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U.S. scientists said on Wednesday they have taken a step forward with regard to the technology of 3-D holograms, which have numerous applications in the fields of entertainment, teleconferencing, telemedicine and propaganda. The holographic images that were static for 30 years now may suffer an “update” almost in real time, according to [...]

Partnership between U.S. universities and Qatar creates “Hala,” the receptionist robot that can translate not only language but also to interpret the cultural nuances of the interlocutors. Called “roboceptionist” is bilingual and bicultural, the product of three years of research and a fund of $ 1 million from the Qatar National [...]

It seems that buying an energy efficient light bulb, switching to compact flourescent lightbulbs and using canvas shopping bags instead of plastic are not enough to save the planet. We need ambitious geo-engineering ideas in order to fight global climate change, such as those being shown on Ways to Save the Planet on Discovery Channel. One episode [...]