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12-Jan-09

Teenage drivers blocked from texting

"A new service called Textecution uses a phone's in-built GPS system to detect how fast the handset is travelling. If the phone is moving quicker than 10mph, its messaging capability is immediately shut down. When the phone comes...


12-Jan-09

What has the Islamic world done for science?

"Theoretical physicist Jim Al-Khalili tells us about the discoveries he made while researching his BBC4 TV series Science and Islam. "

Category: Big Science

12-Jan-09

Mars robot sets out on an epic trek

"After five years' work on the Red Planet, a probe has changed direction to make the longest land journey in space exploration"

Category: Space, Robotics

12-Jan-09

Sea absorbing less CO2

"Scientists have issued a new warning about climate change after discovering a sudden and dramatic collapse in the amount of carbon emissions absorbed by the Sea of Japan."

Category: Climate Change

12-Jan-09

GPS wristwatch helps parents track children

"Launched this week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the Num8 watch from British company Lok8u is said to be the first tracking device specifically designed to help parents keep tabs on wayward offspring."

Category: Space, Communications

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