police are approaching

If Google's new patent is any indication, it may save you from traffic tickets, too. Or at least, it may understand when a police car is approaching.