Eye selfie could screen for pancreatic cancer

A newly developed app analyzes 'selfie' photographs of a user's eye for signs of jaundice, a possible indicator of pancreatic cancer. Roselle Chen reports.

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Czech brewery uses crayfish equipped with infrared sensors to control water purity

The Protivin brewery has enlisted crayfish to monitor the purity of the spring water it uses to make its beer. Bob Mezan reports.

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Microsoft's Nadella on privacy: 'we will fight' government overreach

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that the leaders of tech giants have a responsibility to protect their customers privacy against government overreach, and that they will fight governments in court to do so, at a Reuters Newsmaker in New York on Wednesday.

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Real-life robot transformer uses different exoskeletons to change shape

The real-life robot transformer that puts on a different recyclable exoskeletons to change between walking, rolling, sailing to even flying. Stuart McDill reports.

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App tracks dog vaccinations in Philippine fight against rabies

Vets in the Philippines are turning to technology to fight rabies, using tracking tools to identify problem areas in mass campaigns to vaccinate dogs. Matthew Stock reports.

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F1 tech keeping your baby safe in an ambulance

The same technology that keeps Formula One drivers out of danger in the event of a crash is being used to help new-born babies stay safe in ambulances, as Stuart McDill reports.

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Computer says no - beauty not in the eye of the beholder

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder but now a computer facial mapping technique is proving geometry also plays an important part and the ancient Greeks knew all about it, as Stuart McDill reports.

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Our sleep patterns inherited from hunter-gatherers, says study

A study of a remote Africa tribe wearing actigraphs suggests for the first time that a 50-year-old theory on animal sleep patterns applies to humans, as Jim Drury reports.

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500-camera dome trains computer to read body language

A new computer program coupled with a 500-camera dome makes it possible for people to communicate with machines through body language. Roselle Chen reports.

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'Smart' windows will lower heating costs, say researchers

Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology have designed smart reflective windows that act as blinds in the summer and let all the sunlight through during the winter. Jim Drury reports.

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