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Rise of the 'robo-plants', as scientists fuse nature with tech
AFP, Published on 06/04/2021
» SINGAPORE: Remote-controlled Venus flytrap "robo-plants" and crops that tell farmers when they are hit by disease could become reality after scientists developed a high-tech system for communicating with vegetation.
Engineers build computer of one-atom-thick carbon tubes
AFP, Published on 26/09/2013
» American engineers said Wednesday they had built the first computer made entirely of microscopic carbon "nanotubes" -- a big step in the quest for faster, ever-smaller electronic devices.
Scientists make over Edison battery in boost for energy
AFP, Published on 27/06/2012
» Scientists have given a 21st-century makeover to the nickel-iron battery, a gadget conceived by Thomas Edison during the era of the steam engine and horse and buggy.